Cliff Corcoran of Sports on Earth returns to break down the action at the trading deadline, Steve discusses the sad fate of Porter Moss, the uplifting fate of Harry Heitmann, and the Phillies Phanatic makes a couple of very awkward appearances.

WARNING: There are no cusswords this week. Perhaps an adult-ish matter is discussed, but obliquely, with taste and discretion.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Porter Moss Story*The Worst Start Ever*Cliff Corcoran: The Furry Adventures Clippy Cormorant*Our condolences to Ketel Marte*How the trading deadline is like life*Baseball discourages complacency*The Twins’ illusory competitiveness (The Garcia trades)*Sympathy for the Royals*The Zack Littell riddle (Jurickson Profar, Maikel Franco, and more)*Tyler O’Neill for Marco Gonzalez*The Ballad of Lonny Frey*Do the Astros have enough pitching?*The Cubs’ deadline approach vs. the Astros’*Prospects traded at the deadline often disappoint*The Sonny Gray trade*The fate of Michael Pineda*The Yu Darvish trade*The best Dodgers team of all time?*The Justin Wilson-Alex Avila trade*The Nationals’ bullpen rebuild*Is the Brock-Brogilo trade still the best?*Goodbyes.