Your “Now He Can Screw Up TV Broadcasts” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

NFL News:

• In a “good news / bad news” type of situation, Gene Steratore has retired.
  • And joined CBS as their rules analyst, for both the NFL and college basketball.
    • Since he worked both for over 20 years.
  • Besides Steratore, Ed Hochuli, Jeff Triplette and Terry McAulay have retired.
    • Hochuli, shockingly, didn’t take a TV job but instead is working as Al Riveron’s assistant.

• Le’Veon Bell says a long-term contract is “close”, and the odds of him going to camp on time seem “pretty good”.
  • They have until July 16 to work out a deal, otherwise his franchise tag for 2018 is $14.5 million.

• Julian Edelman’s suspension appeal was heard Monday.
  • The substance for which Edelman tested positive wasn’t one the league’s drug testers recognized. That remains one of two key issues at the heart of his appeal.
    • The other, according to a source, involves a mishandling of the documentation and delivery of Edelman’s test results.
      • So – the classic “someone must’ve tampered with it due to your carelessness” defence, which will play on WEEI & Barstool.

Tonight’s sports:

• MLB:
  • Diamondbacks at Marlins – 7:00PM | FS1
  • Blue Jays at Astros – 8:00PM | Sportsnet
  • Cubs at Dodgers – 10:00PM | ESPN / TSN
  • Rockies at Giants – 10:00PM | Sportsnet1
• College World Series:
  • Finals Game 1: Oregon State vs. Arkansas – 7:00PM | ESPN
    • Last night was rained out.
• WWE:
  • Smachdown – 8:00PM | USA / Sportsnet360

Thanks to everyone who’ll be stepping in for me over the next week or so. End-of-year deadlines plus a failure to plan has resulted in being unable to contribute regularly. I’M NOT SURE YOU’RE SUFFERING!