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Come Fan with UsSaturday, August 8, 2026

Designed To Break Your Heart

The great Alan Schwarz breaks the news to his five-year-old son that K-Rod, his favorite reliever, has been traded to Milwaukee:

↵↵Teddy welled up, left the table and barely spoke the rest of the morning... Teddy’s response to the Mets’ pickle: “I can give them all my money — I have $29.03.”

↵↵There’s a happy ending, though: The Mets took Teddy’s money and gave it to an investor with a track record of steady returns that consistently beat the market.

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