We haven’t even got to the part where Steven Matz hasn’t pitched yet this season.

This is why you shouldn’t say or tweet “Meet the Mess!” when the Mets lose by five runs. Save it for a day, week, or season like this. One minute the Mets were in the World Series, then we turned around to tip the valet, and now there are scorpions everywhere.

The Mets are in last place, and everything is broken. This being the internet, which is an extension of the real world, there has to be someone to blame. Can we blame somebody? Let’s blame somebody.

The latest pitcher to suffer major UCL damage is Yu Darvish. The Texas Rangers ace meets today with Dr. David Altchek, the Mets’ team physician and an expert in TJ surgery. Although no decision had been made at the time this post was published, the chatter leading up to today suggests that Darvish might soon become the next ace to go under the knife.

By not signing a traditional long-term deal now, Lonzo ensures that he has no strings attached if his stock goes up in the future.

“If Lonzo gets drafted by the Lakers and has an incredible campaign, do the companies go back and think, ‘maybe this isn’t that crazy?’” Rovell said.

Of course, this is all a big gamble. Ben Simmons — the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft — signed a five-year, guaranteed $20 million contract with Nike last year. The Balls have taken a step back and decided that a few million guaranteed for the new few years is worth passing on for the possibility of making upwards of 10 times that.

But LaVar has bet on himself and his sons plenty of times before and delivered on lofty promises. Critics are quick to ignore LaVar’s profitable personal training business, or the life the Ball family breathed into an underperforming high school basketball program that couldn’t break .500 until Baseball Jerseys For Sale the Ball family arrived.

Laugh at Lavar Ball all you want — but don’t underestimate him just yet.

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A collection of numbers balls, all placed inside a machine, rumbled and bounced and crashed into one another, much like the very atoms that matter itself is composed of.

At one point early Saturday evening the machine stopped and spit out four of the many balls. And just like that, the fate and future of an NHL franchise was forever changed.

Meanwhile, Calle Jarnkrok is showing us all why he is here. He’s undoubtedly the best defensive forward on the team.

For all the talk of Laviolette’s system and what it does for the offense, it’s important to remember that the Predators’ defensive play has been carrying them all season. So far that trend has carried into the playoffs, leading them to an impressive first round sweep and now to a 2-1 series lead over the Blues.

It’s been a joy to watch. For as much as people talk about offense with this team, the Preds have really been winning these games with solid defense.

So who’s doing it? Here’s a look at the top shot-suppressing NFL Jerseys Wholesale players in this postseason (minimum 80 minutes TOI, courtesy of naturalstattrick.com):

Look at the Blues! Through eight playoff games, they have no players above 50% in shot attempt percentage. The closest is Carl Gunnarsson at 47.7%, which isn’t even really that close. They are really forcing Allen to win games for them, while hoping to capitalize on occasional mistakes by the other team. That strategy worked like a charm against the Wild, by the way.

Trubisky took most of his college snaps out of the shotgun

McCaffrey’s career average of 6.2 yards per rush is the most important stat of his college career, as his success as a running back will be paramount to making the early pick worthwhile, even if he contributes elsewhere.

Pretty well! McCaffrey can fit virtually anywhere, because he’s such a dynamic athlete. In a weird twist, McCaffrey’s offense in Carolina might be more college-like than the pro-style unit he played for at Stanford. With Cam Newton and McCaffrey in the same backfield, the Panthers should have two terrifying running threats in the backfield at the same time on most downs. Plus, McCaffrey can flex out as a receiver whenever.

Trubisky took most of his college snaps out of the shotgun, and transitioning to taking snaps from under center may be a challenge. It’s a matter of timing on the snap and dropback, and that’s not easy to master. Although Trubisky is a self-described student of the game, it may take him some time for him to learn.

His pocket awareness leaves something to be desired, as well. While he reads coverage well, he doesn’t always anticipate blitzes effectively. These are things that can be corrected with a combination of effective coaching and experience.

Apparently so! Stop what you’re doing and say “Mitch Trubisky” quickly a few times in a row. It’s not easy, right? Well, that’s how he got his nickname.

According to Trubisky, he earned the nickname when a Cheap Youth Baseball Jerseys family member of one of his coaches at UNC said his name too quickly.

“It was just kind of, ‘What’d you say, Mr. Biscuit?’” Trubisky said. “And it just caught on.”

And even though he went by Mitch in college, don’t call him that in the NFL. At the combine, Trubisky asked everyone to call him Mitchell from now on.

