Rebooting

THE FINE FIVE:

(1) And like that, the Detroit Tigers are sellers at the trade deadline, not buyers. Or, as Dave Dombrowski said, they are "rebooting" for 2016. Here's who I anticipate no longer being in Detroit come Saturday: starting pitchers David Price and Alfredo Simon, outfielder Yoenis Cespedis, outfielder Rajai Davis, and catcher Alex Avila. It's also possible that relief pitcher Joakim Soria will be gone, too. Here's to racing with Cleveland to place last in the American League Central!

(2) August and September are going to be long, lonely months for the Tigers faithful. But at least Justin Verlander appears to be back in form, and J.D. Martinez will be fun to watch!

(3) It could be worse. It could be the Miami Marlins. Whose management and ownership I despise with a passion. And whose stadium I despise even more. Yeah, I wrote about that four years ago. Is it that hard to believe since moving to Florida in 1999, I've witnessed baseball games in Tampa, Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit, but have yet to watch a Marlins home game?

(4) Meanwhile, SportsNet just posted a wonderful "inside look" at the to-be-constructed new Detroit Red Wings arena. Yeah, I'm excited, too!

(5) Football season is just around the corner ...

CAMPAIGN 2016 NEWS OF THE DAY:

From The WashingtonPost: "Ted Cruz bullied Republicans for years. Now they’re standing up to him." - How about them anti-bullying measures?

FACEPALM NEWS OF THE DAY:

From The Daily Mail: "'I just wanted them to look normal': Woman is left with lopsided breasts after NHS surgeons bungled boob job FOUR times" - Define "normal," please.

FLORIDA NEWS OF THE DAY:

From Real Clear Politics: "Walker Tells Private Group He'll Skip Florida Primary" - If you can't beat Bush or Rubio in their home state, don't join them.

WEIRD NEWS OF THE DAY:

From Defense One: "The Military Will Test a New Terrifyingly Loud Noise Gun" - It will be incredibly loud. WHAT???

SPORTS NEWS OF THE DAY:

From The Washington Post: "NFL Films: Putting a positive spin on dreadful Redskins seasons since 1992" - But did they go Owen 16? No! Deal with that, Washington!

VIDEO OF THE DAY:

Coming to America, not starting Eddie Murphy

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY:

ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"