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Why Summer Window Replacement Projects Are Ideal

Timing can make a significant difference in a home improvement project’s ease, effectiveness, and success. A season’s choice is one of the overlooked factors when it comes to upgrading your house. Installing… Why Summer Window Replacement Projects Are Ideal Read more

From CrickTale | 5 months ago | 0 reads

Monday Quickie : ASG break

The Nats did not get better after the firings. The 1-5 run isn't anything off than expected, facing two good teams away from home 2-4 is the baseline with 1-5 and 3-3 happening almost as easy. This is not a good team, and it's still being run by Davey's guys so don't expect any miracles.  The big thing that happened was the draft. I don't usually care much about the draft, but in the past the Nats having the #1 pick with generational talents has made me take a closer look at it. That was ...

From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 1 read

Pelicans’ Rookies Regress in Loss to Lakers in Vegas

While you don’t ever want to take too much away from a Summer League game in mid-July, there are some problems for the New Orleans Pelicans. Trailing nearly throughout, the Pelicans fell to the Los Angeles Lakers 94-81. They are 0-2 in Las Vegas with three games yet to play. New Orleans got 13 points […]

From The Bird Writes | 5 months ago | 1 read

Pelicans Bet on Herb Jones, Sign Vet to 3-Year Extension

The New Orleans Pelicans have made a strong commitment to one of their most consistent players, agreeing to a three-year, $68 million contract extension with forward Herb Jones. The deal keeps Jones in New Orleans through the 2028-29 season, with a player option for the 2029-30 campaign. This extension isn’t just a reward; it’s a […]

From The Bird Writes | 5 months ago | 0 reads

How You Can Get Fit without Punishing Your Joints

Image creditIf finishing a workout leaves your knees plotting revenge and your hips staging a protest, you might be doing too much too fast. Sure, it might sound pretty amazing getting to train like an MMA fighter, or well, any sports professional in general, but even professionals get knee pain. Actually, believe it or not, [...] The post How You Can Get Fit without Punishing Your Joints first appeared on Sports Then and Now .

From Sports Then and Now | 5 months ago | 0 reads

Monday Not-Quickie : Firing on all cylinders

What's next?  1) New guys take over... for now.  Mike DeBartolo is the new GM.  He's young, with a business bent. He's been with the Nats a long time with a role in a lot of different aspects and he's familiar with analytics. Still I imagine with no baseball leadership experience and his history being the second guy on a team who just fired it's GM I assume he's a placeholder.  Miguel Cairo, bench coach, is the likely choice for interim manager.  What is on DeBartolo's...

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From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 0 reads

EMERGENCY FIRING POST 2

You all know how I feel.  Davey deserved to get fired as much as any manager who won a WS has, at least on performance.  His teams regularly underperformed expectations, including this year, and they regularly failed at the fundamentals, or at least it felt like it.  I won't rehash it anymore. You can go back and read what I said a few posts ago.  I think it's best for the Nats he's gone.  Rizzo is more complicated.  As others have pointed out, Rizzo has a skill s...

From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 1 read

EMERGENCY FIRING POST

DAVEY OUT!  RIZZO OUT! The  Post if you have it What was the final straw? You'd have to assume the lifeless play in the past month+  9-23 since the end of May.  The team looks bad. The feeling around the team is bad.  More tomorrow later tonight.  Too much to wait until tomorrow but you know I got kids stuff to do right now Ed Note- internet down and my cell reception at my house is spotty so nothing more tonight   Ed Note 2 - It's back! 

From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 2 reads

10,000 Wins

The Red Sox beat the Nationals 10-3 on Saturday afternoon, evening their record at 45-45. It was the franchise's 10,000th regular season victory. Boston is the second American League team and the tenth major league team to reach 10,000 wins. The franchise has 108 postseason wins. Here are the franchises with more than 5,000 wins, as of a few days ago. Also: The second-longest World Series championship drought is 56 years, held by the Brewers and Padres .  . . . Weird.

From the joy of sox | 5 months ago | 1 read

Schadenfreude 362 (A Continuing Series)

Since May 29, the MFY have the worst record in the AL East: 13-19. Blue Jays   21  10 Rays    19 12 Orioles  18  13 Red Sox  16 14 Yankees  13  19 They were just swept by the now-in-first-place Blue Jays, who scored 36 runs in the four games. Toronto has not been in first place this "late" in a season since 2016 . OH SHIT . . .  BUFFY GOT THE BROOM OUT ! And he waved it  in the eminently punchable face of the pompously annoying Michael Kay...

