OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, Navy, Gtown, Mystics, Golf, Summer 2024 (Paris Olympics 2024 as well)

[CapitalsCupReality]

LIV players get OK to be on U.S. Ryder Cup team

The PGA of America announced that LIV Golf players are eligible to compete in both the PGA Championship and U.S. Ryder Cup teams going forward.

www.espn.com

 

[Cush]

One lotto pick for the Mystics.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Billy Horschel with a big playoff win over Rory (and Thompson) after coming back late in the round….wild back 9.

 

[usiel]

The Nationals named their minor league award winners: outfielder Dylan Crews (hitter of the year), right-hander Travis Sykora (pitcher of the year), outfielder Elijah Green (defensive player of the year), utility man Darren Baker (base runner of the year) and outfielder Daylen Lile and right-hander Brad Lord (Nationals Way award). ...
Head of player development Eddie Longosz said Rochester outfielder Robert Hassell III will play in the Arizona Fall League after missing time with a right hand injury. Also, low Class A Fredericksburg outfielder Cristhian Vaquero injured his left shoulder diving back to first base in the team’s final game; the Nationals will get multiple opinions before determining a course of action.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/09/24/nationals-royals-mitchell-parker-final-homestand/

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Presidents Cup 2024: 'Disrespectful' move from Tom Kim and Sungjae Im was reportedly not their call — Golf Digest

Tom Kim and Sungjae Im's decision to leave the eighth green at Royal Montral and head to the ninth tee while Scottie Scheffler still had a birdie putt during their fourball match caused quite the stir on Day 1 of the Presidents Cup. A manufactured stir with so little to discuss after a 5-0 U.S.

apple.news

Disappointing…this competition needs a little bad blood.

 

[usiel]

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Damn…..dude is impressive….

Will Dawkins - Monumental Sports

Will Dawkins enters his first season as general manager of the Washington Wizards. In his role, Dawkins oversees the day-to-day operations for the franchise, managing basketball operations for both the Wizards and Capital City Go-Go. Dawkins spent the previous 15 seasons with the Oklahoma City...

monumentalsports.com

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

USA getting skunked on Day 2 of The President’s Cup….

 

[g00n]

USA getting skunked on Day 2 of The President’s Cup….

Embarrassinngggg

Was wondering if Augusta sustained damage.

 

[usiel]

Damn…..dude is impressive….

Will Dawkins - Monumental Sports

Will Dawkins enters his first season as general manager of the Washington Wizards. In his role, Dawkins oversees the day-to-day operations for the franchise, managing basketball operations for both the Wizards and Capital City Go-Go. Dawkins spent the previous 15 seasons with the Oklahoma City...

monumentalsports.com

Was like 15 minutes before realizing he's been straight monologuing without any questions. My takeaways he things Poole will take another step this year and will have the ball more in his hands compared to the first half of the previous years. Bilal will continue to guard the best player on the other team. Looked at him getting better not just a one on one defense but on help defense. Main question if they sign Kispert to an extension before the 21st. To me it seems a no brainer and would be good trade bate as a legit outside shooter.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

So the Chicago White Sox are bad.

 

[usiel]

So the Chicago White Sox are bad.

Looks like the Nationals will draft 6. Unless they can leap frog Oakland.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10131701-brs-way-too-early-2025-mlb-mock-draft

 

[Random schmoe]

Looks like the Nationals will draft 6. Unless they can leap frog Oakland.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10131701-brs-way-too-early-2025-mlb-mock-draft

Oakland (and Chicago) have worse records, but can't pick in the top 10. So as of right now, the Nats would be 4th. Their odds of winning the #1 pick lottery are 10.2%. (They won't move up to 3rd or back to 5th, the gaps between them and the next best/worst teams are too much to make up in the remaining 2 games.)

Tankathon | 2025 MLB Draft Order & Lottery Simulator

2025 MLB Draft order tracker updated after every game. Lottery simulator, pick odds, and remaining schedule strength.

www.tankathon.com

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

I was coming here to post about the Nats draft lottery. We looked like we’re locked into the fourth worst record. Clicking the lottery button on tankathon I have not had good results for the Nats. We usually move down.

 

[usiel]

Oakland (and Chicago) have worse records, but can't pick in the top 10. So as of right now, the Nats would be 4th. Their odds of winning the #1 pick lottery are 10.2%. (They won't move up to 3rd or back to 5th, the gaps between them and the next best/worst teams are too much to make up in the remaining 2 games.)

Tankathon | 2025 MLB Draft Order & Lottery Simulator

2025 MLB Draft order tracker updated after every game. Lottery simulator, pick odds, and remaining schedule strength.

www.tankathon.com

Ahh had no idea about that thanks for posting this.

