Since 4/11, the combo of Tellez, Hayes, Triolo, Davis, Suwinski, Olivares, Taylor and Williams — roughly half of the offense — has more than 600 PAs between them. A full season's worth for an individual, full-time player.

Combined average: .162
OBP: .238
SLG: .220
OPS: .458

Peak new Twitter: A parody account responding to a verified parody account to say the person they're parodying never said this

Trump pointed to Kristi Noem's dog-shooting tale at a fundraiser last night, Katherine Doyle, Matt Dixon & Jonathan Allen report, before praising her loyalty

“What a week!” Trump said of Noem. “The dog, the dog!”

“I’m really curious,” Trump said, “about the dog”

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Mitt Romney tells MSNBC Stephanie Ruhle that he thinks Biden should've pardoned Trump

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“We encourage people to be respectful and from our position as observers, we see that the absolute majority of experiences is on the bright side.”

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The only time this year a member of the Pirates org publicly said anything was 'unacceptable' — that people needed to 'be better' — was when Tellez criticized fans for booing

The same fans who've been there through 4 decades of nearly nonstop BS

Not a peep about anything else

A Trump campaign official said 'contacts' between the two campaigns related to debates began after Biden told Howard Stern late last month that he was 'happy' to face off with Trump

w/ Rebecca Shabad Monica Alba and Dasha Burns

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Trump and Sen. JD Vance are raising money today at the Cincinnati home of Peggy and Gary Johns. Peggy Johns was a Nikki Haley donor during the primary cycle and has given to Trump in the past. She and her husband also have been a big Vance supporters. docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg…

New great pitcher name just dropped

A spokesperson for the Kennedy Campaign tells NBC News that Mr. Kennedy would accept a debate invitation from CNN if he meets the requirements

The NBC News issue tracker is alive

We broke down where Biden and Trump stand on a number of hot-button issues that will determine this fall's contest

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Aaron Rodgers: 'Bobby [Kennedy] came to me and said, ‘Would you think about being my running mate?’ And I said, ‘Are you serious? I’m a f‑‑‑ing football play.' thehill.com/homenews/campa…

Biden and Trump agree to 2nd debate.
Sept. 10, ABC gets it.

So, they DFA (needlessly, seemingly) Roansy Contreras to accommodate a six-man rotation, an experiment they otherwise could’ve delayed until June, with three (!) remaining off days in May. Only to abandon said experiment a week later. Yikes.

Trump camp authors in a memo that they want two additional presidential debates aside from the June/September contests the candidates have agreed to. One in July and one in August as well

How quickly did this debate news move?

Just last night, I was on a call with CPD Chairman Frank Fahrenkop, who said their planning was full steam ahead and that he was optimistic both candidates would debate with them. Had not heard from either camp, but said that as normal.

Biden campaign debate proposal

— No live audience
— Just Trump/Biden on stage
— Host network should be one that broadcast a 2016 GOP primary debate and a 2020 Dem primary debate

Jimmy Carter's stretch in hospice care now at 15 months

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