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Senior MLB writer for The Athletic, author of “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches” and “The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series,” Immaculate Grid addict.
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I like mine with lettuce and tomato, HINDS 57 and French-fried potato…

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Hair today, gone tomorrow: Farewell to the silly, stodgy tradition that was part of the Yankees' identity www.nytimes.com/athletic/615...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

ESPN’s treatment of baseball (outside of live coverage) has been disheartening for all who care about the sport. MLB spells it out: “We have not been pleased with the minimal coverage that MLB has received on ESPN’s platforms over the past several years outside of the actual live game coverage.”

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

Last couple o’ Grids…

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

We're just getting our work in. It's all about the way we go about our business. And if we mess up, hey, it's spring training for everybody. Happy to help @timbritton.bsky.social in a wide-open competition for the top spring training cliches: www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Here's more on Devers' refusal to DH for the Red Sox following the Bregman signing www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

Frankie Montas is dealing with a high-grade lat strain and will be shut down 6-8 weeks, Carlos Mendoza said.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Ninety-five years ago, the Philadelphia A’s won their fifth championship. That total remained unchallenged by any Philly pro sports team… until today. The Philadelphia Eagles are 5-time NFL champions, and is it ever glorious. #flyeaglesfly 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

I love football. You probably do, too. But it’s important to recognize that there’s actually way more parity in MLB than there is in the “Any Team Can Win” league. A must-read from the Hall of Famer @jaysonst (and Go Birds 🦅) www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...

submitted 16 days ago • 10 comments

"Please do not think that the clock [on gambling corruption in baseball] is not a ticking problem. It is." — Fay Vincent, 2024

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Fay Vincent’s final warning to MLB: ‘Gambling always leads to corruption’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...

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For Royals GM JJ Picollo, the Chiefs play next door -- but his blood runs Eagles green. With Super Bowl LIX coming up, a column on life as an Eagles diehard in the land of the Chiefs. 🦅 www.nytimes.com/athletic/610...

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

When I spoke with Fay Vincent for this obituary, he said it was good that I called, because he was dying. He was not sad or maudlin, said he’d lived a long, rich life. Farewell to a rational, engaging, brilliant man who loved the game. www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...

submitted 20 days ago • 6 comments

A 10 and a 6. 🤷‍♂️

submitted 22 days ago • 2 comments

Uno!

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

Washington really wanted that “Shane Victorino Defense” to work.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Hope Father Travers blesses his hometown Eagles today. RS 1.

submitted 27 days ago • 5 comments

Meet the Mets!

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

Here’s the news on the new guys at the Hall… www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Full voting results per the BBWAA:

submitted 32 days ago • 38 comments

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submitted 35 days ago • 3 comments

Milwaukee’s Best: A Tribute to the Humor and Humanity of Bob Uecker www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

It’s closing time for Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame case — and he’s feeling the weight of the wait www.nytimes.com/athletic/606...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Played a doubleheader on the Grid today. Both versions are a 2.

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

Today’s 2. Took some guesses that worked.

submitted 39 days ago • 5 comments

Some recent Grid action…

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

And speaking of falling just short, here’s a 1 today:

submitted 44 days ago • 3 comments

Why Felix Hernandez fell just short on my HOF ballot — and why I’m grateful he’s still in play

submitted 44 days ago • 3 comments

Eleven. Upper middle is easily my favorite answer today. 😄

submitted 45 days ago • 9 comments

New column: After hours of looking at this, I voted for Andy Pettitte for the Hall of Fame for the first time ... Because I stopped focusing on what he wasn't and appreciated what he was - for 18 years: A reliable workhorse win machine. www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...

submitted 46 days ago • 23 comments

Justin Verlander continues the tradition of Cooperstown-bound, 40+ pitching legends joining the Giants — like Warren Spahn (1965), Steve Carlton (1986) and Randy Johnson (2009). Carlton got his 4000th K for SF, and Johnson his 300th win.

submitted 46 days ago • 4 comments

A Benz with room for eight B&W passengers. RS 5.

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

A day for the utility men! RS 2.

submitted 49 days ago • 4 comments

Here’s a 3 from the Teddy Higuera Appreciation Society.

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments