LMU

Gotta give it to him. Every time you think that Arte Moreno can’t be any more delusional he surprises you.

SALEM?! This is the biggest arena in Salem. https://goo.gl/maps/cemQjwFNVdDc7zaPA And they couldn't do anything better for a state bursting at the seams with arenas than Bakersfield? Unless they're waiting a year for the Intuit Dome to open this is just sad.

The vague state locations are a bit concerning. California doesn’t exactly narrow down much.

Soto has not been extended. He's a FA after 2024. Which is why a deal has possibilities. The Padres are going to have to go fire sale with all the money they have tied up and the sudden caving in of their television rights deal since MLB had to take over from Bally. I don't see where they're going to find more cash to keep signing the insane deals that they have the last few years.

With that team's management that was probably done out of necessity when all the Howler jerseys were left behind at Desert Diamond and Glendale refused to unlock the doors for them.

The Yankees?! Taking part in a cash grab?!

What I find hilarious is that the only real competition he's ever had in Kobayashi pulled out due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating, an organization that really has no excuse to even be a thing. Surely, after decades of this, and ESPN continuing to highlight it, that someone would have figured out how to challenge him. How hasn't some YouTube/TikTok person not dedicated themselves to taking down the mighty Chestnut? This is getting to 80s Hulk Hogan level of predictability.

Add David Pollack to the list.

Let's take a live look at Bristol, CT today: Looks like the guillotine fell on at the very least: Steve Young Suzy Kolber Jeff Van Gundy Jalen Rose Keyshawn Johnson Todd McShay Matt Hasselbeck Ashley Brewer Max Kellerman LaPhonso Ellis Joon Lee And this isn't including the nontenders of Chris Chelios, Rob Ninkovich, and Neil Everett.

They need to figure out the color issue with the crest. The eggplant jersey only has a black-gray-yellow-white logo and the white jersey only has a black-jade-yellow-white-gray (just as shadowing) logo. It never sat right with me that the crest was completely devoid of either one or two of the team's primary colors.

If Bettman really wanted to grow the game in AZ he'd consider Colorado City. Hell, they'd probably be their first exposure to anything that qualified as recreation.

We may be homeless, but at least we’ll look good (in our own heads) being so!

Catching everyone up:

A cycle is a fluke thing that can be entirely gamed. Only have a single left? As long as your manager’s behind the decision you can coast into first without trying to stretch out a double. Need the triple? Blow through a stop sign and take your chances.

Is a new owner really going to have any more luck cutting through the red tape? Oakland’s not innocent in this ordeal so even if there was a fast sale the team would still be stuck in a rodent-infested cesspool for at least another 5-6 years which is completely asinine unless the new owner comes in and blows millions of dollars on temporary bandaids.

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