Go scan the MLB news wire from last night. Seriously, go. What a weird, wonderful, beautiful sport we all enjoy. Pokemon hunting, bass catching, backstreet boys dancing, drone flying, punchouts on strike two, “I hate all media.” Uhh, scratch that last one. And then, of course, there’s the excellence that is Ji-Man Choi.

When your great tweet gets no faves. pic.twitter.com/N0ujHt0oEM

— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) July 19, 2016

I said it last Thursday, but a few days later, please never go away for four days again, baseball.

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Today’s Roto Riteup is wishing for lasagna.

On the agenda:
1. Various News and Notes
2. Streaming Pitcher Options

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Today’s Roto Riteup doesn’t care much for golf, but still finds the final day of the British Open to be interesting at the very least.

On the agenda:
1. Various News and Notes
2. Streaming Pitcher Options

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Today’s Roto Riteup was not prepared for four baseball-less days to seem like an eternity.

On the agenda:
1. Houston Makes Things Complicated
2. Various News and Notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options

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Alright, everyone glad to have baseball back now? Like, real baseball? Yeah, me too. It’s nice that the Blue Jays secured home-field advantage in the World Series and all, but I could do without the four-day reprieve in the middle of the season. On the bright side, the timing was swell, as I was in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League and probably would have needed someone to tag in for the Roto Riteup anyway. But here we are, back with RR, back with baseball, back together.

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Today’s Roto Riteup is ready for Monday’s celebration of dingers, especially since it’s the last time we’ll have to hear the dulcet tones of BACK BACK BACK BACK KILL ME OH SWEET LORD KILL ME NOW.

On the agenda:
1. Various News and Notes
2. Streaming Pitcher Options

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This morning’s Roto Riteup looks forward to a couple days without the daily grind of baseball.

On the agenda:
1. Mets’ arms
2. Various News and Notes
3. Streaming Pitcher Options

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Greetings, from Las Vegas! I’m here for NBA Summer League and, tragically, won’t get to see the 51s in action at any point while I’m here. I will, however, be laying a boatload of money at the books on the red-hot Giancarlo Stanton to win the Home Run Derby, so long as someone heckles him first.

Fan calls Giancarlo Stanton overrated… Stanton promptly homers. pic.twitter.com/7ApJqjhSn4

— Shaun Newkirk (@Shauncore) July 6, 2016

Yes, that clip’s a day old, which is my way of bringing up that I missed the Roto Riteup yesterday. Real life got in the way on short notice, and I’m really sorry for leaving you hanging. Trust that whoever I would have picked for a streaming choice threw a perfect game with 20 punch-outs.

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It was a bit of a quiet news day in baseball, unless you’re in a league that rewards All-Star stats. If so, well, hey, good for you but that’s weird. Anyway, I have no appropriate preamble, so here’s David Ortiz breaking his bat after a single.

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Hello, American friends. I hope the 4th found you well and your day was filled with safety, healthy foods, and moderation. And in case you missed our birthday up here, it’s not too late to say sorry.

Let’s go Blue Jays ????? pic.twitter.com/KFwyNLOTy3

— Trevor Bauer (@BauerOutage) July 4, 2016

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