Giants acing ‘Hard Knocks’ spotlight doesn’t mean anything

Maybe this means nothing; this is reality TV, after all. I can’t imagine anyone rushing out of a restaurant just because Gordon Ramsay attacked a poor sous chef like Bobby Knight. Many of the drive-ins, diners, and dive bars that Guy Fieri visits may whet our appetites, but too many of them would require us […]
Aaron Judge acing, DJ LeMahieu flunking

The Yankees were in first place in the AL East for 75 days in the first half of the season, and after a disastrous 6-17 second half, they could and should have gone into the break in first place in the division. But then they suffered a tough loss to the Orioles on Sunday and […]
Mets’ season hinges on David Stearns acing first trade deadline test

He is frowning. (Just to be clear, that’s a lowercase “g” with a frown on it, nothing to do with the lucky fuzzy purple letter that sent Mr. Met to the bench.) Given the Mets’ continued success, this should be a time to genuinely celebrate, but it’s also a time to worry. I frown because […]