Cup of Coffee: October 12, 2022

Three of the top dogs won, Eric Kay gets a stiff sentence, a player gets a young man injury, another gets an old man injury, and we talk about rising and grinding, Shatner, McKuen and Lansbury

Good morning!

Scientists confirmed yesterday that the orbit of a space rock Dimorphos was altered when NASA's Dart probe struck it head on last month. It’s a development which, sadly, slightly reduces the chances of of the world ending in an asteroid-induced cataclysm. I’m just as upset as you are — humans have made Earth such a mess that it could truly use a good reboot — but maybe the Siberian Traps will bail us out again.

In the meantime three of the four bye-receiving division winners won last night, giving those of us who like to see the underdogs win something less than satisfaction. Eric Kay got sentenced and we learned that, in addition to him being a sad case and an irresponsible person, he’s an insensitive jackass too. There will be a new league sponsor announced today — MLB made sure we knew about it too — and there were three notable injuries to players on postseason teams, two of which were dubious.

In Other Stuff, I have little patience for the rise and grind mentality, William Shatner meets the Overview Effect, we remember someone who I am pretty sure has almost been completely forgotten, and we say goodbye to Angela Lansbury who died of old age yesterday.

Or was it . . . murder?