NEWSLETTER
I am currently blogging – here, on Facebook, and on Twitter (hash tag #BNBlogathon for those who want to jump into the fray themselves) – for 40 hours straight, until a little past MLB’s July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, thanks to your generous donations to Make-A-Wish. I’ll be doing recaps on the process throughout the day, but you’ll also see normal posting (Bullets, news, Pre-Gamin’, EBS, etc.), as well as a significant uptick in rumor/trade posts.
Total Posts So Far:
49.
News and Rumors Since the Last Check-In:
Well, things certainly exploded, didn’t they? I talked about how Bryce Harper doesn’t make sense as a trade target for the Cubs, which wound up being fine, because the Nationals took him off the market (after having a deal in place and ownership scuttled it?). But then the Nationals popped up in a Gio Gonzalez rumor with the Brewers, so it’s all quite confusing. A reminder that, because of timing, you’ll see no Cubs prospect hugs today.
Most Interesting Tidbit Since the Last Recap:
Definitely the Cardinals’ surprising trade of Tommy Pham to the Rays for prospects. They’re selling, even as they long had reasons to want to trade Pham.
Farewell from the NL Central, Tommy Pham. As a parting gift, here's the time Tim McCarver said you didn't have to worry at all about your monster lead because Jon Lester "is not gonna throw to first base" and then he immediately picked you off. pic.twitter.com/v2vWbLhrps
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 31, 2018
Current Thoughts About the Chicago Cubs’ Trade Deadline Strategy/Execution:
Tick tock and all that, but they’re gonna get their reliever. I still have no doubt. Meanwhile, we can just enjoy the chaos around them.
Current Beverage/Stimulant of Choice:
Had to stop at Starbucks to get another strong coffee. Every time I sit down now, I start to fade. Gotta shake this off.
Where I’m Writing:
Starbucks, I just said that! Well, but before that, I was here:
Office views. #BNBlogathon pic.twitter.com/K8RZEnpcEi
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 31, 2018
Strangest Thought Passing Through My Mind:
It’s this:
Gotta offer this: folks who pull all-nighters on any kind of regular basis and then proceed to work the next day … how are you possibly even remotely as close to sharp as normal? I am a freaking butter knife this morning. #BNBlogathon
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 31, 2018
Everything I think and then try to do – including this very sentence – feels like it’s coming to me while trying to move through molasses. Ideas and sentence formations are there, but they take a little longer to get to the surface.
A Selection of #BNBlogathon Tweets:
When @BleacherNation hears a Bryce Harper rumor at hour 26 pic.twitter.com/aSrqBqv8lu
— Eric B. Tweetin (@ericmichel) July 31, 2018
Wherein Brett interacts with an "imaginary counter-point-person."#BNBlogathon catching up with him… https://t.co/cB5IuETOnL
— Aaron Hoak (@amhoak) July 31, 2018
Good morning to @BleacherNation
But if you didnt sleep is it really morning or just the bright part of another day? #BNBLOGATHON pic.twitter.com/tkpILKGwTd— ArtWozX (@artwoz) July 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/All_Weather_Fan/status/1024284727954604033
https://twitter.com/AndyRussell299/status/1024263723698020352
Ah good morning @BleacherNation how's the arm? Boy do I feel well rested 😁😁😁#BNBlogathon #TattooBert
— David Reese (@ReeseLightning) July 31, 2018
Look behind you, and you tell me.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 31, 2018
At Wrigley, milling around, staying awake. Let’s chat, eh? #BNBlogathon https://t.co/VSaFpgD2x2
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) July 31, 2018
