Cup of Coffee: July 1, 2024

New Derby rules, the Phillies lose a couple of sluggers, Oakland, Field of Dreams bourbon, Orlando Cepeda, Martin Mull, and two VERY bad Supreme Court decisions

Good morning!

Today: there are new rules for this year’s Home Run Derby. The Phillies have a couple of big guns on the IL. We had another in-game interview-induced miscue. In Oakland a political crisis could lead to an opportunity. Maybe. Field of Dreams Bourbon is on sale, so yay? And we bid adieu to Orlando Cepeda.

In Other Stuff, we encounter some more unnecessary technology, we mourn the loss of Martin Mull, and I spend a lot of time explaining why Friday’s Supreme Court decisions were oh so very bad.

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