About seven months ago, on this very site, I offered up my two cents about Manny Machado being traded before the 2017 Trade Deadline. My thoughts were, unless they pulled off a Frank Robinson-esque haul, similar to the following gif: However, it’s a new year and shit done changed. The Yankees picked up Giancarlo Stanton […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Can The @Orioles Maintain This Current Run?
As always, I’ll try to keep this one short. The Baltimore Orioles have rattled off six wins in a row and look more and more like a playoff-caliber team with each outing (we’re looking at you, Dylan Bundy of one-hit ball last night). Maybe it’s because Jonathan Schoop is playing at a level previously unseen […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Why Kyrie Irving’s Trade Request Makes Sense
Let’s get our SOTBSports rant on! Now, I’ll never get out here and make a bunch of hot takes, like so many other “Basketball Twitter”/”Sports Twitter” folks. I don’t really mess with that sort of thing. However, I’m going to say this: I don’t think that, even with Kyrie Irving wanting to be the number-one […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Could the Wizards Live Without Otto Porter?
I’ll keep this short. I know you’ve got some “real” hot takes to listen to. Photo Credit: AP As you probably already know, Wizards forward Otto Porter just received a mammoth deal from the Brooklyn Nets. I’m talking 4Y/$106M mammoth, which he definitely deserves considering his play the past few years. And, as expected, the […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Chris Paul is Now A Rocket
Chalk this one under “I expected it, but it still surprised me.” Photo Credit: AP Point guard Chris Paul was, today, traded to the Houston Rockets for Sam Dekker, Patrick Beverley, and Lou Williams. I’m surprised that Houston didn’t throw a draft pick in there for good measure. This is one of those sums-of-all-the-parts trades […]
Read moreShould the WWE Bring Back the Broken Hardys
i know. I’m late in talking about this, so I’ll keep it short. The WWE, should the stars align, must bring Broken Brilliance into the WWE Universe. The WWE product, while cool, is in dire need of a shot in the arm not named John Cena or Brock Lesnar. With the Hardy Boyz slowly running […]
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