Baseball Legend Passes

Pitching in Major League Baseball is quite the accomplishment. Being able to reach that level as a pitcher means you are one of the very elite to be able to do that. Tommy John was one of those pitchers. He was able to win 288 career games and had an altering surgery that not only extended his career but bears his name. The pitching legend passed away over the weekend at the age of 84.

Tommy spent 26 years as a major league pitcher, a career that began in 1963 and ended in 1989, save for a year in 1975 when he had the surgery which currently bears his name. Hit pitched for Cleveland for two seasons, Chicago White Sox for seven years, six years with the Dodgers (one year was missed because of his surgery), eight years with the Yankees, four with the California Angels and one year with the Oakland A's. His career saw him start 700 games, winning 288 of them. He was able to strike out 2,245 hitters, had 162 career complete games and finished with a 3.34 lifetime ERA.

The numbers themselves were solid for the career that he had over 26 seasons. The numbers unfortunately weren't good enough to put him into the Hall of Fame, but they are still nothing to be ashamed of. He will forever be remembered for having the groundbreaking elbow surgery that to this day bears his name. It was able to extend his career by another 14 seasons and allowed him to rack up another 164 wins after having said procedure. Being able to have that comeback in 1976, and continued playing until he finally retired in 1989, proved that once and for all that baseball players could still be successful after undergoing major surgery. That was, and forever will be, his lasting impact. And not just his impact on the game of baseball, but on sports as a whole.

It proved to the sports world that any athlete could have undergone a major surgery and still be able to come back and have a fantastic career. And what he did for the game of baseball had extended countless number of careers because of what the surgery did for him and the pitching arm. Had this procedure been done before Tommy had it, who knows how many more careers it could have saved. A guy like Sandy Kofax immediately comes to mind. Kofax had arm issues right at the end of his career. If Tommy John Surgery had been a thing when Kofax as having his issues, it could have fixed the problem, and he probably could have kept pitching another five to ten years and had way higher win totals.

That's a lasting impact on the game that goes far beyond any pitch he ever threw!

2026 NBA Schedule

Basketball fans, that time has finally arrived. The 2026-27 NBA schedule has finally come out. Lot of good games to be able to snack on this season. So with that being said, we won't waste any time here. We going to leave you here with the full schedule for the Knicks, Nets and Magic. It will all be in one place so you know who's playing who and when!

October:
Oct 20 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Oct 23 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Oct 25 vs Orlando 7:00 PM
Oct 27 vs Detroit 8:00 PM
Oct 28 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Oct 30 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM

November:
Nov 2 vs Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Nov 4 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Nov 7 @ Cleveland 8:00 PM
Nov 10 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Nov 11 vs Cleveland 7:00 PM
Nov 13 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Nov 15 @ Toronto 6:00 PM
Nov 17 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Nov 19 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Nov 21 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Nov 22 vs Indiana 8:00 PM
Nov 25 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Nov 27 vs Miami 7:00 PM
Nov 29 vs Atlanta 6:00 PM

December:
Dec 1 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Dec 2 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Dec 12 @ Miami 8:30 PM
Dec 14 @ Houston 8:30 PM
Dec 16 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Dec 18 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Dec 21 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Dec 23 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Dec 25 vs San Antonio 12:00 PM
Dec 27 vs Brooklyn 6:00 PM
Dec 30 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM

January:
Jan 2 @ Denver 5:00 PM
Jan 4 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Jan 6 @ Golden State 10:00 PM
Jan 8 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Jan 11 vs Denver 7:30 PM
Jan 13 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Jan 14 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Jan 16 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Jan 18 vs Minnesota 5:00 PM
Jan 20 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Jan 22 @ Atlanta 7:00 PM
Jan 24 vs LA Clippers 7:00 PM
Jan 26 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Jan 28 vs Atlanta 7:00 PM
Jan 30 vs LA Lakers 8:30 PM

February:
Feb 1 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Feb 3 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Feb 4 vs Toronto 7:30 PM
Feb 7 @ Oklahoma City 9:30 PM
Feb 9 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Feb 11 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Feb 13 vs Golden State 8:30 PM
Feb 15 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Feb 17 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Feb 25 vs Oklahoma City 7:30 PM
Feb 27 vs Philadelphia 8:30 PM
Feb 28 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM

March:
Mar 2 vs Memphis 7:30 PM
Mar 4 @ Dallas 9:30 PM
Mar 7 @ San Antonio 7:30 PM
Mar 10 @ LA Clippers 10:30 PM
Mar 11 @ LA Lakers 10:00 PM
Mar 14 vs Boston 12:00 PM
Mar 16 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Mar 17 vs Sacramento 7:30 PM
Mar 20 vs Washington 1:00 PM
Mar 23 vs New Orleans 7:30 PM
Mar 24 vs Houston 7:30 PM
Mar 26 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Mar 28 @ Orlando 12:30 PM
Mar 30 @ Orlando 8:00 PM

April:
Apr 1 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Apr 2 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Apr 4 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Apr 6 @ Atlanta 8:00 PM
Apr 8 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Apr 9 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Indiana 6:00 PM

October:
Oct 21 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Oct 24 @ Cleveland 7:30 PM
Oct 25 vs Indiana 6:00 PM
Oct 27 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Oct 30 vs Detroit 7:30 PM

November:
Nov 1 @ Indiana 5:00 PM
Nov 2 @ New York 7:30 PM
Nov 4 vs Charlotte 7:30 PM
Nov 7 @ Atlanta 7:30 PM
Nov 8 @ Dallas 7:30 PM
Nov 11 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Nov 14 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Nov 16 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Nov 18 vs Chicago 7:30 PM
Nov 20 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Nov 23 @ Minnesota 7:30 PM
Nov 25 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Nov 27 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Nov 28 @ Charlotte 6:00 PM
Nov 30 vs Oklahoma City 7:30 PM

December:
Dec 2 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Dec 13 vs Boston 3:00 PM
Dec 14 @ Detroit 7:00 PM
Dec 16 vs Dallas 7:30 PM
Dec 18 vs Orlando 7:30 PM
Dec 20 vs Washington 3:00 PM
Dec 21 vs Portland 7:30 PM
Dec 23 vs San Antonio 7:30 PM
Dec 26 vs New Orleans 6:00 PM
Dec 27 @ New York 6:00 PM
Dec 29 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Sacramento 6:00 PM

January:
Jan 2 @ Golden State 8:30 PM
Jan 4 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Jan 6 vs Utah 7:30 PM
Jan 7 vs Miami 7:30 PM 
Jan 9 vs Houston 6:00 PM
Jan 11 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Jan 12 @ Miami 7:30 PM
Jan 14 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Jan 16 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Jan 20 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Jan 21 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM
Jan 23 vs Toronto 6:00 PM
Jan 25 vs Miami 7:30 PM
Jan 27 vs Phoenix 7:30 PM
Jan 29 vs LA Clippers 7:30 PM
Jan 31 @ Orlando 6:00 PM

February:
Feb 1 vs New York 7:30 PM
Feb 4 vs LA Lakers 7:30 PM
Feb 6 vs Washington 6:00 PM
Feb 8 @ Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Feb 9 vs Minnesota 7:30 PM
Feb 12 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Feb 14 @ Miami 1:00 PM
Feb 17 vs Atlanta 7:30 PM
Feb 25 vs Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Feb 27 @ Chicago 8:00 PM

March:
Mar 1 @ Denver 9:00 PM
Mar 3 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Mar 4 @ LA Clippers 10:30 PM
Mar 7 @ LA Lakers 10:30 PM
Mar 9 vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM
Mar 11 @ Atlanta 8:00 PM
Mar 13 @ Detroit 3:00 PM
Mar 15 vs Indiana 7:30 PM
Mar 17 @ Houston 8:30 PM
Mar 18 @ San Antonio 8:00 PM
Mar 21 vs Sacramento 3:00 PM
Mar 23 vs Boston 7:30 PM
Mar 25 vs Denver 7:30 PM
Mar 28 vs Memphis 3:00 PM
Mar 29 vs Golden State 7:30 PM
Mar 31 vs Cleveland 7:30 PM

April:
Apr 2 vs New York 7:30 PM
Apr 4 @ Milwaukee 2:00 PM
Apr 5 @ Cleveland 7:00 PM
Apr 7 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Apr 9 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Apr 11 vs Toronto 6:00 PM

October:
Oct 21 vs Atlanta 7:00 PM
Oct 23 vs Minnesota 7:00 PM 
Oct 25 @ New York 7:00 PM
Oct 28 @ Toronto 7:30 PM
Oct 30 @ Toronto 7:30 PM

November:
Nov 1 vs Boston 3:30 PM
Nov 2 vs Washington 7:30 PM
Nov 5 @ Phoenix 9:00 PM
Nov 7 @ Golden State 8:30 PM
Nov 10 @ Sacramento 10:00 PM
Nov 11 @ Utah 9:00 PM
Nov 13 vs Milwaukee 7:00 PM
Nov 16 @ Boston 7:00 PM
Nov 18 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Nov 20 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Nov 22 @ Washington 7:00 PM
Nov 24 vs Detroit 7:00 PM
Nov 28 @ Washington 5:00 PM
Nov 29 @ Detroit 6:00 PM

December:
Dec 2 @ Dallas 8:00 PM
Dec 12 @ Philadelphia 7:30 PM 
Dec 14 vs Philadelphia 7:00 PM
Dec 16 vs Cleveland 7:00 PM
Dec 18 @ Brooklyn 7:30 PM
Dec 19 @ Atlanta 7:00 PM
Dec 21 vs Sacramento 7:00 PM
Dec 23 vs Charlotte 7:00 PM
Dec 26 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Dec 27 vs Milwaukee 6:00 PM
Dec 29 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Dec 31 @ Indiana 3:00 PM

January:
Jan 1 @ Detroit 7:30 PM
Jan 3 vs Memphis 6:00 PM
Jan 5 vs LA Clippers 7:00 PM
Jan 7 vs Cleveland 7:00 PM
Jan 8 @ New Orleans 8:00 PM
Jan 10 vs Oklahoma City 6:00 PM
Jan 12 @ Portland 10:00 PM
Jan 14 @ LA Lakers 10:00 PM
Jan 15 @ LA Clippers 10:30 PM
Jan 17 @ Denver 8:00 PM
Jan 19 vs Golden State 7:00 PM
Jan 22 vs Portland 7:00 PM
Jan 24 vs Houston 6:00 PM
Jan 25 @ Charlotte 7:00 PM
Jan 28 vs Chicago 7:00 PM
Jan 29 @ Houston 8:30 PM
Jan 31 vs Brooklyn 6:00 PM

February:
Feb 2 vs New Orleans 7:00 PM
Feb 4 @ San Antonio 8:00 PM
Feb 6 @ Cleveland 7:30 PM
Feb 8 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Feb 10 @ Memphis 8:00 PM
Feb 12 vs Miami 7:00 PM
Feb 13 vs San Antonio 7:00 PM
Feb 15 @ Oklahoma City 8:00 PM
Feb 17 vs Dallas 7:00 PM
Feb 25 vs Charlotte 7:00 PM
Feb 28 vs Atlanta 4:30 PM

March:
Mar 2 vs LA Lakers 7:00 PM
Mar 4 vs Indiana 7:00 PM
Mar 5 vs Utah 7:00 PM
Mar 9 vs Phoenix 7:00 PM
Mar 10 @ Miami 7:00 PM
Mar 13 @ Atlanta 3:00 PM
Mar 15 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Mar 16 @ Milwaukee 8:00 PM
Mar 18 @ Boston 7:30 PM
Mar 20 vs Denver 7:00 PM
Mar 22 vs Indiana 7:00 PM
Mar 24 @ Chicago 8:00 PM
Mar 26 @ Minnesota 8:00 PM
Mar 28 vs New York 12:30 PM
Mar 30 vs New York 8:00 PM

April:
Apr 1 @ Indiana 7:00 PM
Apr 3 vs Washington 7:00 PM
Apr 5 vs Miami 7:00 PM
Apr 7 vs Boston 7:00 PM
Apr 9 vs Toronto 7:00 PM
Apr 11 @ Miami 6:00 PM

Is This Real Life?

The 2026 Tampa Bay Rays have been playing at a different level this season. As of this writing, they have scored 22 runs in the last two games against the A's out West. The win last night, a 12-4 win in Sacramento, extend the Rays win streak to eight games. All of this coming on the current road trip, which ends this afternoon. The Rays now sit at a six game lead in the AL East over the Yankees and have 73 wins so far on the season.

Is this real life? Yes it is.

In the Rays history, they have eclipsed the 90-win mark nine times in franchise history. They have also finished with a record of over 500 in a season twelve times. This year they will easily do both. Tampa has also been a playoff team nine times in their history, with this year looking like it's going to be their 10th.

So my next question is, how far can this team really go?

Sitting here in almost the middle of August, the Rays have been looking like they are playing really good baseball as of me writing this. They got a good piece added into the mix in Liam Hicks. He's been producing since joining the Rays lineup. And with the top of this lineup being as good as it has been in the likes of Junior Camaniero, Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda. There're a few arms in the pitching staff that are a little banged up at the moment, but the staff that's here has been kind of good.

