JULY 30-AUGUST 5
The MLB trade deadline will arrive on Tuesday afternoon and the first three days of the week here at TheSportsNotebook will be devoted to trade talk, from evaluating the deals that went down over the weekend to looking at what may or may not develop before Tuesday afternoon. Then on Thursday and Friday we’ll run our standard American League & National League weekly reports, with an emphasis on current form.
Saturday has been NASCAR day here at TheSportsNotebook throughout the summer and this week is no different, as we call in our consultant, my brother Bill, as we preview the second race of the season at Pocono in eastern Pennsylvania, with just six races remaining until the Sprint Cup series playoffs.
Then on Sunday night it will be time for a general baseball overview. With the trade deadline past, we know who’s got who for the stretch drive. And with eight weeks to go starting next Monday, it’s the time when baseball starts to take on a football-like intensity on a nightly basis, and we’ll get ready for the stretch drive.
Speaking of football, you can get a little bit of a fix by checking out Isaac Huss’ grades on both the NFC & AFC for their offseason performance. And then starting next week, TheSportsNotebook will be running an NFL team preview each day and mixing in college conference previews. It’s that time again—the sports world is about to get busy.
In the meantime, please check out TheSportsNotebook’s Historical Museum, where we celebrate fan bases that had notable years with their teams, with coverage on each year from 1976-2007. And take a look at the bookstore as well. I’ve got two historical memoirs—Memories of March Madness and The Last New Year’s, that cover the best of the NCAA Tournament and New Year’s Day college football. And there’s two collections of blog postings available. You can follow the 2011 baseball season from Opening Day to October and The Cardinals’ Gold Ring. And follow last college hoops season from The Carrier To Kentucky. Everything is available for $3.49 or less and can be downloaded to a Kindle or I-Pad from Amazon.
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