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Mets dealt Addison Reed to Boston. Will that be it for deals from New York? And they just got three reliever prospects. Seems about right. For any fans of impending doom: Jacob deGrom Replica T-Shirt Night is this Friday. The guy has been a bright spot with Conforto, so the wheels are due to pop off any day now.

Saw the highlight. Damn. Just . . . damn. Mets can't really deal Cespedes at this point after signing him twice. Figure maybe this time next year? He did say he wants to finish his career in Oakland. Oh, and like I said before, the Mets have two promotions centered on him in August.

I hope the proceeds from the million dollar wipes go to Stephen Colbert. The highlights seem lifted from the Prescott Pharmaceuticals bits from The Colbert Report. "I'll see you in health!!!"

Almost four months later, and nothing has really changed. Rick is still an abusive asshole, Morty is still hapless, and Jerry Smith is still the saddest motherfucker mankind has ever produced. At least the kids work through their problems in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Rick is still Rick, though. He'll advance your civilization, but he'll take it away when he leaves because he's freakin' Rick, dammit.

@aradia22: Send me a PM with your e-mail, and I'll send the URL. Does that sound good? [smiley face would be here]

@aradia22: If you have an OKC account, I can send my profile. I can't show those to non-members. And I feel like I'm polite when I'm sending messages. I'm not insistent . . . I tell them that I like the profile, I invite them to check mine out, and I add a brief description of who I am and what I'm looking for. It's not something that I copy-and-paste with every profile I see.

I know, the summaries are vague as hell, but at least we got new episodes again.

Ever read the American anthology? Evan Dorkin did a bunch of gag strips; one of those had Eren biting his hand over and over, only to find he was chomping on Mikasa. "You know, I thought I tasted cute." I watched Team Four Star's abridgement that got shut down. Funny thing: At the graduation ceremony, the cadets are lined up by performance. The order of the top five: Mikasa, Reiner, Bertolt, Annie and Eren. Mikasa is such a badass, she outdid three people who knew they were Titans and one who didn't.

Maybe he was doing some deep thinking. Well, deep for Goku. "Wow. This is what I did to King Kai's planet. Holy cow, I am an asshole!! I mean, he found a new place, but he's still dead. That settles it . . . next time we get the Dragon Balls, I'm wishing him, Bubbles and Gregory back!! But wait . . . Earth is destroyed, and all of our loved ones are dead. Meh . . . not the first time, won't be the last. Somebody will make an ass-pull, and none of this will matter." And then Whis breaks out the deus ex macchina from Galaxy Quest, and the rest resolved itself. I wonder what Bulma's folks were thinking when the shockwave hit. "Damn. I fucking knew she'd destroy the planet."

Heads up: Thanks to HBO's original programming, the new episode starts at 11:08 and runs for 31 minutes. This is especially aimed for fans of Rick and Morty, who are waiting for a new episode at 11:30.

Now I want Keegan-Michael Key to pop by one of the Yankee booths, reprising his clueless teacher character. "Stepping to the plate is 'Aye-Aye-Ron Judge.'" "Actually, his name is-" "DON'T YOU GET CHURLISH WITH ME!!!!"

Just bumping this up since individual ninjas have been talked about lately. Once again: I don't loathe most of them, though I understand where some would make you itch. Has Neil Craver run this season? It's a bit alarming that the other two "free spirits"I know about -- Grant McCartney and Jake Murray -- went out in ignoble fashion. ETA: Here's the Instagram of Sammo Hog, the four-legged friend of Jessie Graff. The cutest thing there lately? Sammo rubbing herself on Jessie's stomach.

E) Beltre gets tossed early for moving the on deck circle again.

Burnett & Co. still insist on reinventing the wheel for S35. Natural evolution or unnecessary mutation? You decide.

Heads up: Tokyo Ghoul will be airing at 12:30 a.m. tonight, as opposed to 1. Haven't caught the latest episode on DVR; will take care of that later.

Heads up: HxH has been moved back from 1:30 at 1 a.m.

Heads up: Shippuden has been moved back from 2:30 a.m. to 2.

Heads up: last week's episode -- "A Chance Appears in a Tight Spot! Launch a Counteroffensive, Goku!" -- starts the Adult Swim block at 8 p.m. tonight. That's followed by the "newest" episode: "The Earth Explodes?! A Decisive Kamehameha." That episode will also start the Toonami block at 11 p.m., as opposed to 11:30.

Just looked up the Toonami schedule for tonight, and changes have been made. 1. No more Samurai Jack repeats at 11 p.m. 2. All shows in the lineup get dragged back by thirty minutes. Dragon Ball Super airs at 11, Kai at 11:30, and so on. 2a. Also, the "new" Super episode airs at 8:30 p.m., preceded by last week's episode. 3. Jojo's Bizarre Adventures kicks off the "Stardust Crusaders" season tonight at midnight. 4. Following Ghost In The Shell at 2:30, the second season of Attack on Titan starts up again at 3. 5. Anybody catching up with Samurai Jack can see "XCVI" at 3:30

Reminder: "Stardust Crusaders" starts tonight at midnight, not 12:30 a.m. ETA: In brief . . . Jotaro (pronounced "Joe-Joe-Ro" for some reason): What exactly is the story, you old bastard?!? Jonathan "Jojo II" Joestar: Once upon a time, a unruly youth escaped poverty and tried to murder my grandfather, and he succeeded killing that guy's father. A century later, the fucker's back, he's taken over my ancestor's body, he sounds like Franky, and the fate of the world is at stake. Jotaro: Sounds like absolute horseshit. Holly: OKAY!!! Jojo: There was also this thing with "pillar men," but I killed two of them and sent the third into space. Oh, and I'm voiced like Batou these days. Or Bobobo, if you prefer. I'm guessing that Dio's rebirth causes "stands," which is probably related to Hamon. But Avdol had his since birth, so I don't know. And the star birthmark kinda comes out of right field, doesn't it? "Wait . . . you two honestly never noticed that on the back of your necks? I blame myself . . . Suzy Q is a bit of an intelligence drain in terms of genetics."

Revamped my profile on OKC. No bites yet,and nobody is responding to my messages. Basic needs: non-smoker, doesn't live that far away, good compatibility percentage. I don't need it to be so high, but I'm not sending out queries to every profile I see. What do you guys/gals look for on OKC? Do percentages and other stats matter? A guy my size cannot pole dance. Dancing in the style of Poland? Maybe.

Found this . . . Justin Roiland does alternative takes on the "Roy" game. Very funny.

Think of it this way . . . when the Astros sweep the Yankees in the ALCS and Aaron Judge hits .175 with no dingers, it will feel that much sweeter. The Astros haven't won a title in over fifty years, and maybe some love should be showed . . . even if the team looked the other way when Mike Scott scuffed balls, got a Cy Young, and almost single-handedly took the Mets out in 1986.

I know, right?!? We're had Ghost Riders on horse, cycle and car . . . but wooly mammoth?!? Holy shit! And is the mammoth undead? So many questions!!! Come on, I want an event where Ghost Rider 1MBC terrorizes shit, and that the mammoth barfs up Johnny, Danny, Robbie and Zero, as well as their respective vehicles. ETA: And Alejandra. Shouldn't forget her.

That's nice to hear. Like hearing about the success of The Mole worldwide, but without the bitterness of ABC screwing the show over and over again. Any chance the Aussies would represent in the next "U.S. Vs. The World" showdown?