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Dusty Baker “ought to be part of the conversation around MLB’s best-ever managers,” concluded Neil Paine from FiveThirtyEight after studying the most overachieving managers, and “shouldn’t need a ring to validate his career.” Agreed. Let’s…

Gerrit Cole has an ERA over 4.00 since July 1. Just thought you’d want to know.Image: Getty ImagesWell no, not for you and me. Chances are, unless you’re in the tri-state area or grew up there, you could give a flying fuck whether the…

The 2022 Hall of Fame class was loaded. When Jimmy Rollins, Tim Hudson, and Prince Fielder are some of the low-end first-years, and two of them don’t even receive five percent of the vote, you know it’s an insane class. Between Álex…

Screenshot: Twitter: @YankeesAs we sit in states of grief, hopelessness, and disbelief after yet another preventable massacre of children in Uvalde, Texas, the New York Yankees shocked the nation by forgoing their usual Twitter programming…

Aaron BoonePhoto: Getty ImagesIt’s not just that the Yankees haven’t won a World Series since 2009, although it can’t be repeated enough that the Yankees haven’t won a World Series since 2009.In four years with Aaron Boone as their manager,…

RA Dickey swallowed his pride, switched the knuckleball in 2005 and won the NL Cy Young in 2012.Illustration: Getty ImagesThe knuckleball might not be dead, but it’s certainly on life support. There are only two active players who’ve…

Dusty BakerPhoto: Getty ImagesI have some sympathy for anyone who has to sell this World Series. While it would be honest, if it is one’s job to write about MLB’s climax, you can’t really attract eyes and hearts by constantly beating the…

Richard Sherman was arrested on a domestic incident in July. Will Tampa coach Bruce Arians take a stand? No.Image: Getty ImagesPerhaps it’s the feeling of invincibility an organization gets when it’s won a Super Bowl. The afterglow, as…

Giancarlo Stanton and the Yankees are on a roll.Image: APYou can be sure MLB will be pumping this as best it can, given the need and the media market, that the Yankees, now 21 games over .500, can’t lose.They beat the Braves on Monday night…

Image: Getty ImagesThe hope for most teams before and after the trade deadline is that their new acquisitions will lead to either some sort of inspirational turnaround or make it clear just how much more they’re solidified for the playoffs.…