The fact that the Rays are getting as hot as they are as of this writing has been fantastic. Yes, it's been a lot of fun watching this team battle and compete during the course of this season. We still got a month and a half to go before postseason play really gets rolling. That's where the real test is going to be for this ballclub. Come October, not only do you have to be good, but you also have to have a little bit of luck and a little bit of a hot streak on your side as well. There's still a lot of work to be done for this Rays team to really make any noise and go deep in a playoff run, but the parts are here and it looks like they starting to come into place at just the right time.

If the start of August has been any kind of indication, this could be a very good and possibly dangerous Rays team to watch out for come the fall!

MLB Trade Deadline Winners & Losers

We have hit the home stretch in Major League Baseball season. It's a day after the trade deadline, with a lot of moves coming down during the wire. Teams got some big names, while others sold off big pieces. Big pitchers got moved, as did big hitters. So here's some of the winners and losers to come out of Monday's trade deadline.

Winner: Los Angeles Dodgers
This was going to be a given that the Dodgers were going to come out a big winner from the deadline. Why? Tarik Skubal. It cost the Dodgers quite a bit with three minor leaguers going to Detroit. but now by adding Skubl into the rotation, that makes the Dodgers even more of a dominating factor. The rotation now looks like its Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Tyler Glassnow and Skubal. Is there really any competition for the Dodgers anymore? On paper, no.

Winner: Tampa Bay Rays
Yes, this is a surprise to see the Rays here, but yes, they are winners coming out of the deadline. Tampa needed another arm in the rotation and another bat in the lineup, and they went out and got both. The bat wasn't a huge bat, but it was big enough to make an impact. That being Liam Hicks. He's a solid catcher and DH and a pretty good hitter. And he's signed long term so the Rays may have answered a big question behind the plate and a pretty good hitter. They also got a rental for the rotation that they can hope find his form from last year. Freddy Peralta looked off while pitching for the Mets this season, so the Rays are hoping that he can find his form again, or something close to it, from what he was last season in Milwaukee.

Losers: New York Mets
Well we could have put the Mets from here at the beginning of the season with who they lost over the winter. And when you consider how bad they have been this year, it may not be such a bad thing getting rid of the talent they did. But the Mets got rid of some of their name power with the guys they got rid of. Freddy Peralta, Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor, Luke Weaver, A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley, and Huascar Brazobán all now off the roster. And they got some guys in the minors now who might be decent, but it leaves a lot to be desired for the future of the team as well.

Losers: Atlanta Braves
A little weird putting a first place team on the losers list, but it feels like the Braves kind of fit that mold here. They didn't acquire anybody of note. All they did was grab Tyler Mahle (5.13 ERA), Bailey Falter (13.97 ERA), Lane Thomas (.719 OPS) and Brent Suter (4.12 ERA). It was all lower tier players who could have an impact, but nothing major of note. This isn't taking anything away from how good the Braves are. They are in first in the NL East with a 67-45 record at the time of this writing, but it kind of feels like they could have done something in the way of being able to compete with the Dodgers.

Losers: Milwaukee Brewers
The argument I just made with the Braves, you could make the exact same thing with the Brewers. The Brewers have the best record in baseball at time of this writing at 69-43, one less loss than the Dodgers for the honor. The Dodgers went out and got the best pitcher that was put on the market. Just imagine how deadly the Brewers staff would have been by having Skubal and Jacob Misarowski in the sawme rotation going into the playoffs.

Wasted Tenure In Queens

January 21st, 2026. The New York Mets had made a move. They sent two of their top prospects, Jett Williams and Brandon Sporat to the Milwaukee Brewers to acquire Tobais Myers and most notably, Freddy Peralta. It was a move to get another big arm to add to the pitching rotation, and it was a good arm at that. At least when they got him. The move totally backfired on the Mets, as not even eight months later, the Mets moved Freddy to the Tampa Bay Rays for three minor leaguers.

The full trade was Peralta going to Tampa Bay, and Aidan Smith, Gary Gill Hill and Emilien Pitre going back to the Mets.

There had been such high expectations for Peralta in New York, who is currently on the last year of his deal and will be hitting the free agent market this winter. He's a guy who last year in Milwaukee went 17-5 and finished 5th in the NL Cy Young voting last season. When the Mets acquired him back in January, there was a lot of hope that the skill that he had and the year he had in Milwaukee, could be built upon further in Queens. He was even hoping to continue to be that number one guy for the Mets in their rotation. That didn't happen this year.

In his 22 starts in Queens, Peralta went 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA. In 113.2 innings pitched with the Mets he had 113 strikeouts, but got knocked around, giving up 120 hits. That's surprising considering he gave up just 124 hits in 176 innings in Milwaukee last season. He simply, for whatever reason, couldn't get the job done in New York. 

