NL East: Elders and betters (but mostly worse)

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“Here is a rule to remember in future, when anything tempts you to feel bitter: not ‘This is misfortune,’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’" –Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Think it’s tough juggling work, family, whatever kink you have going on, and a half dozen or more fantasy teams? Try successfully expanding the world’s greatest empire while fending off murderous plots and also writing some of the most profound philosophical musings of all time. Marcus Aurelius, for all his triumphs, was also plagued with many defeats—including raising a son so depraved that Joaquin Phoenix would win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor portraying him almost 2,000 years later. In fact, Aurelius’ Meditations is...

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