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Chapter 1: What latest baseball news does Adnan Virk share?
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That's a huge game.
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Chapter 2: What impact does the US Open have on golf discussions?
That's a great matchup. My eyes are going to be on Kyungmin Son, of course, playing for LAFC, formerly of Tottenham. I'm going to be curious to see what he can do in his second. It's a little quiet first match, even though South Korea got a huge win against Czechia in the opener.
Chapter 3: How are the Yankees performing without Aaron Judge?
Be curious to see what he's going to do on this grand stage playing against Mexico in Mexico.
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It's Adnan Virk here on the Halford & Brough Show on Sportsnet 650. What up, Adnan? I'm doing great, fellas. Always fun, Mike J. I love the sound of Limitless AV. And I got to tell you, this is a great time to be in the New York, New Jersey area.
Chapter 4: What are the main storylines heading into the US Open?
Knicks parade today. And of course, the World Cup going on. And MetLife Stadium is like five minutes from where I work in Secaucus, New Jersey. So I was terrified the other day as that France match was ending. But thankfully, I did not get stuck in the vortex of congestion and traffic. But I did say at the mall, she's noticing a lot more Europeans, a lot more foreigners visiting us.
So World Cup fever everywhere right now.
What is this Knicks parade going to be like?
Excellent question, Brough. I've got to be honest. Maybe this is an unpopular take. When the Canucks win, I'm sure everyone will love the parade. It'll be so much fun. But imagine this. 10 a.m. I just saw the parade just from the start. I see Jim Dolan walking in. I see Carl Anthony Towns there at City Hall.
Chapter 5: How does the weather affect play at Shinnecock Hills?
They said you could get there rough at 6 a.m. So four hours, you're just standing there? Why? I'm trying to explain this to my kid because I'll be so cool. Guys, you wouldn't enjoy this. I promise you. You're not going to think this is fun. You like live sports like me, like a normal person. You're not going to find it fun to stand in a stationary spot for four hours. You can't move.
If you move, you're going to lose your spot. You're going to stand there for four hours. You can't eat. You can't go to the bathroom. And all you get is a wave like the queen when Carl Anthony Towns goes by in his car wearing sunglasses. That's it. Like, and apparently about 5 million people are expecting for the parade. It's crazy. Right.
If I lived, if I lived in Manhattan, I guess I just went down the street.
Chapter 6: What are the standout performances from the Canadian Open?
Okay. I'm going to stand and wave, but the people are coming from all over the country for this. And it's going to be just madness. I know that a couple of the Knicks were at Yankee stadium yesterday, celebrating their NBA championship while watching the Yankees just continue to cruise along here. Eight wins in nine with a win over the white socks yesterday.
I believe they've got nine wins in 13 since they lost Aaron judge to that stress fracture in his rib. And I know all the headlines are being written now. Like the Yankees are taking a page out of the Knicks book and it's going to be championship summer in New York. Um, This is really impressive what the Yankees are doing though without one of the biggest bats in the league in their lineup.
No question about it. You know, we've talked so much, Mike, just how bad the American League is. Well, the White Sox look at they were going to be a legit team like they're like, you know, hey, at the very least, a playoff team. They've been a wildcard spot. We're almost the halfway part of the season. So you can't say this is an aberration, but they've been absolutely dummied by the Yankees.
As far as this being a litmus test series, I'm like, well, they're not ready for the New York Yankees. And you're right. What's so impressive is the Yankees offense has not missed a beat yet. Without Aaron Judge, 9-4, you're correct on that stat.
Chapter 7: How are the New York Knicks celebrated after their championship?
They're averaging 5.8 runs per game over that stretch. Brunson and Josh are up there to throw out 7 million first pitches. My buddy Aaron Boone tells me he texts all the time with Cat because he's currently in a few towns. Dominican, loves baseball, loves the Yankees. So maybe a little bit of Nick's powers, you know, going off the Yankees right now.
But they're three and a half games up down the raise. And the raise don't look now after a great start. They lost 13-17 on the road. I'm not going to quite say they're for gazes because they had a great start. But It feels like this is the Yankees division.
And of all guys to mention, one that's the most shocking, I'm going to tell you, Bellinger's leading the major leagues right now to home OPS over 1,000. You go, okay, well, he obviously is a good player. If I told you the pitching is really good, Garrett Cole is now back, and Rodon's great. But yeah, of course, I expected that. Cam Sloat was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
But the shock is Paul Goldschmidt. Paul Goldschmidt has 11 home runs this season. That surpasses his total in 146 games last season. Like I've been astounded by Paul Gold.
Chapter 8: What coaching changes are happening in the NHL?
So this guy's a former MVP. He figures on his last legs. He's basically a platoon player. No, he Homer for the third time in four games. He's been a big part of their offensive resurgence. So the Yankees are usually fairly active as we get closer. And by the way, the trade deadline still a ways away. It's not until the first three days of August that things really start to heat up.
We're seeing these sort of like trade index 1.0s across various media platforms. Give us a sort of early synopsis of, I know the Scooble is going to be one of the big names, but two-parter here, the big names that are going to be in play and then the teams that are going to be most active leading up to that deadline.
So the challenge becomes, of course, Mike and the American league, because there's so many bad teams, nobody's out of it. So therefore you go, well, we're only three games in a Walker spot. Teams are gonna be less inclined to sell, right? Having said that you're right about the tigers. They're 14 games under to me. I'm like, I pitched Eric Scoble one more time just to prove that it's okay.
And then trade him, right? You're gonna get more value for this guy. You're 14 games under, you're not going anywhere. Okay. If you're gonna resign and you would have done that. So just trade him and you'll get eight starts free, you know, eight shirts, the rest of the way, people will be happy to get them. Kansas City, I think, will be trying to sell. They don't have any options.
They can find South Presidents going anywhere. The Angels are terrible once again. But again, Mike Trott doesn't want to wait. There's no trade clause. Austin, I think, is interesting. Wilson Contreras is a good right-handed slugger. Now, Austin has the possibility of offense. Why would you want to trade the one guy that can hit? But Contreras is a right-handed slugger.
He would get you back value. Sonny Gray's got, I believe, his expiring contract. He can get some value. So look out for the Red Sox to trade a couple guys there, perhaps in Gray and Contreras. I don't think Houston trades. They still think they're in it. And then with regards to National League, I think the Mets are the most fascinating. They're eight games under 500.
Again, they're not a good team. And the one that I think would be most intriguing is Boba Shett. Boba Shett was hitting 213 for the first 60 games of the season. He's hit 345 his last 13 games, and he has six multi-hit games over his last six games. So if Bo says, listen, I'm making $40 million this year, but I'm really not that happy in New York. I'm going to opt out anyways.
But hey, how about the Toronto Blue Jays make a reunion? Now this is where it gets tricky. I knew you were going to go there. Okamoto's at third. Jimenez is at short. Ernie Clement's at second. Ernie Clement's about to start the all-stream in second base. He's been the best hitter on the Blue Jays this season. So I get it. Bowe's not going to second. But just put him at DH.
Listen, Springer's in his final season. Springer's been terrible. I mean, just play him once a week in the outfield. You can do a once-a-week, you know, Okamoto, DH, put Bowe at third. But, like, just make Bowe the guy. Like, clearly the Jays need offense. He's had success in Toronto. He doesn't look very happy in New York. Go get Bowe Bichette. Oh, the other one I should mention, too.
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