The Yankees mismanagement of Anthony Rizzo's concussion, three strong debuts from pitchers in new uniforms, pitcher injuries, more on Eduardo Rodríguez, the NFL, Ron DeSantis, and Taylor Swift
Miami wins a barn-burner, we saw one of the weirder strikeouts ever, there was bad news about some pitchers, a super fan is on his way to jail, and we talk elections, conspiracies, and dating apps
Framber Valdez's no-hitter -- and Justin Verlander's return to Houston -- led the news on a very, very busy 2023 trade deadline day
There were a lotta trades, a lawsuit was settled, I teach you how to teach your elderly parents to use smartphones, talk about legacy admissions, and mourn the loss of Pee-wee Herman
Trades, trades, trades, trades, roundworm horror, hiking, and Pulp.
Ohtanti dominates with his arm and his bat, the Brewers pick up a veteran, the Mets begin their selloff, the Angels are rolling the dice, and we talk "Oppenheimer" and aliens
The Angels and White Sox pull off a big trade, the Dodgers and Guardians pull off a smaller one, Rob Manfred is reelected, and we talk about Sinéad O’Connor, butter sculptures, and memorable days
A night in Cleveland with a couple of generations of interesting musicians
I promise never to rebrand this newsletter to a dumb, generic single letter. That’s the Cup of Coffee Promise.
The O's take care of the Rays, Bryce Harper flashes more leather, Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen have their day, "The League," "My Murder," and some ribs
The O's are in first, Atlanta snaps its skid, there was a SUPER dumb injury, the New York Times hears from the union, and a guy Trump pardoned is out doing crimes again
The Orioles are in first, the Yankees are imploding, football fields can be black, we may be through with the past but the past is not through with us, and I wrote like 600 words about Rush
