There’s no crying in baseball.
- Since the news is a little slow right now, let’s lead off with this article that everyone has been talking about on social media, although you will need a subscription to The Athletic to read it. Robert Andrew Powell has the story of how Hall-of-Famer Mike Piazza’s fairytale purchase of a third-division Italian soccer club turned into a nightmare that ended with the dissolution of an almost 100-year old club. (The Athletic sub. req.) Also, it’s a stick in the eye to my readers who don’t want me to report soccer stories.