The 15

That Patrick Mendoza fella; does he take requests?

We officially have a surplus of pitchbots.

Have other teams besides the Red Sox lost a series to the lame-duck Oakland Athletics?

Hot take: Greg Dickerson doesn’t want to work. He just wants to cry about it.

Up next for debate on the Rich Keefe show: window or aisle seat?

Summer League makes me feel fine. Blowin’ through the jasmine in my mind.

Congratulations to Markéta Vondroušová and Carlos Alcaraz on their Wimbledon Finals victories.

Cakes are cooking for Dan Shaughnessy, Mima Jausovec, Donna Dixon, Dean Winters, Stone Gossard, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Charles Johnson, and Judy Greer. Leftover cakes cooked yesterday are in the break room for Ilie Năstase, Brian May, Atom Egoyan, Maria Filatova, Anthony Edwards, the unrelated Teresa Edwards, Nancy Carell, Vitali Klitschko, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tony Mamaluke, Rick Ankiel, Jimmy Gobble, Nené, Ryan Dorsey, and Kevin Großkreutz.

One of the 3 men credited with creating Wolverine died last month. One of them died back in 2017 and the remaining one is presently 82…

It’s possible to take the dick and not tweet about it.

Scott Boras let the Red Sox know that getting the Kyle Teel deal done was important to give the number one pick a head start on knowing and learning from Jason Varitek. If Keel is what everyone who knows him seemingly believes, this is an important relationship for Teel’s career.

So it was hot in, (checks notes) Death Valley in July? Really. Go figure.

Hey Pick Me Girl Gang, this week’s Phrase that Pays is, “On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses?”

Gentiles working in baseball on MLB schedule release day: ‘Cool, the schedule’s out.’ Jewish people working in baseball on MLB schedule release day: “Time to cross-reference with our calendar and pray that Opening Day isn’t during Passover this year!”

I’m watching Mission Impossible 6 right now and I’m just really glad my boss doesn’t give me my instructions in self-destructing messages.

Have fun rooting for DHop, Tits Fans.

The Rub Industry sounds highly lucrative. HUGE NEWS: PEDRO’S CORNER MARKET IN LAWRENCE WILL CARRY BEEF CAKE!

Green Line B Branch Reminder: Shuttle buses replace train service between BC and Kenmore through July 28 for track and tie replacement work.

It’s almost as if Dug Kyed was lying when he said he had a bunch of job offers and loved being at A to Z Sports.

Brayan Bello’s gonna be a father?? Oh my God we haven’t even seen this man on Dad mode yet.

Every player’s Madden Rating should be hidden and listed as ‘He Got That Dawg In Him’. Except for Mac.

Was Jeff Passan on his way to bake cookies in the tree when the branch fell on him?

Sibilants, Plosives, and Fricatives!

Is Linda Pizzuti Henry going to pretend she designed all the Fenway Corners buildings?

List of 7-foot wingspans on the Suns roster, from highest to lowest: Bol Bol – Deandre Ayton – Kevin Durant – Keita Bates-Diop – Ish Wainright – Chimezie Metu – Toumani Camara – Josh Okogie. There is no player on the entire roster with a wingspan under 6’8″. They are L O N G.

Her name, it’s pronounced, ‘Len-ah?’ What about the rest, is it, “the Ploog?’

In the tradition of baseball managers to umpires, I would say to all the people I have blocked that I’m not blocking you because of your last tweet. I’m blocking you for the next one.

LeBron: Thanks on behalf of many for changing your jersey from 6 to 23. You did the Right Thing.

What you gonna do when things go wrong?
What you gonna do when it all cracks up?
What you gonna do when the Love burns down?
What you gonna do when the flames go up?

Who is gonna come and turn the tide?
What’s it gonna take to make a dream survive?
Who’s got the touch to calm the storm inside?
Don’t say goodbye, don’t say goodbye
In the final seconds who’s gonna save you?

Oh, alive and kicking
Stay until your love is, love is, alive and kicking.

Today I learned that Steve Young’s first name is actually Jon. Steven is his middle name.

Andy Wong is a nice man!

Jeff Passan should make a baseball bat and an ventriloquist dummy using the tree branch that fell on him.

Meowski. Meowning.

Honk if you remember Dick Drago.

Mazz still having protected tweets is amazing.

Today was the most fun Immaculate Grid so far! All established teams so there were multiple fun choices for each box rather than breaking my brain to think about who the heck has played for the Marlins and Rays and Rockies.

A: Operation Downfall.

If you like athletic blondes with pony tails that Norway – New Zealand game was for you. Hope you caught it live!

Update: there is one parking spot open in the Swampscott lot. One.

The Crayon 301? That seems like more than necessary.

How can anyone be considered the new Babe Ruth if he has never been photographed with a cigar?

Nice hat, stupid.

Best bet for the weekend: high drama at Royal Liverpool.

Material from interviews, wire services, Twitter, Meta, other writers, league and team sources, Bill James, and the members of #the15 were used in this column. Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies.