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Displaying all articles tagged:
Baseball
chapters
Mar. 1, 2024
This Is Where Our Game Began
Baseball is the American pastoral sport, you say? Tell it to the New Yorkers who created it.
By
Kevin Baker
games
Dec. 10, 2023
Shohei Ohtani Is My Favorite Athlete, But Paying Him $700 Million Is Bonkers
What makes him so special as a baseball player is exactly why it’s unlikely he’ll be able to keep doing it for much longer.
By
Will Leitch
baseball
Oct. 18, 2023
Stop Whining About Baseball’s Playoff Format
The best regular-season teams all flamed out early this year. That’s no one’s fault but their own.
By
Ross Barkan
games
Oct. 8, 2023
Pete Rose Remembers the Biggest Postseason Brawl in Baseball History
“You know how many second basemen or shortstops I knocked on their ass in my career?”
By
Keith O’Brien
games
Oct. 2, 2023
Baseball’s Magnificent, Transformative Season
As the playoffs loom, 2023 has already been an unqualified success for a sport that finally embraced change.
By
Will Leitch
baseball
Aug. 30, 2023
The Yankees Might Be Staring Down a Lost Decade
Unless risk-averse ownership makes some big moves, this miserable team isn’t going anywhere soon.
By
Ross Barkan
games
Aug. 15, 2023
There’s No Such Thing As a Good Sports-Team Owner
Fans should aspire to ignore them and all their buzz-killing drama.
By
Will Leitch
spectacles
Aug. 8, 2023
Baseball Will Never Be As Fun As Banana Ball
The sport’s wildest experiment comes to New York.
By
Joe DeLessio
comebacks
Aug. 6, 2023
Baseball Finally Feels Vital Again
The venerable sport is making a comeback this year, thanks in part to MLB’s unpopular commissioner.
By
Ross Barkan
letdowns
Aug. 2, 2023
The Mets Have Given Up Entirely on 2023
It’s the hope that kills you.
By
Benjamin Hart
sports
July 13, 2023
The Yankees Aren’t Just Mediocre — They’re Boring
George Steinbrenner would have blown up this team a long time ago.
By
Ross Barkan
games
July 11, 2023
Please Let Shohei Ohtani Play for a Team That Doesn’t Suck
The Angels are once again squandering historic talent, but hopefully not for much longer.
By
Will Leitch
americana
Apr. 2, 2023
The Hot-Dog Cannon Is Better Than Any Baseball Game
27 years after its debut, it’s still the apotheosis of between-inning entertainment.
By
Eve Peyser
sports
Mar. 16, 2023
The Mets Are Self-Destructing and the Season Hasn’t Started
Their star closer badly injured himself while celebrating — for a different team.
By
Benjamin Hart
sports
Jan. 25, 2023
Something’s Still Not Quite Right at the Baseball Hall of Fame
Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are finally off the ballot, but the steroid era’s influence lingers.
By
Ben Jacobs
the sports section
Dec. 21, 2022
Steve Cohen’s Midnight Miracle
The billionaire owner’s transformation of the Mets continues with a blockbuster deal for Carlos Correa.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Dec. 7, 2022
The Yankees Averted Disaster by Signing Aaron Judge
Baseball is entertainment, and Judge is an entertainer. The Yankees simply had to keep him.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Oct. 19, 2022
The Yankees Can Return to Their Rightful Place As Baseball’s Premier Villains
The Yankees take on the hated Astros with the AL pennant on the line.
By
Joe DeLessio
games
Oct. 19, 2022
Who to Root for in the Baseball Playoffs (Not the Astros)
Not the Yankees, either.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 11, 2022
This Yankees Postseason Feels Existential
By the team’s high standards, this century has been rough. If they don’t win a championship now, it might get a lot rougher.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Oct. 6, 2022
The Mets Didn’t Collapse. So Why Does It Feel Like They Did?
A messy end to a charmed season.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Oct. 5, 2022
Aaron Judge Is Even Better Than His Home Run Total
The Yankees slugger hit his 62nd homer, breaking a still-sacred baseball mark. He’s also having a pretty good season in other categories.
By
Joe DeLessio
sports
Sept. 29, 2022
Aaron Judge Could be the Crossover Star Baseball Desperately Needs
There’s nothing like a home-run chase to get normal people interested in the sport again.
By
Ross Barkan
the sports section
Sept. 15, 2022
Roger Maris’s Son Is Rooting for Aaron Judge
Kevin Maris believes 61 is still the real home-run record, and he has some thoughts about Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds.
By
Joe DeLessio
games
Aug. 17, 2022
The ‘Real’ Home-Run Record Is 73, Not 61
Aaron Judge’s tremendous season has rekindled a tiresome argument about the purity of the game.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Aug. 16, 2022
The Mets Are Great. They’re Also Great TV.
SNY’s creative broadcasts are matching the excellent vibes of this year’s team.
