From Home Run Derby Heat To Open Championship Bets

Send us Fan MailRecorded July 13th, 2026A weekend recap turns into a full-speed July sports grab bag, the way it always does when you’ve got friends in town, cold drinks on deck, and a TV stuck on whatever event has the most chaos. We start with the Home Run Derby happening live, reacting to the swings and talking about why the format actually matters if MLB wants the night to feel like a real contest instead of a time-trial with commercials.Then we lock in on golf, because it’s Open Championship week at Royal Birkdale and the lead-up is already weird. Tom Kim closes out the Scottish Open in style, Scottie Scheffler somehow misses a cut, and it sparks the bigger question we can’t stop asking: why do fans love yelling “choke” when golf is the one sport where the ball just sits there and still manages to embarrass the best players on earth? We dig into Rory’s ugly miss, a great Hank Haney story about Tiger, and why links golf exposes every tiny weakness.From there we go full picks mode for The Open: favorites we actually like, “middle of the pack” value plays, and a true long shot dart throw. We also hit the quick summer staples, including All-Star break baseball takes, a Pirates stat that sounds fake, fantasy football research ramping up, and a late UFC detour that ends with Patty Pimblett delivering a nasty finish while the main event leaves everyone annoyed.If you’re betting The Open, tracking golf form, or just want a sports hang that feels like a real conversation, queue this one up. Subscribe, share it with your group chat, and leave a review with your Open Championship winner pick so we can steal it.#baldguysonthebench #graboneancrackone #mlb #homerunderby #theopen