“All Dreams Start or End Tonight” Tuesday Open Thread

Possibly the most unproductive work week in North America kicks off tonight. HUZZAH! But first, what brings us here:

Free Agency: the thrill is gone after the first week. Not much left to cover until the draft in 43 days. Still,

• CJ Anderson – staying in Denver! Now he’ll just have to figure out Nacho’s “GONORRHEA!” signals.
• the Patriots traded Chandler Jones to Arizona for Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick, which they will turn into a receiver the size of which will make Edelman look like Gronk.
• Mike Wallace to the Ravens. This will turn out both underwhelming and over-analyzed.
• Filling J.R. Sweezy’s hole on the right side for the Seahawks will be J’Marcus Webb. Somebody check on commentist Beastmode Ate My Baby.

Bleacher Report had an “article” about whether the Browns would be all-time bad in 2016. If anyone knows about bad, it’s Bleacher Report.

Politics:

Today’s the day when we find out if Kasich and/or Rubio are done. Since they are “winner take all” primaries, if either one can win their home state, then it makes Cleveland in July so much more fun than simply spending 3 hours at the Thirsty Parrot before an Indians game. If Trump takes one or both, then it’s going to be interesting watching the mainstream of the party try to put the genie back in the bottle before the convention.

What are the “open carry” laws in Ohio? Because I’m sure that will come up a time or two before the delegates arrive.

Why do the Democrats have twice as many delegates available as the Republicans? It makes them seem desperate to make the convention look full. History note: it’s been 28 years since the 1988 Rob Lowe convention scandal. He and Robert Downey Jr. are bulletproof.

Question from a Canadian: How much do people actually believe all the stories on Fox News and MSNBC? I went through their sites today while reading up on tonight’s primaries, and I can’t believe anyone would trust these echo chambers. They both read like mutual circle jerks for the left & right. If you told me they were the American equivalent of Pravda and Der Sturmer I wouldn’t think twice.

CNN, meanwhile, has a story about how Jerry Springer thinks Trump was “inevitable”.

Enough talk; get to games! (All times eastern)

NCAA: play-in games (I refuse to call it the “first round”) from Dayton, OH

• #16 Florida Gulf Coast vs #16 Fairleigh Dickinson – 6:40
• #11 Vandy vs #11 Wichita State – 9:10 (or 30 minutes after the first game if late)

Let’s meet the cannon fodder:

That’s enough. If both they and I cared enough, I’d be learning about them on Thursday in the actual first round.

I do like how FGCU has its Chik Fil-A noted on the googlemap, but not a library. According to Tripadvisor, “Fleamaster’s Fleamarket” is the #14 attraction in Fort Myers, below two Spring Training facilities. Fairleigh Dickinson has a campus up here in Vancouver, which kept interfering with my lazy search. It offers programs in Hospitality Management and Business Administration, and is totally not the University of Phoenix.

NHL: (8 games total)

• Islanders @ Penguins – 7:00
• Red Wings @ Flyers – 7:00
• Kings @ Stars – 8:30
• Bruins @ Sharks – 10:00

NBA: (6 games total)

• Celtics @ Pacers – 7:00
• Raptors @ Bucks – 8:00
• Clippers @ Spurs – 8:30

Say goodbye to your loved ones, IT’S TOURNAMENT TIME!