Cup of Coffee: December 15, 2021

Teams hiring reporters, the Guardians showing chutzpah, the 20th birthday of "The Royal Tenenbaums," and as of today I am the father of an adult human being.

Good morning!

Forgive me if I seem a bit off this morning, but it’s my daughter Anna’a birthday today. She’s 18. I have an adult child. That’s a thing that throws you a bit.

I talk about Anna at the end of today’s newsletter. Before I get there, though, I talk about a team hiring a columnist, the Guardians showing some chutzpah, the pandemic doing what a…