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The New York Mets, and the Last Meaningless Game
After nearly a decade of failure, the Mets ran away with the National League East and earned themselves some meaningless games in October. These felt different.
David Roth's Weak In Review: Tennis' Grand Opening And Summer's Closing
The U.S. Open is uniquely at home in New York City, but it's also open—and available in a unique way—to everyone who is willing to celebrate its uncommon bigness.
David Roth's Weak in Review: Meaningful Games in August
The New York Mets are suddenly looking very good. It's just August, but it already feels like time to get extremely stupid about all this.
David Roth's Weak In Review: Not-Knowing, Hope, And Kristaps Porzingis
The NBA Draft was, as usual, both a celebration of possibility and a carnival of bullshit. At the end of a weirdly, wildly hopeful week, focus on the first part.
Alex Rodriguez Is Making History, Whether the Yankees Like It or Not
A-Rod is one of the greatest, most complicated, and most dishonest baseball players of all time. The Yankees are dealing with this by pretending he doesn't exist.
Bartolo Colon, Opening Day, and the Truth
Most teams start their best pitchers on Opening Day. The Mets, for their own weird reasons, are starting 42-year-old Bartolo Colon, who is great in a stranger way.
Work, Play, And Anthony Mason
Anthony Mason had a long and distinctive journey in basketball. A recent health scare put it into perspective, but even when he was playing, he was a man out of time.