Russell Westbrook was the best thing about the NBA all season

The Year of the Brodie began the same way as every classic tale of vengeance, redemption, and maturity: with a text message. When Kevin Durant notified Russell Westbrook he was leaving Oklahoma City for the rival Golden State Warriors with that text, the most transcendent individual season in recent NBA history was set into motion.

Lonzo Ball is projected as the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft, but that sneaker price, regardless of how good he will be in the future, is absurd for a rookie. Especially if it’s under his father’s Big Baller Brand and not a major sneaker company like Nike, Adidas, or Under Armour.

The result is a 55-win team that has as good a shot as anyone to disrupt the Warriors’ quest for a title. (This is to say no one has a good shot, but that the Rockets are among the teams that have some measurable, if poor, shot of doing so.)

Even better, the Rockets are built in a self-perpetuating way. For as long as the 27-year-old Harden can play like this, Houston can put shooting and defenders around him, tweak the roster and system, and win big. The vision doesn’t really rely on the whims of anyone other than Harden. So long as he’s invested, the Rockets can stay the course.

Morey’s personality rubs some the wrong way, and there’s a good bit of schadenfreude when things go poorly for him and the irreverent Harden. But the man has been successful.

Plenty of other GMs could learn a lesson from how he’s rebuilt the Rockets around a new vision, how he’s refused to allow Houston to get stale, how he’s been unafraid to push the boundaries of NBA tactics. For whatever faults we can assign to Morey, we can’t take away his victories. And isn’t Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping that what matters most in this business?

Kobe Bryant’s daughter already has a nasty turnaround jumper

We always hear about the sons of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, and how good they are at basketball. But I think we have a real sleeper on our hands.

Kobe Bryant posted an Instagram video of his daughter, Gianna, working on her turnaround jumper. Take a look.

She’s 11 years old and you can legit see shades of Kobe in this shot. Plus, she’s already working out with headphones on like a pro!

I’m calling the 2028 WNBA Draft right now. Gianna Bryant will go No. 1 in that draft and I hope it’s with the LA Sparks.

I wonder if she’ll wear No. 8 or No. 24? I’m buying whichever jersey it is.

I’m not even gonna touch on the fact that if she wants to play basketball Cincinnati Reds Cheap Jerseys in her life, she’s gonna have one of the greatest players of all time guiding her and training her as she grows up because you already know.

This is the easiest part. In the final two minutes, players who are Create Cheap Jerseys intentionally fouled off the ball shoot one free throw, and then that team gets the ball back. If the NBA changes the rule this summer, this is probably how they will do it.

You could also allow the team that is fouled to choose a shooter, like you can on technical fouls, though this feels like an overly complicated solution.

Another option is one shared by former Cavaliers head coach David Blatt, who explained that intentional fouling just isn’t allowed overseas. This would put the onus on the referees.

People absolutely looked at it that there was a group of guys on the Panthers that just had too good a time

Browns chief personnel man Sashi Brown has known for two weeks what he wants to do with this pick. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn’t consider Garrett the top Cheap MLB Authentic Jerseys player in the draft. Although the Browns need a quarterback, the value just isn’t there.

After considering running back Leonard Fournette and safeties Jamal Adams and Malik Hooker here, I stuck with Thomas in the end. He gives them a different type of pass rush presence on the defensive line.

He’s wise beyond his years when it comes to social media. Garrett deleted his Instagram and Twitter accounts following his true freshman season at Texas A&M.

“It’s just unnecessary,” he told his parents, via ESPN. “There’s too much foolishness on there.”

Marino put together a legendary career at the University of Pittsburgh but still slipped to the 27th pick of the 1983 NFL draft. That slide was due, in part, to a heady crop of passers, including John Elway, Jim Kelly, Ken O’Brien, and Tony Eason. It also could be attributed to a disappointing senior season.

Or it may have also been a function of drug rumors that swirled around the prolific passer and his partying ways in the Steel City. While Marino never publicly failed any tests, his Cheap MLB Baseball Jerseys Panthers were a team known for partying their ways. Marino’s agent, Marvin Demoff, admitted as much.

“People absolutely looked at it that there was a group of guys on the Panthers that just had too good a time,” Demoff said. “It was never about addiction.”

“[Marino] told me that the school had heard about a group of players using marijuana or drugs, and they internally tested all the players. They were all clean.”

Despite a lack of public evidence, talk of Marino’s partying persisted. Was it the reason why he lasted so long on 1983’s draft boards? Probably not — but the Dolphins were certainly happy with the outcome.