From the joy of sox | 5 months ago | 2 reads

went on vacation

Like the Nats in general    They are now nearly what I feared they'd be last post.  Worst of the rest. Only the Athletics are standing in their way.  They are clearly behind the Marlins now. Hell so are the Braves.  Things have gotten so bad the team is trying to get you excited for the idea of Paul DeJong coming back and DHing even though he can't hit.  What the hell are we doing here people?    Kick anyone over 27 to the curb.  Just play kids...

From Nationals Baseball | 5 months ago | 4 reads

Preds sign D Nick Perbix in free agency

The Nashville Predators have signed the former Tampa Bay Lightning defender for two years at an AAV of $2.75M. This brings the number of similarly-named players acquired for the blueline this week to two, after yesterday’s signing of Nicolas Hague . Perbix, who just turned 27, scored 19 points (6G/13A) in a third-pair role for the Bolts last season. The team struggled with puck control while he was paired with his usual defense partner, Emil Lilleberg. However, he played better with other...

From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 1 read

Wilyer Abreu Cracks Inside-The-Park HR And A Grand Slam (Only 6th Time In MLB History)

Wilyer Abreu led off the bottom of the fifth with an inside-the-park home run . Three innings later, he donged the first grand slam of his career. The Red Sox rode a seven-run first inning to a 13-6 victory. Abreu became only the sixth player to hit an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam in a game -- and the first player to do it in 67 years. The others : June 5, 1890 - Jocko Fields, Pittsburgh Burghers (Players League) July 4, 1923 (G1) - Everett Scott, Yankees August 4, 1930 - Charlie ...

From the joy of sox | 5 months ago | 1 read

Free Agency Day Open Thread

Last year I made a joke about how we’d all sit around and wait for the inevitable Steven Stamkos re-signing in Tampa to be massively overshadowed by some other trade, and, uh, as you all know, that didn’t happen. This year I got nothin’. Pull up a chair and let’s see what happens.

From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 1 read

Preds trade Sissons, Lauzon for D Nicolas Hague

The Nashville Predators made one move today before free agency began, trading Colton Sissons and Jeremy Lauzon to the Vegas Golden Knights for defender Nicolas Hague and a conditional 2027 draft pick. The Preds also agreed to retain salary on Sissons. Under those circumstances, it’s disappointing but not surprising to see that Hague’s on-ice impact for Vegas last season wasn’t the best. The 26-year-old is a low-scoring defender who struggled to move the puck out of the zone, though the Pr...

From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 2 reads

Nashville Predators Draft Day 2 Summary

The Preds made some trades and some picks today. Toward the end of the draft it seemed as if they just didn’t like a lot of the available options, swapping multiple picks for same-round picks next season. During the first round yesterday, they made three picks (and a trade): center Brady Martin at 5th , defender Cameron Reid at 21st , and forward Ryker Lee at 26th . Here are today’s additions: Jacob Rombach | Defender | Pick #35, 2nd Round 6’6″ defender Jacob Rombach spent the l...

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From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 0 reads

2025 NHL Draft Day 2 Open Thread and Updates

Welcome back to the NHL Draft coverage! I’ll be doing a summary of the picks once they’re all in, and also updating this post live as the morning continues… and continues… and continues. The Preds should be making several picks throughout the day. Pick #35: Jacob Rombach (defender) Pick #55 : traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for Picks #58 and 122 this year Pick #58: Jack Ivankovic (goalie) Pick #122: Alex Huang (defender) Pick #131 : traded to the Edmonton Oil...

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From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 0 reads

Nashville Predators draft F Ryker Lee 26th overall

With the 26th overall pick, originally from the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Preds have drafted forward Ryker Lee. Lee — a graduate of Shattuck St. Mary’s — played for the Madison Capitols of the USHL last season, where he accumulated 58 points (31G/38A) in 68 games. He’s committed to play hockey at Michigan State University. This is a little earlier than many scouts projected Lee going, but EliteProspects evaluates him as a talented puckhandler and great passer. While they note he’s not...

From On the Forecheck | 5 months ago | 2 reads