I was going to make that joke about the US, Italy, the Netherlands, Greece, Chile, Ghana and Ivory Coast making up the best World Cup NIT tournament ever, but they’re actually thinking about doing that next year.
- The big news is still Giancarlo Stanton, or rather the big news is that there is no Giancarlo Stanton news. But Mike Lupica notes that a Stanton deal is all about his contract and which team will dare take it on.
- Jon Heyman reports that the Giants and the Cardinals are the favorites to acquire Stanton, but that there are five more teams also talking with the Marlins.