equal time Phil Mushnick A wish list for turning sports into something sane and intelligent again By Phil Mushnick Published July 25, 2026, 5:19 p.m. ET NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell applauds during the announcement of new stadium renovations, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. AP Photo/Scott Kinser Excuse this self-indulgence, but I need to update my Wish List:
I wish, in Howie Rose’s final season, the Mets had provided him more opportunities to, “Put it in the books.”
I wish that live baseball fans would stop booing every time a visiting pitcher throws to first to keep the runner close.
I wish Keith Hernandez would one day turn to Gary Cohen and politely tell him to “shut up.”
