Over the hump and safely into a big Thursday filled with actual NFL football (kind of) and an MLB Field of Dreams game only the 1%ers can watch.What a blessing.What a day! Are things starting to ramp up, or what? And who knows! Maybe by the end of this class, the WNBA will have figured out what a woman is.HOME RUN DERBY RATINGS CRASH ON NETFLIX, SETS 20-PLUS-YEAR LOW AS QUESTIONS SURFACE ABOUT PROGRAM QUALITYI wouldn't hold your breath, but there's always a chance.Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where Pat Sajak, of all people, points out the lunacy in tonight's annual Field of Dreams game.Players from the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees walk through the corn rows before a game at Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug.
12, 2021.(Getty Images)Pat Sajak! We usually only check in with Maggie Sajak in this class.
I believe Pat's a first-timer.Welcome aboard!What else? I've got a couple wild moments yesterday in the world of little league baseball, Apple TV's Tricia Whitaker enjoyed a Canadian cottage getaway and Lordy, did you guys have some steak takes on the heels of yesterday's class.Well done.
We'll dive in.Take out a second mortgage, grab you a Netflix subscription and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap!I think Major League Baseball does a lot of things right.Frankly, they're probably the best sport when it comes to doing things that make sense.Look at the mess that is the WNBA right now and compare it to MLB.
It's laughable.The pitch clock was brilliant.I've come around on the ghost runner.
ABS has very clearly worked.The Home Run Derby and the All-Star game are the two best exhibition events in sports (not a high bar, to be fair).The Field of Dreams game has been a home run since its debut way back in 2021.
It's perfect.Everything about it is perfect.ZERO BS.
JUST DAKICH.TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.
DOWNLOAD NOW!Pat Sajak (Ricky Middlesworth)This year — tonight — is the first year it won't be on Fox.Instead, it was scoo...