Murakami signs two-year deal with White Sox Not a bad move for Murakami, given the concerns about how he’ll measure up to MLB pitching. If he produces, he’ll be back on the market at age 27 and will have a better chance of landing a long-term deal. Me, I’m still hoping the Yankees land Tatsuya Imai, who at least reportedly *doesn’t* want to play for the Dodgers, aka Evil Empire West. (Not that they need him.) And I’m agnostic about resigning Cody Bellinger. He had an excellent season in 2025, but his inconsistent track record and his age (turning 31 in July) make me wary of giving him an expensive long-term deal. 

Which is why Jim A. is pretty much OK with it being closed. You know that he hates doing that here.

Yes, and this very political (and illegal—only Congress is authorized to rename the Center) act contributes to the ongoing assault on a cultural institution that has championed jazz, so that has to be mentioned. Hard to keep politics out when it’s actively, quite deliberately shitting on so much of what we value in this country, every single day. In the meantime, I can’t imagine any self-respecting jazz artist performing at this venue again any time soon.

Search Amazon by "Listening to Prestige" and they will come up.

The renaming is an overtly political act (and stating that isn't in itself political) so commenting on it without being political is an interesting approach. A new parlour game for the holidays perhaps. Good luck everyone