WCS 55: Expect the unexpected

Goth volleyball + Bronny James intel + the Woke vs Coke Game, revisited

On this sunny Friday afternoon—sorry, PNW—we sit in the unfamiliar state between not caring even a little about baseball and morphing into targets for a nationally-enforced blitzkrieg of World Series news, jokes, and references. Strap in.

On Wednesday the Dodgers tied the Padres at 2-2 in their National League playoff series. Tonight the two meet in LA, with the winner hosting the New York Mets on Sunday. Now, you may have already heard the disproportionate amount of baseball talk, on account of the Mets’ exciting and unlikely post-season run. But, when Gotham’s second-favorite baseball team starts having either Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers or the young and colorful stars of San Diego as opponents? The MLB buzz will rise.

Wanna explode Planet Media though? Just let there be a Yankees-Dodgers World Series.

Vegas likes a Mets-Yankees matchup (27.4 percent likelihood), but chances for the Dodgers and Padres are right there behind the New York duo. (Detroit and Cleveland are the two other remaining playoff teams) An LA vs. NY Series is no a long shot; it’s a commercial probability.

But the two classic teams are who make money people salivate: In addition to being internationally-admired baseball brands, the Yankees and Doyers field actual name-brand baseball stars: Ohtani. Aaron Judge. Mookie Betts.

Get ready for your favorite talk show / podcast host to squeeze out a lane for baseball, whether you want the action or not.

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…the biggest names associated with Athletes for Harris include Billie Jean King, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Steve Kerr, Candace Parker, Doc Rivers, Dawn Staley, Ali Krieger, Ali Truwit, Chris Paul and Thomas Booker. Not a lot of 2024 A-listers…

Please pardon me for laughing at the interwebs 😆

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10 Who among us is wistful for Master P?

What is the biggest Sean Combs song? Easy answer: “I’ll be Missing You,” 1997.

That chart-topping hit gets votes as one of the worst singles in the history of recorded American pop. Right up there with “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” and “We Built this City.” No marginal hit rap failure, Combs’ signature musical shit sandwich ranks with the broadly indefensible. The saliva-slathered lyrics, the project’s overall cynicism ,and Combs’ shamelessness. “I’ll be Missing You” is him.

Not to beat a dead horse, but I really do find Diddy’s role in ruining hip hop nearly as distasteful as his alleged sex crimes.
Associated Press