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4 items by Pat Jordan

Joe Maddon, Baseball's Scrappy Genius

With no star players and a budget a third the size of the Yankees', Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon has learned to outthink his rivals to build one of MLB's best teams.

Justin Verlander, The Throwback

Most pitchers are pampered, pitch-counting technicians who think six innings is a full day's work. Justin Verlander has a different strategy: Shut up and throw the ball.

You Get Old

For any man who has led a vibrant, robust life, the realities of aging can be humbling. But as the author has discovered, coming to terms with that is one of life's great empowerments.

What I Learned From My Father, the Grifter

When my dad went off to work, it was not to an office. It was to a pool hall. Or craps table. He was a gambler and con man, and as such he had a unique sensibility about money. It still awes, confounds, and influences me to this day.

The Pirate Looks Back

Keith Richards on fatherhood, Mick, and becoming an icon.

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