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Suspect achievement: Are the Astros’ successes emblematic of a broader American problem?

This story initially appeared in our Play Ball magazine in March, before the coronavirus delayed the season. We’re posting it now, just ahead of the A’s first game against the Astros.

The idea h. . .

Every time the Astros players, owner Jim Crane and baseball commissioner Rob Manfred open their mouths, they seemingly make the situation worse. (Skeet, the Santa Clara ethicist, sees stark parallels between Crane’s abdication of leadership and the recent troubles at companies like Wells Fargo and Boeing.)