Cup of Coffee: August 8, 2022

Atlanta and the Padres are not ready for prime time, the Phillies and Pete Rose embarrass themselves, and we talk about soccer, Malcom Gladwell, an errant penis, and "NewsRadio"

Good morning!

The Mets and Dodgers each faced their primary rival for the division title over the weekend and spanked said rivals really, really hard, someone at the replay office in New York got a bee in their bonnet over catchers allegedly blocking plates and that came into play in two games yesterday, the Cardinals continue to surge, the Yankees continue to skid, and a member of the Red Sox continues to embarrass himself.

Speaking of embarrassing, the Phillies decided that it was a good idea to honor a rapist yesterday and then the rapist got mad that someone had the nerve to ask him about it. Not a great look. Elsewhere, a couple of allegedly bright young baseball executives don’t understand how acquiring great players and making fans happy is good business, the agreement giving Bobby Bonilla deferred money from the Mets each year hit the auction block, Miguel Cabrera’s future is in doubt, and Friday night with the Trash Pandas was nowhere near as fun as the phrase “Friday night with the Trash Pandas” sounds.

In Other Stuff I talk a little — not a lot! — about soccer. I also talk about Malcom Gladwell, an errant penis (those are separate items), and “NewsRadio.” Because “NewsRadio” is awesome.