NFL draft 2017: Dates, schedule, times, order, and more

Boulware is a ruthless player, but he has clear physical limitations. With Boulware’s lack of desired size and speed — he’s only 6’ tall, and his only NFL combine number that was above average for a linebacker was his three-cone drill — the linebacker will fight an uphill battle toward a role on defense. Special teams looks to be his likely role for a while.

While Boulware is an instinctive player, that only gets guys so far when it comes to the NFL. Because he’ll face competition from bigger, stronger and quicker athletes in the NFL, his size concerns are likely what caused his slide in the draft.

After months of workouts, tape study, and mindless speculation, NFL draft week is finally here. Over three days, the league’s 32 teams will replenish their rosters with a crop of college football stars, all of whom are looking to make their mark at the pro level.

The first round of the draft will take place on Thursday, with the second and third rounds on Friday night. The final four rounds will be on Saturday. ESPN and NFL Network have complete coverage of the draft, and fans can stream it online at WatchESPN.

The Cleveland Browns are on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, and Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is widely expected to be the first name off the board. Cleveland also holds the No. 12 overall pick, setting up some potential scenarios where it could trade up to grab a quarterback of the future.

Now, maybe I’d be a little higher on McKinley if he was bigger than 6’2, 250. The fact that he has long arms is a positive, but it is not going to replace the lack of height and anchor he has, especially when he is also deficient in technique. Like, Khalil Mack was of a similar size MLB Jerseys Cheap and Cheap Jerseys Rugby athleticism, but his pass rushing technique and McKinley’s are on totally different planets.

Cardell Hayes sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter in death of Will Smith

Cardell Hayes, the man who killed former New Orleans Saints defensive end and Super Bowl champion Will Smith, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday afternoon before his and Smith’s family.

Eager to get some of those sweet primetime ratings, compete with the NBA playoffs, and keep its name in the news during the offseason, the NFL decided in 2010 to move the first round to Thursday nights, turning the event into a massive gala of pomp and pageantry. The second and third rounds got moved to Friday night, with less hype than the previous night but still considered a big deal. Only the fourth through seventh rounds somewhat survived in the old format, starting on Saturday morning and going all day.

It was a pretty big gamble, but the results paid off. Seemingly every Packers-Cowboys game becomes an instant classic. From the “Dez dropped it” game to last year’s intense Divisional Round contest in which Green Bay upset Dallas, these two teams have been involved in some of the more memorable games of recent memory.

The first round of the 2010 draft managed to beat the NBA playoffs in the ratings, and the draft has since cemented its spot as a fixture on the sports calendar. Now we have a red carpet show with fancy outfits just to drive home the point that this is more of a party than a sporting event.

So yeah, while older NFL fans are nostalgic for the two-day format, it’s hard not to get caught up in the glitzy way the draft presents itself nowadays. At least we can Cheap Jerseys NBA still count on New York Jets fans booing every pick their team makes, no matter if it’s actually a good Cheap Jerseys From USA choice.

What are some specific areas where this offense can get better?

NFL rules prohibit you from talking Xs and Os with new offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian until the offseason program begins, but how different do you anticipate the offense will be from the one run by Kyle Shanahan?

I think things will stay really, really similar to what we’ve done the last couple of years. He’s one new guy coming in, but we have a lot of guys coming back. I think he’s going to adjust to the guys that are in the system that we’ve been running, a system that everyone is so familiar with and had a lot of success with.

What are some specific areas where this offense can get better?

This is a radical misunderstanding of what intelligence is. Intelligence is not nihilism. It is not Bart Simpson walking around in an “Everything Sucks” shirt. Stats and analytics don’t exist to be used for public posturing of intellectual superiority. They exist to add to the wonder of things, not to tear them down. This new trend of being unmoved by great performances has become almost as bad as dunk truthers, who rush to any video of a great dunk to yell about why people shouldn’t be impressed by it. Nothing about that is interesting, cool, or smart. It’s just boring.

Should the Browns take Myles Garrett with the No. 1 overall selection — a move that’s no guarantee, somehow — they’d be in great shape to continue that trend.

Teams have typically struggled when overextending for an offensive player — potentially a side effect of the “playing with house money” feeling that comes with having multiple firsts. Several skill Cheap Jerseys Supply players taken with one of a team’s two first-round picks include disappointments like Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Site Trent Richardson, Felix Jones, Knowshon Moreno, Tavon Austin, Troy Williamson, and Dustin Keller.