Thursday Night Open Thread

Earlier this week former Yankee Brandon McCarthy answered questions from fans in a mailbag at The Players’ Tribune. He talked about having Tommy John surgery, the “offensively silent” Shane Greene, and intentionally hitting batters, among other things. It’s pretty entertaining. Check it out.

This is the nightly open thread. All three local hockey teams are in action — the Rangers and Islanders are playing each other in a rather big game (by mid-January standards) — plus there’s some college hoops on as well. Talk about whatever here.