Safety is Job One

<p>Pottymouth survived both Red Sox at Yankee Stadium and the Dead at Citifield and tells us all about it. Game day descriptions include boyfriend highlights (fun to celebrate a Jeter homer at Yankee Stadium), and a little too much information theater. <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-carpenter-aaron-judge-homer-twice-vs-redsox">Matt Carpenter</a> has found his swing, <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article263355053.html">Whit Merrifield</a>’s consecutive game streak ends in a wimper, and rookie Adley Rutschman’s pinch hit homer is the first since Trey. Will Soto make Pottymouth regret the City Connect jersey? Is <a href="https://theathletic.com/3427987/2022/07/16/juan-soto-nationals-contract-offer/">$440million</a> really not enough? We boldly predict Home Run Derby winners. So many draft-eligible players are children of professional ball players – <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-draft-2022-druw-jones-jackson-holliday-set-to-join-growing-crop-of-second-generation-baseball-stars-014635832.html">nature or nurture</a>?</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://pressboxonline.com/2022/07/07/orioles-assistant-gm-eve-rosenbaum-has-high-hopes-for-women-in-baseball/?fbclid=IwAR2HIzKjDKcAEyH-NGAiDepaxFHOE9DUO4Ab5gP-Rj-tVDfDegZ0dFuZjwU">Eve Rosenbaum</a> joins the Os front office, and <a href="https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/nota/_/id/10646629/clasico-mlb-y-mlbpa-dan-luz-verde-a-nelson-cruz-para-ser-el-gerente-de-rd">Nelson Cruz</a> gets the nod to manage the Dominican Republic’s  World Baseball Classic team. In the labor report, the threat of an All Star Game strike gets the parties back to the negotiating table in the fight for higher wages for <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/12/dodger-stadium-strike-all-star-game/">Dodger Stadium concession workers</a>. Thousands of minor leaguers will be due part of a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34249632/mlb-pay-185-million-settlement-minor-league-players-minimum-wage-allegations">$185million