Writing

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.

How I found an urban masterpiece, 20 years later.

The forgotten brand that revolutionised coffee.

Hoping for a return of the bloggers.

Where does Boston turn next?

CSI: Prentonia. A case of mistaken identity.

Defending the Moneyball protégé chased from Los Angeles.

On the strange comfort of rooting for a team that never wins.

Why the Moneyball icon refused record pay to become Boston GM.

Mets blow it up; Red Sox and Yankees stand pat; Angels, Cubs and Padres go for it.

Actions speak louder than words in the Bronx.

What happens when we take sports too seriously?

Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore and a heap of Red Sox nostalgia.

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.

Placing the social media branch on indefinite hiatus.

Inside the ecommerce side hustle of a Boston Red Sox legend.

What happens when the lovable losers win?

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

How a storied baseball team got caught in a media arms race.

Inside the Chapter 11 filing of a baseball powerhouse.

Charting the rise and fall of online baseball writing.

Why supporting multiple teams is no longer taboo.

How a trailblazing antidepressant was born.

How sports fandom became a full-time job.

How a baseball powerhouse fell into existential crisis.

Introducing a mental health project close to my heart.

Why the futile pursuit of objective solutions makes us sick.

How private equity firms are destroying partisan ownership.