We talk about the Twins winning the most winnable division in the history of Major League Baseball, how sexy Royce Lewis is, and how smart Brian Flores is. Also, the NBA liked the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup so much they copied it, and Foul Players of the Week returns for obvious reasons.
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Brian Flores Looks Like a Genius in Preseason Loss to Seahawks
- Linebacker Ivan Pace, Jr.’s stock is rising, according to Alec Lewis of The Athletic
- Andrew Booth, Jr. got beat for a touchdown, but he’s 22
- Safety Theo Jackson was on the field for more plays than any other Viking
Twins Take Two from Philly, a Bonafide Playoff Team
- Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa, Max Kepler, Jordan Luplow, Joey Gallo, Ryan Jeffers, and Donovan Solano have all posted an OPS over .800 in August
- Royce Lewis is back and sexy as ever
- Pablo Lopez has a 0.47 ERA in three August wins, Kenta Maeda has a 1.50 ERA over 12 innings, and Sonny Gray has posted a 1.89 ERA over 19 innings
- Even Emilio Pagan has a 2.08 ERA in 4.1 August innings
- Louie Varland needs to get Dallas Keuchal’s innings
- Hasn’t allowed a run and has a 0.92 WHIP in two wins spanning 13 innings this August
Foul Players of the Week
Bronze medalist: The King of Television and Ring of Honor Television Champion, Samoa Joe, came out of the crowd to put CM Punk to sleep during his match with FTR against House of Black for the AEW Trios Championships. Punk proceeded to talk shit about Hangman Adam Page after the show, against whom I saw him win the AEW Heavyweight Championship despite wrestling like shit. He has since apologized, but the Anxious Millennial Cowboy is going to buckshot lariat his ass back to the Pepsi generation.
Silver medalist: The family of Michael Oher, as depicted by white folks like Sandra Bullock and others in the movie, The Blind Side, blindsided Oher by allegedly tricking him into signing over control of his name, image, and likeness, and he was never paid for the movie about his life story. He says they lied about adopting him and tricked him into agreeing to a conservatorship.
Gold medalist: Major League Baseball is investigating Wander Franco for allegedly grooming a 14-year-old girl. He was given the day off on his giveaway day. The giveaway: a snapback cap for children 14 and under.
Talking Movies with Mike
- Oppenheimer was a yawnfest, Barbie was fun, but TMNT: Mutant Mayhem was the best movie I saw this week
