Ron
@ron.bsky.social
Sports Business Professor, vinyl record collector, occasional music writer/critic and 90s alternative music fan.
Contributing author of the books “The 501 Essential Albums of the 90s” and The 501 Essential Albums of the 80s”
Contributing author of the books “The 501 Essential Albums of the 90s” and The 501 Essential Albums of the 80s”
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Ron
@ron.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Started a Sports Business Starter Pack — Please let me know who else needs to be added! (Surprised Sports Business Journal isnt here!) #SportsBizSky go.bsky.app/BToBiw4
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what an unbelievably stupid time to be alive
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
what an unbelievably stupid time to be alive
Every single wound that MLB has endured since 1901 has been self-inflicted.
Rob Manfred's ineptitude cost MLB a billion bucks in ESPN money, to make up for it he's selling off MLB dot TV to ESPN, and now he's claiming that makes up for it? What if he had NOT fucked up and lost a billion dollars and STILL sold MLB dot TV? Would that not have been better?
After near-billion-dollar blunder, MLB's Rob Manfred puts on rally cap with new TV deals
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Every single wound that MLB has endured since 1901 has been self-inflicted.
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two parts mayonnaise
one part ketchup
some Worcestershire sauce
some garlic powder
layer of black pepper
every finger place sauce is basically this, and it’s the only thing that makes Cane’s decent because they don’t season their chicken
one part ketchup
some Worcestershire sauce
some garlic powder
layer of black pepper
every finger place sauce is basically this, and it’s the only thing that makes Cane’s decent because they don’t season their chicken
There’s one copy, it’s locked in a safe at an undisclosed location and few people have seen it. It’s not an ancient manuscript. It’s the recipe for the sauce behind a chicken chain’s rise. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4oPPryS
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
two parts mayonnaise
one part ketchup
some Worcestershire sauce
some garlic powder
layer of black pepper
every finger place sauce is basically this, and it’s the only thing that makes Cane’s decent because they don’t season their chicken
one part ketchup
some Worcestershire sauce
some garlic powder
layer of black pepper
every finger place sauce is basically this, and it’s the only thing that makes Cane’s decent because they don’t season their chicken
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i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
Gordon Lightfoot Read About a Shipwreck. Then He Wrote One of Music's Most Unusual Hit Singles
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago today. The next year, the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot chronicled the tragedy in an unlikely hit single.
Read about how ↓
Read about how ↓
Hmmm. I wonder why there seem to be so many gambling scandals involving athletes. Here’s an article from a media outlet with a relationship with MGM Bet
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hmmm. I wonder why there seem to be so many gambling scandals involving athletes. Here’s an article from a media outlet with a relationship with MGM Bet
David Letterman bringing out Warren Zevon’s guitar from his final Late Show performance to be played at his induction. I’m not crying. 😭 #rockhall
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
David Letterman bringing out Warren Zevon’s guitar from his final Late Show performance to be played at his induction. I’m not crying. 😭 #rockhall
Taking a college football break to watch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and the are starting strong with a Sly Stone tribute featuring Stevie Wonder, Flea and more! #RRHOF25
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Taking a college football break to watch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and the are starting strong with a Sly Stone tribute featuring Stevie Wonder, Flea and more! #RRHOF25
Wow. Neither team deserved to lose. Congrats to the Dodgers.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Wow. Neither team deserved to lose. Congrats to the Dodgers.
Fitting that we get a Stanley Cup Game 7 OT atmosphere in a Canadian World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Fitting that we get a Stanley Cup Game 7 OT atmosphere in a Canadian World Series.
The DEFENSE in this World Series has been next level.
#WorldSeries
#WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The DEFENSE in this World Series has been next level.
#WorldSeries
#WorldSeries
It would be so fitting for all the drama…
What if the World Series ends with a walk or hit by pitch.
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
It would be so fitting for all the drama…
What if we have #WorldSeries shrimp? Has a walkoff walk ever happened in the World Series?? @jaysonst.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
What if we have #WorldSeries shrimp? Has a walkoff walk ever happened in the World Series?? @jaysonst.bsky.social
Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Opinion | Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Gambling Is Killing Sports and Consuming America www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Friendly reminder that Republicans are garbage, entirely devoid of empathy, compassion, or honor. They are terrified little babies who are filled with hate, scared to death of anything they don't understand. And they don't understand most things, because they are also deeply incurious.
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Friendly reminder that Republicans are garbage, entirely devoid of empathy, compassion, or honor. They are terrified little babies who are filled with hate, scared to death of anything they don't understand. And they don't understand most things, because they are also deeply incurious.
Google just made sure that Gen-X will be completely unproductive today. #PacMan #GoogleDoodle
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Google just made sure that Gen-X will be completely unproductive today. #PacMan #GoogleDoodle
Random #WorldSeries thing that only I (and maybe @jaysonst.bsky.social) may find interesting:
Graig Nettles made his MLB debut in 1967. In his final season, he was a teammate of Randy Johnson on the Expos, who was a teammate of Max Scherzer at the Diamondbacks, who is active with Toronto tonight.
Graig Nettles made his MLB debut in 1967. In his final season, he was a teammate of Randy Johnson on the Expos, who was a teammate of Max Scherzer at the Diamondbacks, who is active with Toronto tonight.
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Random #WorldSeries thing that only I (and maybe @jaysonst.bsky.social) may find interesting:
Graig Nettles made his MLB debut in 1967. In his final season, he was a teammate of Randy Johnson on the Expos, who was a teammate of Max Scherzer at the Diamondbacks, who is active with Toronto tonight.
Graig Nettles made his MLB debut in 1967. In his final season, he was a teammate of Randy Johnson on the Expos, who was a teammate of Max Scherzer at the Diamondbacks, who is active with Toronto tonight.
Having flashbacks to the Inge HBP that wasn’t called in Game 163 in 2009…..
October 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Having flashbacks to the Inge HBP that wasn’t called in Game 163 in 2009…..
Ok, Seattle. There is only one Señor Smoke and it’s this guy:
October 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Ok, Seattle. There is only one Señor Smoke and it’s this guy: