Also: Team Penske sure scheduled itself a lot of ovals this year.
Relief Pitchers Are Bad. Joe Kelly Is Good.
Baseball fans have forgotten how bullpens get built.
What a Summer of Cannonballing Taught Me About Cannonballs
How deep of water is necessary; which splash is the one that counts.
A Biscuitry Might Be Coming to My Neighborhood
No one needs to use their phone while they’re eating biscuits.
Disco Inferno: Is Burnley the Best Team in the Championship or the Whole World?
Also: Are the Ottawa Senators the Texas Tech of Canada?
Joe Kelly’s Busch Stadium Return: Sentimental and Triumphant
One last trip up that hill?
Stu’s Notes: Did Christian Yelich Quit on His Team?
We aren’t talking about his back. Also: The Clippers opened their new arena and the European NIT rages on.
Vroom Vroom: Does Max Verstappen Hate Shelter Pets?
Austin Dillon’s penalty, Conor Daly’s return, and action at Michigan and Gateway.
College Football Already Has an NIT
Responding to comments made by the Mountain West commissioner.
Stu’s Notes: The Little League World Series Got Worse. Here’s Why That Matters.
It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Please, Take the Strike Zone off of MLB Broadcasts (Joe Kelly Allowed Another Home Run)
They’re making baseball worse. (It was the fifth strike of the at-bat, you bastards.)
Vroom Vroom: NASCAR’s Got an Austin Dillon Problem
Wrecking’s racing, plus: Matt Swiderski’s got guts, and we take a look at IndyCar and F1’s national standings.
Disco Inferno: Burnley Begins Again
What the Senators have been up to (nothing), what the Burnleys have been up to (some things), and Burnley’s opening stop on the 2024–25 revenge tour.
Joe Kelly Silences Critics, Sinks Pirates With Perfect Ninth
Diaper sales surge in Houston.
Vroom Vroom: What NASCAR’s Doing With Its Tires at Richmond
Plus belated understandings of 1) who Agustín Canapino is and 2) what Brad Pitt is doing with F1.
The Casual Burnley Fan’s 2024–25 EFL Championship Preview
What casual Burnley fans should vaguely remember about each of their new league-mates.
Cannonball Inspiration, for Those Who Need It
Don’t be afraid to believe in yourself today.
Stu’s Notes: What if Team USA Had Caitlin Clark?
What could have been.