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Paul Skenes' sudden velocity drop suggests he might be dealing with an injury.

My Hot Seat this week is gonna be guys who maybe aren't really acting like themselves right now. 'cause Paul Skenes got pulled today after five innings on 65 pitches, and he didn't pitch one pitch over 95. Is he, do we think he's injured?

Following Paul Skenes' start on August 11, 2026, where his velocity was down and he was pulled early, both Skenes and Pirates manager Don Kelly stated that his early exit was not injury-related. Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington later confirmed there was no information to suggest an injury, attributing the issues to general fatigue. Skenes subsequently pitched in games with increased velocity, reaching up to 98.0 mph on his fastball by August 25, 2026.

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The Vikings have to trade JJ McCarthy now that he's lost the starting job to Kyler Murray

Kyler Murray has won the starting job in Minnesota for all the non-believers out there. It's a sad day. It's a bad day... you have to trade [JJ McCarthy], right? I guess so, but I don't know what you're gonna get... you drafted him two years ago and it's like, this was supposed to be the future and you're moving on from that already, so you just gotta rid yourself.

In this specific 2026 context, the outcome of a trade is pending.
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Todd Monken's slip of the tongue confirms he believes Shedeur Sanders is better than Deshaun Watson.

The fact he denied it means that inside of his own head, he knows that. He would never say that because he doesn't believe it. If he had, if the guy was trying to trap him and he actually thought maybe, maybe Shedeur wasn't as good, he would just say like, 'you know, I don't remember ever saying anything like that.'... But the fact that he denied it tells me that in his own brain, he recognized that person's putting a lie on my name. Right. I have to correct the record. Oh shit, they got me.

This is subjective analysis of Monken's internal thoughts.
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Reporters who provide incorrect injury timelines should be forced to serve the length of that timeline in jail

I think it should be illegal and you should be in jail if you report that a player is injured for a short period of time and then it turns out they're injured for a longer period of time. Kobe Bryant is now out for four to six months because he got knee surgery. Everyone reported that he was out for eight to 10 weeks. That should be jail. Anyone who reported that should be in jail for eight to 10 weeks. You should have to serve the original sentence.

This is a satirical policy proposal that cannot be factually correct.

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The Buccaneers are still alive in the NFC South

Our division is so bad that every year you think somebody's gotta win it. Why not us? Right? It's completely open still. I'm not out of it whatsoever.

Whether Tampa Bay remains in contention for or wins the NFC South will be resolved during the 2026 season.
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The Bengals are gonna be a scary, scary team.

Whether Cincinnati becomes a genuinely scary team over the 2026 season remains unresolved.
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Hockey players are terrible at every sport except golf

Hockey players are terrible at every other sport besides golf.

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