What made this even more surprising for what he did in New York is that he even said he wanted a longer extension. But the way he's pitched so far during his run in New York wasn't going to get that, underperforming during his time in Queens. This was a complete misstep by the Mets, which shows how badly they have mishandled their team the last year or so. But that's another argument for another moment.

Now this is a huge possible moment for the Tampa Bay Rays during their playoff push. As of this writing, they have a 2.5 game lead over the Yankees for the top spot in the AL East. Tampa already has a solid top three in their rotation in Drew Rasmussen, Shane McClanahan and Nick Martinez. If the Rays can get anything close to the Peralta we saw in Milwaukee last year, then this Rays staff is going to be VERY dangerous to go against come playoff time.

If the Rays want to go on a really deep playoff run, there's still one thing missing. They need another bat. Let's face it, the top of the Rays lineup is good, with Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminearo. Another bat to protect those guys in the lineup, maybe help them balance out that lineup, and the Rays could be very dangerous to deal with come the end of the season and the playoffs.

Major League Baseball trade deadline is at 6PM today!

Trouble In Tampa?

Training Camp has arrived around the National Football League. With camps opening in Tampa Bay, there had been some questions going into it. one about the Quarterback, and the other about a defensive lineman. Both were going into camp on the final year of contracts. One wants out of Tampa, while the other is not continuing talks.

Both Baker Mayfield and Vita Vea have entered this season on the final year of deals, and both were hoping to have new contracts by the camps start. One is going to stay put, while the other may want out before the season starts.

Baker is going to stay and play this year. According to his agent that the two sides are not close on signing a new deal. Baker was in the middle of the pack among starting QBs in terms of salary, which if I'm being honest is good value for what this guy has done for this team since he's gotten here. Baker's camp, according to people close to the situation, say that he wanted a deal that reflects not only his performance but is also in line with what other QBs of his caliber are making.

Baker will be playing in Tampa on this current year left on his deal. I give him credit for it. I know he wants a new deal, but he's smart enough to play and keep doing what he's doing on this deal. It also makes sense if your Baker, giving the news that came out with the injuries he was dealing with a season ago. Yes, we understand he wants a long term deal and have a team show faith in him as being the guy. But after last year, and he's fully healthy this year, teams would want to make sure that he is fully back and can be worth getting a hefty paycheck. He seems to like it here in Tampa and seems to be producing in this system, which he had a little trouble doing in his previous stops in Cleveland, Carolina and Los Angeles. Baker is at least going about this the right way.

Unlike Vita, who's requesting a trade since he hasn't gotten his new contract. Vita has held out during mini camp, which Baker did participate in. Vita wants a big contract. I'm not taking anything away from his talent. He's obviously good enough to not only be in the NFL but have played eight years already in this league. But if he wants a big deal worth some of the top end talent, guys like say a Maxx Crosby or somebody like that, he hasn't proven to me yet that he's going to be worth getting that big of a deal Yes, he's a talented player, but he's not really worth high end money. He's trying to leverage the Bucs into a deal, somewhat in the same vain Tristan Warfs did two years ago., The Bucs I don't think are going to do that again. So now it's a waiting game with Vea for what they are going to do.

Baker is handl;eing this the right way. Vita, not so much.

Mets Legend Passes

During the early days of the New York Mets franchise, they were a team struggling to find an identity. They were looking for guys to help establish the franchise on the field and off it as well. The first guy to really take that mantel was second baseman Ron Hunt. He spent a short time in New York, but he left his impact on the team, the city and the sport. The legendary 2nd baseman passed away last week at the age of 86.

Hunt spent twelve years in the Majors, the first four of which were with the New York Mets. He was the first Mets player to be elected to not only the all star game but to start an all star game. He was the starting second baseman for the National League in 1963. He then went on to play one year with the Dodgers, three with the Giants, five with the Cardinals and his final year with the Cardinals in 1974. He's ability to crowd the plate and make the strike zone almost disappear. That style at the dish lead him to getting hit by a pitch a record (at the time) 243 times in his career. During his career, Hit had 1,429 hits, 39 home runs, 370 RBI's and was a .273 lifetime hitter. All this to go along with those hit by pitch totals. He made both of his all star appearances playing for the Mets in both 1964 and 1966.

What Hunt did was establish himself with the Mets as one of the early stars for the franchise. He had a solid all around game and really gave the Mets their first star that the fanbase could get behind. He put the team in a sense on the map. He had a unique style of play for this game and it was something that other players studied during the years since his career ended.

Ron Hunt was the first kind of star that the Mets had and he will be forever remembered.