Monday Night Open Thread

The Yankees have an off-day today, so check out this Tyler Kepner article on Mark Teixeira and his now healthy wrist. “I’ve had knee surgery, I’ve had ankle surgery, you have little things here and there, shoulders and low back. You can play through all that. The wrist is the hardest thing, by far, I’ve ever had to go through,” he said. Also check out this Jorge Ortiz article on ex-Yankee Robinson Cano, who is having the worst season of his career amid some off-the-field issues. Cano’s grandfather passed away recently and he’s been dealing with a stomach parasite since last August. Teixeira’s wrist and Cano’s stomach issue sound like excuse-making, that’s just the way it is, but sometimes those physical issues are a perfectly valid excuse.

Anyway, here is tonight’s open thread. The All-Star Game reserves will be announced tonight (7pm ET on ESPN) after the starters were announced last night. My official prediction guess: Teixeira and Dellin Betances get in, Brett Gardner and Brian McCann get snubbed, and Alex Rodriguez is on the Final Vote ballot. (Teixeira gets in because Miguel Cabrera’s injury opens a spot for a first baseman.) ESPN will show the Cubs and Cardinals after the All-Star show and the Mets are playing later tonight. Talk about any of that stuff right here.