BRONX, NY: With Labor Day in the rear-view, it’s time to put away your white pants and gear up for the football season and playoff baseball. As the Yanks flutter towards an uninspiring finish, they made a curious decision to stay put in left field. The Giants brought back a guy they didn’t want at the last minute. Probably not a good sign. I’ll also be talking about Dak’s quest to make the list of big money QBs. And if I have time, I might be making a bold Super Bowl prediction, if you stick around to the end. Spoiler Alert: neither team has ever won a ‘chip. Let’s go.
Martain Stays on Mars
On the decision not to call up Jasson Dominguez when the rosters expanded, Aaron Boone said there’s “no lane” for him to play. Huh? There is a giant open lane of mediocrity in left field. There is a freakin’ five-lane highway out there.
The Yankees’ hesitance to replace Verdugo is a head-scratcher. I could throw a lot of fancy stats at you but suffice it to say, he’s been one of the worst offensive left fielders in baseball. With the Yankees showing some vulnerability to left hand pitching, it seems crazy that there not at least giving the switch hitter a look. Maybe he gets hot like last year.
But hey, I guess when you’ve got a guy hitting .225 with 1 HR and 9 RBI since the All-Star break, you leave him alone.
Desperate Adoree Reunion
The starting CB opposite Deonte Banks has been a concern all summer for the Giants. Heck, we’re not ever sure if Banks is that good. But no one has stepped up to claim the job on the other side, so the Giants were forced to bring back Adoree Jackson.
How do you think that conversation went down?
“Hey Adoree. Joe Scoen here. Listen, I know we showed no interest and made no attempt to bring you back after last season. We missed out in the draft and we’ve been hoping to grab someone better off the wire. But hey, these guys are so bad, they make you look good. So, what do you say?”
QBs Getting Paid, Dak Wants In
It’s hard to blame Dak Prescott for wanting more money. He makes the same as Daniel Jones! That’s embarrassing.
With all these QBs getting paid, the list of highest paid QBs is getting funny. Mahomes and Josh Allen, possibly the best two QBs in the league, are 11th and 13th on the list. Somehow, Deshaun Watson is still in the top 10, ahead of both.
Unless Watson makes a dramatic return to form, that has to be the worst trade of all time. The Cowboys may have gotten more for the epic trade of Hershel Walker, but the huge deal the Browns gave Watson might make it a worse trade. It might launch the Texans the same way the Walker trade launched the Cowboys….
Speaking of the Texans, they have the best QB contract situation in the league, with CJ Stroud only making $9 million. That allowed them to bring in big free agents on both sides of the ball to turn help immediately themselves into legit contenders. Which brings me to…
Super Bowl Prediction
Lions vs Texans
The Lions should have made it last year. But they aggressively attacked their weakness in the secondary in the draft and didn’t lose any key players.
The Texans had a great offseason and have a potential great one at head coach with DeMeco Ryans.
Mark it, Dude. What’s your SB prediction? Come back tomorrow for Angry Ward.
