JULY 5 COFFEE CLUB

[Thomas]

WHAT'S BREWING TODAY Tuesday, July 5 On Today's Scorecard New SEC Physique

With the Big Ten flexing its muscles, you can rest assured the SEC is sure to counter and move ahead with further expansion of its own. One assumption is the SEC would return to divisions with 24 teams – four divisions with six teams each. Another assumption is the SEC would play a 10-game conference schedule. For some clarity in this piece, the divisions are labeled, West, Midwest, Mideast and East. Scheduling is a big guess but 10 conference games would allow five out-of-division games each season. A rotation could also allow every SEC team to play every other SEC team in a four-season cycle. >From what we're seeing now, this is what the SEC MIDEAST could look like: Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Florida State Florida Miami To see what the other four divisions look like click here.

Trending Today Here They Come

New York Mets multiple Cy Young winning pitchers Jacob DeGrom and Maz Scherzer are about to join the starting rotation following lengthy stays oin the diabled list. DeGrom, out for 3 months, struck out five of the first six batters he faced in a 24-pitch rehab start for Class A St. Lucie on Sunday. Meanwhile, Scherzer began his rehabilitation assignment with St. Lucie on June 21, just a little over two weeks and is scheduled to start tonight against the Reds. The National League had better embrace themselves for their return.

Grinding Out The Profits Just Do It

Philadelphia hurler Ranger Suarez is 3-5 at home with a 5.15 ERA and a 1.64 WHIP as opposed to 6-1 away with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP this season. Suarez is also 0-5 with a 5.36 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP in his last five home starts. Worse, the Phillies are 1-12 their last 13 games against Washington. You know what to do

[Chamblin]