NFL News:

• Everything’s coming up Cowboys today:
  • A TRO granted by a NY court will allow Ezekiel Elliott to play Sunday versus the Niners.
  • Dallas will host the 2018 NFL Draft.

• Injuries:
  • Good news: Teddy Bridgewater is back on the Vikings practice field.
  • Bad news: [Redacteds] DE Jonathan Allen done for the year with a Lisfranc injury.

• Noise:
  • NFL ratings are down 7.5% from last year.
  • Jed York said, “We need to be above petty attacks from anybody, because racial and socioeconomic inequality have existed in this country for too long. You’ve got to block out the noise and do your job.”
    • Why? Let’s check in with a failed USFL owner:

The NFL has decided that it will not force players to stand for the playing of our National Anthem. Total disrespect for our great country!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 18, 2017

To which I add,

Courtesy Deadspin, some hero/masochist decided to make a video showing all the bumpers for failed TV shows Joe Buck has made during his 21 years (?!) of broadcasting baseball playoffs on FOX.

There’s a delightful combination of “who the fuck is that guy?” and “who thought that was a good idea?” wrapped up in the misery he’s forced to relay. It’s but a taste of what we viewers go through when he goes off on his tangents.

Tonight’s sports:

• MLB:
  • Game 4: Dodgers at Cubs – 9:00PM | TBS / Sportsnet
• NHL:
  • Red Wings at Maple Leafs – 7:30PM | Sportsnet1
  • Blackhawks at Blues – 8:00PM | NBCSN
  • Canadiens at Kings – 10:30PM | NBCSN / TSN (Quebec) / RDS
• NBA:
  • 76ers at Wizards – 7:00PM | ESPN / TSN
  • Timberwolves at Spurs – 9:30PM | ESPN / TSN

I know MLB HQ has an extreme hard-on for a potential Yankees – Dodgers World Series. My thoughts?

C’MON ASTROS!