Writing

On the exhausting, exhilarating ordeal of following the playoffs from afar.

Another stupendous season puts #99 among Yankee greats.

Retracing the long-lost footsteps of a baseball great.

A big league underdog, his mom with a famous name, and a storybook home run at Yankee Stadium.

Recapping our 10-day honeymoon in The City That Never Sleeps.

The players you probably forgot wore pinstripes.

Notes from the Evil Empire.

On the continued dominance of Baseball Twitter; the AI debacle at SI; the Paul Mullin-Micky Mellon feud; the Tranmere tactics of Nigel Adkins; the demise of Belichick’s Patriots; the Yankees’ Evil Empire; the brilliance of Jude Bellingham; the transformation of Galatasaray; the devilish proliferation of Tupperware; and more.

On the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes; the Cardinals’ journeyman pitchers; the Yankees’ lack of retained wisdom; the MLB London Series 2024; and the smug joy of actually having a train ticket.

Why the Yankees are beloved in The Land of the Rising Sun.

On the death of Peter Seidler; the Astros hiring Joe Espada; the waning prime of Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge; the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas; and the harrowing genius of Pete Doherty.

Actions speak louder than words in the Bronx.

What happens when we take sports too seriously?

The Yankees are (still) a mess.

How the heir to Derek Jeter finally earned his pinstripes.

How signed baseballs from legendary Yankees reaffirmed my fandom.

How two kids dreamed of playing shortstop for the Yankees – and did.

Why supporting multiple teams is no longer taboo.

How private equity firms are destroying partisan ownership.

My annual (futile) call for change in the Bronx.

On Tranmere’s upturn; the heroics of Mateusz Hewelt; Micky Mellon’s project; the suspension of Fernando Tatis Jr.; Aaron Judge’s home run chase; and why the Red Sox need new ownership.

On the Yankees’ slide; the random Jordan Montgomery trade; flawed front office idealism; the Rockies refusing to conform; Druw Jones’ injury; Vin Scully; MLB returning to London; Tranmere apathy; Dries Mertens at Galatasaray; and the inherent pleasure of writing.

If not now, when?

Exploring the most infamous transaction in sports history.

How the Bronx Bombers nearly became the Meadowlands Maulers.

Notes from an existential crisis.

My 10-step blueprint to salvage a lost franchise.

Calling for root-and-branch reform of a failing franchise.

How Joltin' Joe made coffee cool.

Previewing the 2021 MLB season.