September 6, 2022
1. A home-stretch AL East race is happening
There’s a month of games left, and it’s time to stock up on bulk boxes of popcorn.
Here were the standings a few months ago:
The schedule for tonight:
The Rays play the Red Sox
The Blue Jays play the Orioles
And the postponed Yankees game will be made up in a double-header tomorrow
2. The defensive plays of the night: Bobby Witt Jr. + Jorge Mateo
3. Shohei Ohtani homered twice last night
4. And he got struck out by Roger Clemens’ son Kody
Who is not, in fact, a pitcher (utility infielder).
5. A great podcast listen: The longest-game in baseball history
Pawtucket, 1981. Thirty-three innings. Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. both played in the game. An oral history:
6. Eastbound & Down is coming back to HBO — wait, no, it’s fake
Dang it.
7. The post-Soto Nationals are looking pretty good
8. The celebrity appearance of the day: JK Simmons
9. Various news from around the league
10. And lastly, Jonathan Papelbon in a yellow kilt
