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Anchor Drop, July 17, 2023: 40 Days to Kickoff

Baseball lands a pitcher from the transfer portal.

Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

Good morning.

Optional Musical Accompaniment

We are now 40 days away from Vanderbilt football’s season opener against Hawaii. There’s no 40 on the roster, which seems like a weird number to be skipped?

The big Vanderbilt news from yesterday: the baseball team picked up a commitment from Coastal Carolina transfer LHP Levi Huesman. After that, Aria Gerson wrote about how the baseball team has gained more than it’s lost in the transfer portal, which is certainly unusual.

And in news from the Vanderbilt cinematic universe:

I suppose that could be termed entering the transfer portal as well?

Sports on TV

All times Central.

  • 6:00 PM: MLB: Dodgers at Orioles or Giants at Reds (MLB Network)
  • 8:40 PM: MLB: Twins at Mariners (FS1)

Scoreboard

MLB: Giants 8, Pirates 4 ... White Sox 8, Braves 1 ... Orioles 5, Marlins 4 ... Phillies 7, Padres 6 ... Blue Jays 7, Diamondbacks 5 ... Brewers 4, Reds 3 ... Royals 8, Reds 4 ... Cardinals 8, Nationals 4 ... Red Sox 11, Cubs 5 ... Rangers 6, Guardians 5 ... Rockies 8, Yankees 7 ... Twins 5, A’s 4 ... Mariners 2, Tigers 0 ... Mets 2, Dodgers 1 ... Astros 9, Angels 8.

CONCACAF Gold Cup: Mexico 1-0 Panama.