 

[John Price]

RIP Georgetown alumnus Dikembe Mutombo

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

RIP big man….58, too soon. F Cancer….

 

[g00n]

Now put in him in the HOF, f***ers.

 

[ChaosLord]

Great player, but that "bowl-job" haircut of his really used to annoy me.

 

[Random schmoe]

Great player, but that "bowl-job" haircut of his really used to annoy me.

I completely misread 'bowl-job' as .. something else. Twice.

 

[Random schmoe]

Random observation on next year's MLB Draft.

Despite being a "top" team (definition or analysis may vary, but no question they're in the upper half of all), the Orioles could easily end up with 4 of the first 35 or 40 picks.

Whereas the Nats, a not-so-top team, will likely have two. Though one of those will probably be top 5.

 

[g00n]

Random observation on next year's MLB Draft.

Despite being a "top" team (definition or analysis may vary, but no question they're in the upper half of all), the Orioles could easily end up with 4 of the first 35 or 40 picks.

Whereas the Nats, a not-so-top team, will likely have two. Though one of those will probably be top 5.

O's are definitely a top team and I know I'm a homer but they're WC1 in the East and should have won the division if not for absolutely ridiculous injuries to their entire pitching staff as well as key position players all year long.

They didn't lose the most man-games or the highest dollars due to their salary, but the guys they lost were core.

I have no idea how they have so many picks other than a few recent trades like Mancini and Hayes, maybe. Haven't followed those closely.

 

[VaCaps Fan]

They are paying for not getting pitching last year.

 

[Random schmoe]

O's are definitely a top team and I know I'm a homer but they're WC1 in the East and should have won the division if not for absolutely ridiculous injuries to their entire pitching staff as well as key position players all year long.

They didn't lose the most man-games or the highest dollars due to their salary, but the guys they lost were core.

I have no idea how they have so many picks other than a few recent trades like Mancini and Hayes, maybe. Haven't followed those closely.

I have the same feeling about them as a top team, to include the risk of homerism. I just didn't want anyone to start arguing the definition of 'a top team'.

They could get one pick immediately after the first round as a 'prospect promotion incentive ' pick if Cowser wins Rookie of the Year. He's not the betting favorite, he's 2nd, but it's possible he wins, he led for much of the season and is still the favorite among some analysts. (There are other ways to get the PPI picks, but this is the only one relevant to them this year.)

And then because they're a revenue sharing recipient team, if they offer a top pending free agent a qualifying offer and he signs elsewhere for a certain amount they'll receive a compensatory pick right after the PPI picks. Anthony Santander and Corbin Burnes are shoe-ins to get the QO, and the Os are unlikely to re-sign either player.

Last season the PPI picks (for Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson winning ROY) were #31 and #32. And the only qualifying free agent compensatory pick was #33.

Both the Nats and Os will also get their normal 2nd round picks unless they sign one of those top qualified free agents in which case they'll forfeit the pick. That round will be about overall picks 40 through 70, fewer depending on how many teams sign those top FAs (forfeiting that pick in the process.)

Both teams will then again get a competitive balance pick, just for being revenue sharing recipient teams, immediately after the 2nd round. Last year there were 8 teams in this range, so call it picks 70 to 78.

So bigger picture/scale, Os could have 6 picks in the top ~78 and Nats 4.

 

[g00n]

I have the same feeling about them as a top team, to include the risk of homerism. I just didn't want anyone to start arguing the definition of 'a top team'.

They could get one pick immediately after the first round as a 'prospect promotion incentive ' pick if Cowser wins Rookie of the Year. He's not the betting favorite, he's 2nd, but it's possible he wins, he led for much of the season and is still the favorite among some analysts. (There are other ways to get the PPI picks, but this is the only one relevant to them this year.)

And then because they're a revenue sharing recipient team, if they offer a top pending free agent a qualifying offer and he signs elsewhere for a certain amount they'll receive a compensatory pick right after the PPI picks. Anthony Santander and Corbin Burnes are shoe-ins to get the QO, and the Os are unlikely to re-sign either player.

Last season the PPI picks (for Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson winning ROY) were #31 and #32. And the only qualifying free agent compensatory pick was #33.

Both the Nats and Os will also get their normal 2nd round picks unless they sign one of those top qualified free agents in which case they'll forfeit the pick. That round will be about overall picks 40 through 70, fewer depending on how many teams sign those top FAs (forfeiting that pick in the process.)

Both teams will then again get a competitive balance pick, just for being revenue sharing recipient teams, immediately after the 2nd round. Last year there were 8 teams in this range, so call it picks 70 to 78.

So bigger picture/scale, Os could have 6 picks in the top ~78 and Nats 4.

Wow that's a lot of deep dive detail. Thanks