If you value credibility in this sports opinion game, you have to sprinkle some salt on your misguided takes, gulp ‘em down, and admit you were wrong.
It gets easier with practice, of which I have plenty. As it turns out, the Yankees’ acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton in December 2017 did not doom the Red Sox to also-ran status in the American League East. Swung and missed on that one.
Pretty sure I added another gem to the Dubious Takes greatest hits collection when I tweeted this at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, after former Astros shortstop Carlos Correa agreed to a three-year, $105.