There is no such thing as ‘random’ Sunday’s because every Sunday is kinda random itself. But, this is by far one of the weirdest Sunday slates you will come across and you should take note of it. It’s all because of obviously last night being the 4th of July fireworks everywhere at the games but also some very odd start times today. The reason? MLB and NBC are doing a Pastime Day where all games are being broadcast with no blackouts on NBC/Peacock all day long. To do this, they are spreading out start times to be basically every :30 minutes. Which is not the worst concept and something I think should be considered more on Sunday’s — bravo. That said, if this means I cannot get the MLB Big Inning channel with quad box then I will consider this a wasted effort on their part. The blackout restrictions dropping is finally a good step in the right direction but I’ll believe it long term when I see it. The bottom line here is that I do think the weird start times bring some oddity – but then it’s Sunday so maybe they cancel each other out. WEATHER White Sox at Guardians: Should have a delay and could wind up with a PPD The more I went through this slate, the more I just have a hard time finding a path where pitching is winning today. The combination of the weather, the matchups, the odd start times and the fact that the MLB definitely wants to promote their game today is going to make for some long days out there. Good luck pitchers… JOE RYAN (DK: $9900) If Ryan pitches too well he could find himself pulled in the third inning because the Yankees make a trade in game for him. Then again, the Yanks probably think they are fine on the pitching front for now and who can blame them in the really watered down American League. This includes their own lineup and Ryan’s velocity will handle Jasson, Volpe, Grisham and Bellinger. Just worried about Sunday Jazz and Rice as always, otherwise this is 7+ strikeouts, so that floor is good. NOLAN MCLEAN (DK: $9300) First game on this big day, expect it to get over pretty quickly IMO as they wrap up this series. 4-1, Mets win is what I want to believe will happen. 14-12 juiced…...
