Chez

Good deal for both teams -- though I would have loved to see the Sox ship Quintana to Milwaukee . Still . . a great return for a top of the rotation starter.

Just finished Season 5 of House of Cards. Not sure what to think. It's entertaining as hell, but so implausible.

PT: Unfortunately, no. Show sold out before I could pull the trigger. I've got tickets to see them at the Riv when they return in November. Instead, I went to the American Music Festival at Fitzgeralds and had a blast.

The Blisters, C.J. Chenier, Marcia Ball and more.

^^ Wilco as Blue Man Group?

^^^ Boss, how's the new Steve Earle album? I heard country(ish).

Through a series of fortuitous events, my wife scored a free VIP seat for the show in Boston on Saturday. I'll be in Chicago catching up on Better Call Saul.