A few days ago, Devin Gordon wrote for the New York Times about the psychic pain he endures rooting for sports figures, namely the Mets, who include among them many pro-MAGA voices. He writes:

Then there’s the friend, a fellow Mets fan, with whom I’ve developed a soothing routine. He’ll periodically text me the name of a favorite player who he just discovered, to his horror, “is MAGA.” I’ll text back with a reality check: “They’re all MAGA,” which isn’t true but, if you follow major league baseball long enough, sure starts to feel true. He’ll reply with a sad emoji. He’s in Los Angeles, I’m in Boston, and this has become our bonding ritual, our bicoastal do-si-do. It’s also part of how he........

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