Baseball

Sonny Gray's masterful complete game shutout with 89 pitches—a rare Maddux in the modern era of baseball.

How the St. Louis Cardinals' 2024 struggles illuminate the universal challenge of building momentum in baseball, business, and life.

Parsing the Cardinals' 2023 sell-off, the metrics behind it, and why the blueprint missed.

Rediscovering the 1987 Topps set, gum dust and all.

Rafael Nadal, Jack Morris, and a Baseball Myth with a Hint of Truth.

Comparing Scott Rolen and Don Mattingly through stats, lore, and Hall of Fame debates.

A short reflection on losing a once-reliable arm, and finding perspective in other players' comebacks.

As a fan of the game, this is my favorite speech. Branch Rickey's timeless speech about Ty Cobb and what makes a baseball player great.

Picking sides between Bernard Malamud's grim novel and the movie's sparks-filled finale—and why the myth matters.