By
Joe DeLessio
games
July 2, 2022
It’s Not Too Early to Get Excited About a Subway Series
The Mets and Yankees are simultaneously great for the first time in ages.
By
Will Leitch
games
May 24, 2022
The Most Disturbing Part of the Yankees’ ‘Jackie’ Incident Was the Fans
Yankee Stadium picking up Josh Donaldson’s taunt was another example of crowd dynamics gone haywire.
By
Will Leitch
games
May 3, 2022
Baseball’s Unwritten Rules Are Just Excuses for Being a Meathead
A Mets-Cardinals brawl is the latest example of boneheadedness being passed off as tradition.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Apr. 13, 2022
Kershaw’s Perfect-Game Hook Isn’t What’s Wrong With Baseball
It’s too bad the Dodgers ace couldn’t finish what he started, but let’s not go overboard.
By
Joe DeLessio
games
Apr. 6, 2022
Your Guide to the Miracle That Is the 2022 Baseball Season
After the end of a lockout that threatened to push the sport further to the margins, there’s a lot to celebrate.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Mar. 16, 2022
Mayor Adams Hints at ‘Solution’ for Unvaxxed New York Athletes
As opening day and the NBA playoffs approach, the pressure to make a change is only going to build.
By
Joe DeLessio
sports
Mar. 10, 2022
Baseball Finally Stopped Shooting Itself in the Foot
It’s great there will be a full season after all, but why did a deal take so long?
By
Will Leitch
sports
Jan. 26, 2022
The Baseball Hall of Fame Is As Broken As Everything Else in America
The moral uncertainty of the steroid era has left the venerable institution in a dark place.
By
Ben Jacobs
games
Nov. 23, 2021
What to Know About Baseball’s Looming Labor Disaster
MLB players and owners are at each other’s throats, and the possibility of the first work stoppage in a quarter century is very real.
By
Will Leitch
games
Oct. 26, 2021
The Aggrieved World Series
The Astros and Braves both have fan bases defined by resentment — a perfect fit for 2021.
By
Will Leitch
the sports section
Oct. 21, 2021
Baseball Teams Should Get to Pick Their Playoff Opponents
It’s much more fair-minded than the current system — and much more fun.
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Oct. 6, 2021
Just Buy the Damn Championship Already
After another early playoff exit, it’s time for the Yankees to embrace their biggest advantage.
By
Joe DeLessio
sports
Sept. 24, 2021
Yankees Fans Were Worried About the Wrong Things
The team is fighting for its playoff life. How did we get here?
By
Joe DeLessio
the sports section
Sept. 19, 2021
The 2021 Mets Season As Told Through 15 Steve Cohen Tweets
The team’s owner has learned in public that rebuilding a benighted franchise isn’t so easy.
By
Joe DeLessio
covid-19
July 16, 2021
Yankees Game Postponed After Positive COVID Tests
Three players were confirmed with the virus and three others are suspected to have it, including Aaron Judge.
By
Paola Rosa-Aquino
games
July 13, 2021
Babe Ruth Was Never This Versatile
Shohei Ohtani isn’t just baseball’s most exciting player, he might be the key to the sport’s future.
By
Will Leitch
games
June 29, 2021
The Extremely Selective Outrage Around Baseball Cheating
MLB’s “sticky stuff” crackdown is a reminder that when it comes to bending the rules, hometown fans are always forgiving.
By
Will Leitch
superstars
June 25, 2021
The Only Thing That Can Stop Jacob deGrom Is Jacob deGrom
The Mets ace is dominating hitters like no one in baseball history. If he can stay healthy, it’s the best show in town.
By
Joe DeLessio
sports & money
Apr. 14, 2021
One More Thing Bernie Madoff Helped Ruin: The Mets
Author Devin Gordon on Madoff’s effect on the Mets and their tortured fanbase.
By
Joe DeLessio
games
Mar. 30, 2021
Baseball Can’t Screw Up Its Big 2021 Opportunity
The sport has a chance for a banner season — but a treacherous labor war looms at the other end.
By
Will Leitch
games
Mar. 16, 2021
Sports Are About to Look Like 2019 Again
The Texas Rangers and Wrestlemania are paving the way for crowded stadiums and arenas to become the norm within weeks.
By
Will Leitch
games
Dec. 14, 2020
Cleveland’s Baseball Team Shouldn’t Get Too Much Credit
Changing its name is a welcome move, but one that’s long, long overdue.
By
Will Leitch
coronavirus
Aug. 3, 2020
How Major League Baseball Is Handling Its COVID-19 Outbreak
Baseball is tightening up its social-distancing requirements after two team outbreaks in just two weeks.
By
Matt Stieb
president trump
July 27, 2020
Trump Made Up His Yankees Opening Pitch Invite: Report
Last Thursday, Trump announced he would throw out the opening pitch at an August 15 Yankees game, to the surprise of the New York Yankees.
By
Matt Stieb
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