A little bit of this & a little of that

The injuries just don't stop for the Mets.

Prior to Monday's double-header in Atlanta, the team placed relief pitcher A. J. Ramos and infielder Wilmer Flores on the disabled list. Flores was removed from Sunday's game in Milwaukee with back issues, and Ramos, it turns out, has a shoulder injury.

Then, prior to last night's game, co-ace Noah Syndergaard was put on the DL with a finger injury, retroactive to Saturday. Luckily for the Mets, last night's starter, lefty Steven Matz won't follow, although he left with a similar issue after just three innings.
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In Tuesday's Albany Times-Union, James Allen questioned the wisdom of playing all five sectional softball finals at the same time at two different venues. Timing, I think, might be an issue, as well as concerns about the weather, although yesterday, that wasn't the case. There are some things that Section 2 and the NYS Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) need to address going forward, but if they're too comfortable to the point of complacency, well, as Section 2's Al Roy explained to me the other night at Bruno Stadium, state Regents law dictates that the sports season has to end when Regents exam week begins.

These are things that are not entirely outlined in the press.

For the record, Ballston Spa defeated Columbia for the AA softball title, with the Lady Scotties making the trip to Troy to root for their male counterparts afterward. Ichabod Crane salvaged a little respect in winning the B title after their baseball team fell to Albany Academy Saturday night. Greenville won the C title, Fort Ann remains the dominant force in D, and Averill Park moved back to the top of the mountain in Class A.
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If there is one consistent thing that critics will point out about President Trump, it's the fact that he goes out of his way, or so it'd appear, to make everything about him, including what he thought was an innocent tweet on Memorial Day. Apparently, after more than 30 years in the public eye, Trump hasn't figured out yet that there's a certain amount of decorum that comes with the Oval Office.

Meanwhile, one of Trump's most high profile supporters put both feet in her mouth, up to her calves, if you will.

Roseanne Barr, a week removed from ABC having renewed her revived and critically acclaimed sitcom, flushed the goodwill down the tubes with a racially charged tweet blasting Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to President Barack Obama, who is African-American, and born in Iran. Barr, 65, assumed that Ms. Jarrett was a Muslim because of the Iranian connection. While this is not 100% certain, what is certain is that ABC rescinded the renewal of Roseanne, yanking it off the fall schedule.

Barr apologized for the tweet, then claimed it was due to the sleep medicine, Ambien. Sorry, Roseanne, but you can't have it both ways.

In response, Nick at Nite yanked reruns of the original 1980's-90's run of the series off their schedule, as did other cablers that have held rights. There was a headline on Yahoo! earlier suggesting Barr could shop the show elsewhere, but, as it happens, she's now just as toxic to cablers as Bill Cosby has become, even if it's for entirely different reasons.

The most likely place Roseanne will turn up is a binge-viewing at the nearest redneck rodeo.