Joseph Zarr

Are the Seahawks on crack? A 1st and a 3rd?! And then you get to fork over $30 Mil/season? Yeah...ummmm...NO. Maybe they get a 3rd and a player in the deal. Maybe. It's like the Birds don't even consider historical reference. DK is a nice player and a worthy weapon. But, this is insanity if that's their baseline asking price.

HOF Post right here. I chortled.

Love these player pieces, Matt. Keep 'em coming. What a treat!

Well, not many teams are going to beat Boston when Derrick White and Pritchard go off like they did last night. Unbelievable shooting performances.

I still remain pleasantly confounded by the Bucks turning Marjon Beauchamp and Delon Wright into KPJ and Jericho Sims. Two absolutely perfect roster fits and all it took was exchanging two absolutely net negative values on a 2025 NBA basketball court. This Bucks team is suddenly fun to watch again. That's also two consecutive efficient, low volume and controlled games from Kuzma. The 3-thru-6 races in the East suddenly got very very interesting this past month. Bucks are suddenly only 4.0 GB the Knickerbocker while neck and neck with Indy and Detroit (who is 9-1 over their last 10). Bucks currently hold a tiebreaker and 0.5 G lead over Indy in the 4th seed.

Man I would never in a million imagine going to a doctor's office and hearing the words "Stop eating bananas..." What a wild moment that must have been. I'm in several farming and tree and seed breeding groups. I did just encounter a woman overseas who can eat cooked or processed apples but is highly allergic to raw apples. Apparently, the older heritage varieties are potentially palatable due to phenolic acid composition within the genetics of this older fruit. Anywho, sorry you are likely seeing the loss of bananas in your cereal. Food 'attachments' or preferences are really hard to overcome. I wish you the best.

Can confirm he has essentially always been of a heat-oriented mindset around the noggin while on the mound. Flamboyant. Showy. And, last year it really boiled over. Hopefully, he has put the worst of his antics in the past. We shall see. He does seem to have come into ST a bit more calm and collected in interviews and he put a lot of extracurricular time in to be able to speak English in interviews. I'm rooting for him.

That's intense. And, man, that is rough. Did this come on gradually or was this sudden?

The Legend of S Zayne Anderson grows:

Other moves of note: Jags release WR Christian Kirk Hawks release WR Tyler Lockett Raiders release QB Gardner Minshew Benglas DE Sam Hubbard retires

Always a good day when an ex-Badger gets a new deal:

Guess the Packers aren't trading for Crosby (I never said they would and never thought it was a real possibility regardless):

From a Cappa Casualty to a new deal in Vegas:

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Well, post-Luka trade after acquiring the wrong side of chronically made of glass soon to be 32-year-old AD, J Kidd and the Mavericks 'brain trust' were supporting the playing of Kyrie 40 mpg. I can't help but think that 'might' contribute to tired legs and an over-extended consummate team player in soon to be 33-year-old Kyrie. Kryie is a fantastic player - one of the best to ever play offense in the NBA. However, he's 7 years older than Luka. And, now, he'll be 33 years old coming off an ACL some time around the time he'll be turning 34. Any way you look at this trade it was disastrous. Just look at the fall out with their fanbase. You can't in right conscience trade a 26-year-old generational superstar because your higher ups have an ego/cultural clash. You craft your organization around that type of talent. You prioritize his Prime Window. The Mavericks jettisoned him in an absolutely myopic maneuver failing to even consider other options. It wreaks of incompetence at every level. And, it shouldn't come remotely as a surprise given the man sitting in the Head Coach's chair. Even if you support the notion Luka had overplayed his welcome within the organization, you can't not shop him for the best package. You can't simply zero in on a single package. It just does not support your side of things in the public arena. And, this (and many other reasons) is why the Mavericks are being universally bashed by the NBA community's analysts. They are universally chastised here and for good reason. This past week, analysts have been going so far as the owner needs to fire Nico Harrison to save some semblance of good will from their fan base's eyes. When do you ever see this type of universal discourse in professional sports? I can't remember.

If true, I like quite a bit: Very Packersy target. He is likely going to grade out as a 'League Average' guy. I think he's a bit better than that. And, let's be honest: Even if you think he's League average, the Packers need that after last season's D-Line performances. I personally think he's young, has traits and decent production, and would thrive in Green Bay.

Bears addressing their O-Line early in the off-season via trades is interesting. (2026 4th Rd pick sent to KC) This a day or so after:

I personally griped about this on more than one occasion in 2024. It is very real in the Triple-A games during those games it is completely an ABS game. This was a major motivating factor from my seat as to why I was vastly in favor of the fast-paced player involved Challenge System. At least with the Challenge system the player has an opportunity in-game to see how the ABS system is framed in that park on that given day. Stadium-to-stadium, the tech used is either different (which, I think it is - ie not everyone is using the exact same set up or cameras etc) or, in the very least, set up differently or 'arranged' differently given the different architectures of these stadiums. Anywho, thanks for this interview @Matthew Trueblood. It's really nice to hear a veteran catcher's perspective on this area of the game.

This ongoing Mavericks fall out is incredible. Kyrie ACL tear. AD saying he is considering calling it a season to prepare for 2026? Ball don't lie, I guess. What a literal clown show.

Lara def added muscle. Wow. Very apparent.

Let's not go that far. The process is the process. Youth needs experience. The goal is to broaden the gaps between the ugly moments. Post-snafus the young men acquitted themselves quite well.

Welcome to my Minor League season, my friend. 😅 Essentially, in a nutshell, the way this ST game unraveled is prime and I do mean prime Biloxi Shuckers baseball. To a 'T'. Pain. So much pain.

Costello's Pitch 1 Change-up that just missed the outer black was ruled a 'curve ball' by Statcast. Yes indeed, he has that Yoho in him. Man, I love love love me some Chase Costello.