Sounds like the next trade deadline domino may fall soon. Mark Feinsand says the Blue Jays are inching closer to trading J.A. Happ. Where? For whom? Who knows. Everyone is still trying to figure it out. The Yankees have been connected to him a bunch the last few weeks — Luis Cessa was pretty good today, but I still think their need for a starter is painfully obvious — so this is a situation worth monitoring. Another trade could be brewing.

Anyway, here’s an open thread for the night. Lots of day games today so there’s a relatively light MLB schedule tonight. ESPN (Red Sox vs. Orioles), ESPN+ (Athletics vs. Rangers), and MLB Network (regional) will all have games. Talk about those games, the trade deadline activity, this afternoon’s loss, or anything else except religion or politics right here. Thanks in advance.

Tonight is the last night without Yankees baseball until … well … two Mondays from now, though tonight’s the last night of the All-Star break. It’s always good to recharge the batteries a bit during the All-Star break, but yeah, I’m ready for baseball again. On this night without the Yankees, I highly recommend Ben Lindbergh’s piece on Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez, who are on pace to have the best season by position player teammates since Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Really great stuff.

Here’s an open thread for the night. There is a baseball game tonight! The Cubs and Cardinals are playing at 7pm ET and ESPN will have the broadcast. That is apparently a regularly scheduled game too. I thought it was a makeup game, but no, they’re playing a makeup game as part of a doubleheader Saturday. Huh. Whatever. Talk about that, the Lindor and Ramirez article, or anything else right here, just not religion or politics. Thanks in advance.

The All-Star Game is over and now we wait. Two off-days before the regular season resumes Friday night. The Yankees are hosting the Mets for three games this weekend. On this baseball-less night, I recommend Joel Sherman’s piece on embracing baseball for what it is today rather than lamenting it for what it’s not. Maybe in 20 years I’ll be one of those folks who says the game was better back in my day. Right now though, there is more talent in the game than ever before, as well as more nitpicking. Enjoy the show. Don’t let it pass you by.

Here is an open thread for the night. There is a whole bunch of nothing going on, so you’re on your own for entertaining. Talk about anything that is not religion or politics right here. Have at it.

It’s the final off-day of the first half. The Yankees will play eleven games in ten days starting tomorrow night, then it’s the All-Star break. Speaking of the All-Star break, fan voting for the All-Star Game starters ends at 12am ET tonight. Here’s the ballot. These are your last few hours to stuff the ballot and get you favorite Yankees into the All-Star Game. The All-Star rosters will be announced Sunday night.

Here’s an open thread for this Yankees baseball-less night. MLB Network is showing two regional games tonight and ESPN+ will have a West Coast night game as well. That’s pretty much it. There are no World Cup games today. Discuss anything that isn’t religion or politics right here. Thanks in advance.

The Yankees have an off-day today and tomorrow night they’ve begin an important three-game series against the Red Sox. A once promising season hangs in the balance! Anyway, on this off-day, I highly recommend checking out Tim Brown’s article on Brett Gardner. It’s two weeks old, but I just got around to reading it today, and it’s worth passing along. Make sure you check it out.

Here is an open thread for this night without Yankees baseball. The decisive Game Three of the 2018 College World Series Finals is on right now (ESPN2), and if you haven’t watched at all, you’ve missed a heck of a series. The series should’ve ended last night, but a foul pop-up wasn’t caught. ESPN will have the Red Sox and Angels, and that’s pretty much it. Light MLB schedule tonight. Talk about those games, the Gardner article, or anything that isn’t religion or politics right here. Thanks in advance.

Good game today, great series this week. The Yankees finished the three-game sweep of the Mariners this afternoon and they are now 28 games — 28 games! — over .500 on June 21st. Feels awesome. The 2018 Yankees are not perfect, far from it, but damn, is this team good or what? Great team and they’re fun as hell. Anyway, if you haven’t checked it out yet, I highly recommend the latest episode of the R2C2 podcast with Dellin Betances and Sonny Gray. So great. Fun to hear Sonny open up.

Here is an open thread for the night. MLB Network is carrying regional games at 7pm ET and 10pm ET, and ESPN+ will have the Brewers and Cardinals. The College World Series is going on and the NBA draft is tonight (7pm ET on ESPN). Will the Knicks screw it up? Tune in to find out! Talk about that stuff or anything else here, as long as it’s not religion or politics. Have at it.