Cup of Coffee: December 13, 2023

Jung Hoo Lee, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the inevitability of a sports media gambling scandal, an SI purge, a new arena scam, “Archer” bows out, and Certs have caused me to become unstuck in time

Good morning!

Korean star outfielder Jung Hoo Lee has signed in America and we’ll talk about that today. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has not yet signed but we’ll talk about where he’s considering. A sports media gambling scandal is inevitable and I talk about the form it might take. And Sports Illustrated has experienced a C-suite purge for pretty obvious reasons.

In Other Stuff, a billionaire team owner is about to become the beneficiary of a new arena scam. One of my favorite TV shows is bowing out. Finally, Certs — with Retsyn! — have caused me to become unstuck in time. Which is a hell of a thing given that they were taken off the market five years ago.

Yeah, we’re all over the place today, but this letter goes where the news takes it.