Rick Wamsley is out as Peoria coach. Might as well get this ol’ reliable working:
| TEAM | Old | New |
| SYR* | Ross Yates (4/12) | — |
| HOU | Kevin Constantine (4/15) | — |
| PEO | Rick Wamsley (5/6) | — |
*-Syracuse’s new coach will be hired by Anaheim. Springfield’s affiliation shifts from Edmonton to Columbus. Oklahoma City takes over Edmonton’s affiliation. Other changes are still to come.
Abbotsford tied up the North Division final, which now can’t end before Monday. The other two surviving series play Friday.
The Worlds begin in hours. Germany’s roster (pdf) includes Sven Butenschon.
Finally saw last week’s 30 Rock. Now wish there really were a Hunts Point Marriott.
Funny Language Log story from Geoffrey K. Pullum. I’d not heard of that book, either, which is all the more interesting to me: The family’s ancestral homeland is in Basilicata…
Congrats to Bridgeport off-ice official Stan Capp, who’ll be umpiring a national softball tournament in Virginia come September.
And RIP, Robin Roberts.