Opinion

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Opinion · Yankees accountability

Boone has had enough Octobers. The Yankees need a real reset.

Nine seasons without a championship, a three-game sweep by Tampa Bay and a postseason roster built around too many compromised bets make continuity the indefensible choice.

New York Yankees
Aaron Boone
Trent Grisham

Opinion · Cooperstown Court

Keith Hernandez belongs in Cooperstown. First base cannot be judged by home runs alone.

Hernandez sits below the average Hall of Fame first baseman in career value and JAWS, but almost level at his seven-year peak. Add a 128 OPS+, a record 11 Gold Gloves at first base and an MVP season, and the total case clears the line.

Keith Hernandez
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown Court

Opinion · Sports media

Tony Romo lost the CBS booth. His contract may still cushion the fall.

The OWI ended Romo's CBS career in every practical sense. A reported settlement, reached with $72 million left on his deal, shows how an elite contract can turn a serious consequence into a soft landing.

Tony Romo
CBS Sports
NFL media

Opinion · Cooperstown Court

Bobby Abreu belongs in Cooperstown. His quiet greatness is the point.

Abreu's 30.8 percent vote share understates an unusually durable combination of on-base skill, extra-base power and speed. The objections are real. Our verdict is still yes.

Bobby Abreu
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown Court

Opinion · Yankees fans

A rain check is not a seat at CC Sabathia's ceremony

The Yankees were right to plan around dangerous weather. Their ticket solution still leaves the fans who bought Saturday for Sabathia's number retirement without the experience they paid to attend.

New York Yankees
CC Sabathia
Tickets

Opinion · Stadium to Street

The uniform ends at the locker room. The influence does not.

Iverson, Griffey, Osaka, Harden and Westbrook changed more than outfits. They showed how an athlete’s public style can move identity, media and commerce from the stadium into the street.

Allen Iverson
Ken Griffey Jr.
Naomi Osaka

Opinion · The Jordan effect

Jordan did not just sell a shoe. He changed what an athlete could own.

The championships made Michael Jordan credible. Air Jordan turned that credibility into a global system of performance, identity and athlete-driven commerce that still shapes the game.

Michael Jordan
Air Jordan
Nike

Opinion · The global game

The Dream Team won by 44 a night. The world answered anyway.

Barcelona did not create international basketball. It accelerated its visibility, ambition and connection to the NBA—and helped build the competitive world that now sends stars such as Jokić, Wembanyama and Dončić back to the league.

1992 Dream Team
Olympics
Nikola Jokic

Opinion · Yankees roster decisions

Cabrera deserved a longer look. That is not the same as proving the Yankees wrong.

McMahon, Volpe, Lombard and the depth options: the offensive comparison raises a real question about opportunity, not a guarantee of extra wins.

Oswaldo Cabrera
Ryan McMahon
Anthony Volpe

Opinion · The Awards Argument

Stop changing the rules for your favorite player.

Defense, playing time, team success: choose what matters before choosing your MVP. The same discipline belongs in Cy Young and rookie debates.

MVP
Cy Young
Rookie of the Year

Opinion · Yankees research

The Yankees lose without home runs. That is not the whole argument.

We checked 16 seasons. The no-homer record is ugly—but the league comparison challenges a familiar criticism.

Yankees
Opinion
Home runs