Följde inte matchen idag - och lika bra var väl det.
När var ute med pojken medan Hammarby spelade mötte jag Lassie*.
*Andres Lokko - som tydligen bor i Högdalen sedan några år tillbaka, men det var inte exakt där jag mötte honom utan i mina egna, lite finare kvarter i stadsdelsområdet Enskede-Årsta-Vantör.
AI-översikt
Designated for assignment (DFA) is a Major League Baseball term meaning a player is immediately removed from a team's 40-man roster to clear a spot. Within a seven-day window, the team must trade, release, waive, or send the player to the minor leagues.
Given the goals that the Cubs have for this season, combined with the current moment in baseball’s calendar*, the team was at a difficult crossroads with veteran starter Jameson Taillon. The ballclub determined there was simply not enough leeway to allow the pitcher to sort through his persistent struggles.
Prior to Monday’s game against the Cardinals, the Cubs made the decision to designate Taillon for assignment (...)https://www.mlb.com/news/jameson-taillo ... nt-by-cubs
*The Trade Deadline is Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. ET.
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Cubs doing their part to encourage aggressive Trade Deadline
https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-earn-anot ... e-deadline
Blir det någon klasspitcher?
Orioles-Emil ska stänga matchen i elfte - men Torkelson straffar honom.
Cubs' fjolårsskägg Kittredge lyckas dock stänga matchen i tolfte och Baltimore vinner 10-9 efter att ha hämtat ikapp 0-7 och tagit det hela till extrainningar. Var det Skubal's sista match i Detroit? Han är hetaste namnet vid Trade Deadline och så länge han fanns på kullen idag hade Orioles inget att hämta.
Det stod länge 1-1 i både fotboll och baseball
men om jag bara fick välja ett lyckligt slut
hade jag valt Cubs framför Hammarby.
Och så blev det - 3-1 till Anderlecht medan Cubs slog Cardinals 4-2.
Då har vi rett ut engagemang, känsloinvestering och sympatifördelning.
Det har kommit in frågor om vilka lag som har bäst respektive sämst vinstprocent så här med 50+ matcher kvar.
Topp 6:
Los Angeles Dodgers .633 (69-40)
Milwaukee Brewers .620 (67-41)
Tampa Bay Rays .593 (64-44)
Atlanta Braves .587 (64-45)
Chicago Cubs .569 (62-47)
New York Yankees .560 (61-48)
Sämst:
Los Angeles Angels .385 (42-67)
Colorado Rockies .385 (42-67)
Något annat baseballredaktionen får frågor om är Tarik Skubal.
Who needs Skubal the most? Let's rank the trade suitors https://www.mlb.com/news/tarik-skubal-t ... e-deadline
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3. Chicago Cubs
You can make a case the Cubs should actually be No. 1 on this list, considering how good their lineup and defense are -- and how many questions their injury-riddled pitching staff has. As it stands, Chicago’s top two starters are Matthew Boyd and Shota Imanaga. Those two pitchers' struggles last October were a big reason why the Cubs lost to the Brewers in the NL Division Series. The third option? Either Colin Rea, David Peterson or Edward Cabrera, who is currently on the IL.That said, with the state of their pitching, they might be more than one starter away from being a World Series contender, potentially giving them less urgency to compete with other teams in the Skubal sweepstakes. (And, unlike the next two teams on this list, they’ve actually won a World Series fairly recently.)
2. Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays have proven that you don’t need a big payroll to win in the regular season -- the hard part is finishing the job in October. Though Tampa Bay has been one of baseball’s best-run organizations for years, the franchise’s first title has remained elusive. But that door is wide open in 2026.With the American League lacking in elite teams, the Rays have as good a chance as any AL club to reach the Fall Classic, especially if they add Skubal to a rotation that already includes Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan and Nick Martinez. (The back injury that forced McClanahan from Thursday's start is also worth watching as the Skubal sweepstakes heats up.)
1. Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers have made the playoffs in eight of the past nine years, but they haven’t reached the World Series since 1982 and are also one of the handful of franchises without a title. They finished with MLB’s best record last year, only to be swept by the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.We understand the Brewers’ reluctance to surrender controllable young talent for a rental when they play in a small market, but at some point, you’ve gotta go for it. And a rotation led by Skubal and Jacob Misiorowski could be exactly what they need to overcome Los Angeles and win it all. If the Brewers don't swing a deal for the Tigers ace, they'll be left crossing their fingers that Kyle Harrison can return healthy from his forearm injury -- and that they don't end up crossing paths with Skubal as an opponent come October.
Även golfredaktionen har fått en del frågor som rör Nyholms och Svenssons chanser att ta sig in i slutspelet nästa helg samt frågor om Ladys The Open, deras sista major.
Redaktören har lite halvt haft semester några månader och behöver sätta sig in i situationen innan svar levereras.
I'm the man with a fork in a world of soup
PGA: Två tävlingar kvar inkl. Pågående innan FedExCup drar igång. Både Svensson (123a) och Nyholm (130e) behöver alltså nå topp 70 i Ranking. Antagligen behövs en bra tävling topp 20 samt en andra plats eller vinst i den andra för att nå dit. Efter torsdagens spel ligger båda rätt dålig till. Högst troligt är Noren och Åberg enda svenskar (redan klara) som tar sig dit.
LPGA: sista Majorn i år. AIG womens Open.
Arwekvist och Nordfeldt ligger bäst till. 6 och 7 slag efter.
Signaturen gult, gult, gult undrar hur det går för vännen Charley Hull. Bra. Topp 7 just nu.
I'm the man with a fork in a world of soup
Allt ska dom ha.
The Dodgers are in agreement on a deal to acquire two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Tigers in a blockbuster ahead of Monday's Trade Deadline, sources told MLB.com on Saturday night.
https://www.mlb.com/news/tarik-skubal-d ... gers-trade
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Kan inte erinra mig att detta uppmärksammats i tråden. Varför?
Den där Hull verkar på många sätt vara en föredömlig kvinna!
Ordförande i Föreningen för det gulas bevarande.
Wittgenstein skrev: sön 02 aug 2026, 13:34Den där Hull verkar på många sätt vara en föredömlig kvinna!
Hon hamnade i blåsväder tidigare under veckan då hon prankade sin caddie genom att låta honom tro att han vunnit 100.000 pund på typ en fejkad trisslott och la ut det hela på sociala medier.
Hull på en sjundeplats är idag klädd i en icke Wittgenstein-godkänd klädsel. Off-white vindbyxor samt vit pike med blå krage och blå text över bröstet. Inte en strimma gult någonstans.
I'm the man with a fork in a world of soup
Japanska Kuwaki vinner AIG womens Open efter två håls särspel mot tyskan Henseleit .
I'm the man with a fork in a world of soup
Cubs reportedly acquire RHP Kevin Gausman from the Blue Jays, per
multiple reports including @MLBNetwork insider @JonHeyman.
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The countdown is on. The clock is ticking. The Trade Deadline is upon us. Teams have until 6 p.m. ET Monday to work out any deals they hope can help them down the stretch this season or in future seasons.
We've already seen one blockbuster -- Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers -- plus some smaller but still-significant moves, such as Freddy Peralta to the Rays and Luis Castillo to the White Sox. But these and other teams still could have trades in the works.
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Cubs: The Cubs are looking to buy, and pitching is the priority, starting with a deal for Kevin Gausman on Sunday night. While Chicago is in the market for late-inning bullpen help, adding to the rotation is the No. 1 goal. The Cubs were rumored to have at least inquired about Tarik Skubal, so that shows Chicago is willing to swing big. The Cubs have a farm system heavy on position players, but there is enough depth there to pull off a few trades to solve the need for pitching reinforcements.
https://www.mlb.com/news/top-mlb-trade- ... -team-2026
