Cannibal Connections
Buried at the bottom of a story last week at MLB.com:
The New York police officer on trial for allegedly plotting to kidnap, murder and eat 100 women was high school baseball teammates with Mets outfielder Mike Baxter.
Also in the news:
Former Braves catcher Bruce Benedict next in line to be Pope.
Ramon Castro, Jason Castro, Starlin Castro said to be under consideration to succeed distant cousins Fidel and Raul in Cuba.
Jeremy Blachman is the author of Anonymous Lawyer, a satirical novel that should make people who didn't go to law school feel good about their life choices. Read more at McSweeney's or elsewhere. He likes e-mail.
Why is Hank Schrader giving Baxter whatever that is?
Spoiler alert: Baxter plays cameo in Breaking Bad, kills Walter White.