mike writes good pieces but in my mind he's trying to do a different thing than you are. he's relentless in the human interest part and he's a bit more flowery. I rely on you more for news, it's just cool that he'll drop an occasional nugget.
Oh, I'm just messing around. Mike does an incredible job. The Athletic generally does as well, but I'm going to be a little side-eyed at the new kid on the block, haha.