Cup of Coffee: January 24, 2024

The Hall of Fame voting, some signings, a sick Hall of Famer, a retirement, more journalism layoffs, a bad debate, and the Oscars

Good morning!

The Hall of Fame voting results are in and three men have passed the post. The Pirates signed a closer, the Dodgers signed a starter, the Nationals signed a hacker, Ryne Sandberg is sick, and a pretty good pitcher has called it quits.

In Other Stuff someone you don’t know died but I talk about him anyway, a former ballplayer put in a poor debate performance, the Los Angeles Times slashes its newsroom, and the Oscar noms are out.

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