Mailing it in today. Rich Siegelman writes, “Jose Reyes pitches worse than he hits. Martha Stewart’s ceremonial first pitch was better than all 48 he threw.”… And Don Reed believes the time has come for a new cable network. “Power players Les Moonves, Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer are allegedly banding together to form SPN, the Sexual Predators Network.” If SPN come to pass Mr. Reed, I suggest Al Franken as White House correspondent. Louis CK to head the entertainment division and Larry Nassar to man the health desk.

Critical four-game set at Fenway this weekend. Red Sox are 5 ¹/₂ games up and the Yanks will need to take three of four to narrow the gap. Cagey, crafty vet CC Sabathia held the Sox league-best lineup to a single run over seven innings in June and is 18-13 lifetime facing rival Boston. With Chris Sale on the shelf, Brian Johnson will get another start. He’s filled in seamlessly when called upon, posting a 1.80 ERA through six starts. Tough matchup but we will play 20 units on the Sox.

Got back to the winner’s circle Wednesday as that other CC, Carlos Carrasco, scattered four hits over 7 ¹/₃ innings helping the Indians edge the Twinkies 2-0. Victory has us at -822 lettermans.