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We've made it to the double-digits of July. Didn't we just start this month? And now, here we are.
Another Friday. July 10th. We're basically a third of the way through the month already. Time flies when you're cranking out content during the slowest time of the year!
No complaining today, though. Well, not from me. Some of you are, and that's fine. We'll get to it. We'll address it. And we'll be better for it.
Until then ... Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where former Mississippi State softball star Brylie St. Clair resurfaces as an America-loving San Francisco Giants WAG.
From Starkville to San Fran ... Lordy, that must be a culture-shock for Brylie. She's unfazed, though. You'll see.
What else? I've got plenty of reader mail to dump out as we clean out the inbox from a busy few weeks, a Spurs' broadcaster was fired for cheating on his girlfriend, and I can't get enough of this Norway fan who refuses to row with everyone else.
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OK, let's roll. We've all got things to do, and places to be. I have to head over to the nursing home to check in on memaw and deliver a new velcro mesh bag to hook onto her wheelchair.
Grab you a Pina Colada for National Pina Colada Day, and settle in for a Friday 'Cap!
Mississippi State centerfielder Brylie St. Clair catches a fly ball for an out against Alabama at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News)
Let's spin the wheel and start today with ... baseball! Might as well. Lord knows y'all have had enough WNBA talk for one week (month).
Hard to believe, but we're nearing the unofficial midway point of the season. The All-Star game is next week, which means we get the Home Run Derby on Monday, the game on Tuesday, and then a couple off days before the second half.
Two teams I've got my eye on as we near the break ... the FLORIDA Marlins, and Boston Red Sox. Have y'all been following this?
The Marlins are the hottest team in baseball — that's right, the Marlins — and currently sit just three games out of first place in the NL East at 52-42.
The Red Sox, meanwhile, have been an absolute dumpster fire all season, including firing manager Alex Cora in April, but have won 11 of 13 and sit just 2.5 games out of a playoff spot.
By the way, they're currently 43-48. Yes, the American League is that horrendous this season. In fact, if the Marlins were in the AL, they'd have the second best record in the league. Instead, they're currently third in their own division.
If the Sox were in the NL, they'd be so far out of the race, they'd probably just cancel the season at this point. Some would argue they probably still should.
Anyway, all that to say ... the San Francisco Giants are 39-54 and one of the worst teams in baseball, but at least they have former Miss. State softballer Brylie St. Clair on the team now to pump out a little patriotism.
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For those who are new around here, OutKick discovered Brylie years ago while she was still ripping liners in Starkville. She went on to play one year of professional softball (which apparently exists), before hanging up the cleats entirely.
Earlier this year, she got engaged to Giants starter Trevor McDonald. That's the good news.
Mississippi State Bulldogs outfielder Brylie St. Clair hits against the Tennessee Volunteers at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Gabriella Whisler/Special to the Sun)
The bad news? Trevor is currently 3-7 with a 5.46 ERA. Don't know that we'll be seeing him at the All-Star game next week.
OK, let's keep the line moving and head on out to the actual pitch, where this Norway fan caught my attention yesterday.
"First of all, I just find it really stupid. That's the first thing I thought when they came up with it. That it was stupid and annoying and I didn't want to do it. It's factually wrong. They didn't row. They sailed over the Atlantic."
My God. I love this animal. What a specimen. For those who haven't followed the World Cup, when Norway wins, the players — and the fans — all get down and do this little rowing celebration:
You see? Cute. Well, apparently, it ain't for everyone! And it certainly ain't for Emil Anners Lappen, who is a stickler for sticking to the facts.
Amen, brother. Don't bend the knee. Stick to your guns. Emil is here on a business trip. Norway plays England tomorrow in the quarterfinals. Less rowing, more scoring!
OK, let's rapid-fire this Friday class into a big Friday night. First up? Mail time!
"Goodness. Can we go ONE day, just ONE, without the words WNBA in this newsletter? Why are you all convinced so many of your readers care about this?"
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Thanks, Mike! As I said in this morning's newsletter, do you know what we'd give for a crappy Thursday Night Football game right about now? It's July. I just gave everyone the baseball rundown. And then we did a story on some Norwegian soccer fan.
That's it. That's just about everything going on right now. You want golf? Fine! Here's Scottie missing a cut for the first time since the Biden Administration:
There. Happy? I promise, football is coming. It's so close. Just hang with us a bit longer.
I have watched baseball since 1948. I am a baseball addict from the Bronx, but will watch almost any team on TV or a sandlot game. What has driven me crazy for many years is a call that was made by a respected umpire that denied a Tigers’ pitcher a perfect game.
The umpire at first base was on top of the play and it was the 27th batter of the game. The batter hit a ground ball to the infield and the pitcher covered first base. The batter was out by several feet. The umpire stated that he missed the call and apologized for the mistake. There are replay shots of the play that show the play.
You seem like a smart person. Can you use your power to see if MLB would change the call and give the young man the recognition that he deserves?
I appreciate the vote of confidence, Mario, but I'm not sure Rob Manfred would listen to me. Which is why he's a dummy!
Mario is obviously talking about the infamous Armando Galarraga play back in 2010, when Jim Joyce robbed him of a perfect game:
Lordy. It gets me every single time. I've watched it a billion times, and every time it looks like Jim so badly wanted to punch him out, but, for some reason, he stopped himself. Go back and watch it again.
He starts to wind up his right arm to signal out, and then hesitates and calls him safe instead. Wild.
Just an all-time bad call from an otherwise really well-respected umpire. For those who don't remember, those two met at home plate the next day and gave us this moment:
Chills. It's not often you see a grown man cry like that. What a moment.
How can you not be romantic about baseball? What a sport.
Whoaaaaaaaaa Nellie! First time I've seen this one come across my screen.
A Spurs play-by-play man has been canned after his girlfriend hijacked his Instagram account and exposed his affair with the sister of a player.
Not great! It does beg the question that I'll leave y'all with on the way out ...
Can you fire someone for cheating on their girlfriend? I assume that answer is yes if that person is associated with someone on the team you're covering, but ... it's probably a fair question.
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