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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It is INFURIATING to watch media outlets trivialize the destruction of democracy by turning it into a (rigged) game. Constant gambling messaging has ruined sports, so why not every other aspect of life?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets?
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
It is INFURIATING to watch media outlets trivialize the destruction of democracy by turning it into a (rigged) game. Constant gambling messaging has ruined sports, so why not every other aspect of life?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
It is INFURIATING to watch media outlets trivialize the destruction of democracy by turning it into a (rigged) game. Constant gambling messaging has ruined sports, so why not every other aspect of life?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets?
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
It is INFURIATING to watch media outlets trivialize the destruction of democracy by turning it into a (rigged) game. Constant gambling messaging has ruined sports, so why not every other aspect of life?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Settle an argument for me: Do you really care about any NFL pregame hosts “picks”? I am of the opinion of “just show me the game.” I don’t give a crap who Gronk thinks is gonna win.
January 5, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Settle an argument for me: Do you really care about any NFL pregame hosts “picks”? I am of the opinion of “just show me the game.” I don’t give a crap who Gronk thinks is gonna win.
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I guess I need to say this since some people have lost their minds: I don’t care about baseball right now.
I am concerned about the safety of Venezuelan baseball players and their families—who are sheltering in place—after our country illegally bombed them to steal their oil.
I am concerned about the safety of Venezuelan baseball players and their families—who are sheltering in place—after our country illegally bombed them to steal their oil.
There are a lot of MLB players and prospects from Venezuela. Been texting with people in several front offices and nobody knows how this is going to impact players and their families’ ability to get out. A total clusterfuck.
January 4, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I guess I need to say this since some people have lost their minds: I don’t care about baseball right now.
I am concerned about the safety of Venezuelan baseball players and their families—who are sheltering in place—after our country illegally bombed them to steal their oil.
I am concerned about the safety of Venezuelan baseball players and their families—who are sheltering in place—after our country illegally bombed them to steal their oil.
If you think winter is long, go work for a baseball team. “Next year”comes really quick!
A friend in baseball once told me:
It's amazing how far away spring training feels on Dec. 31 ...
And how close it feels on Jan. 1
Just to prove that ...
The first spring training game of 2026 is 7 weeks from today!
Feel warmer yet?
It's amazing how far away spring training feels on Dec. 31 ...
And how close it feels on Jan. 1
Just to prove that ...
The first spring training game of 2026 is 7 weeks from today!
Feel warmer yet?
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
If you think winter is long, go work for a baseball team. “Next year”comes really quick!
Once again, Times Square looks like the worst place to be on NYE. What is the appeal?
January 1, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Once again, Times Square looks like the worst place to be on NYE. What is the appeal?
The needle drops in the finale are 🔥🔥🔥🔥Prince, Pixies and then Bowie for the end credits! 10/10 no notes. @netflix.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The needle drops in the finale are 🔥🔥🔥🔥Prince, Pixies and then Bowie for the end credits! 10/10 no notes. @netflix.com
When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Ian Beck’s artwork for this album is iconic. I’ve owned a copy for 30 years and I always find something new when I look at it.
Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' hit #1 on the UK albums chart 52 years ago on December 22, 1973
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Rediscover Elton John’s ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ (1973) | Tribute
‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ is one of the most iconic albums of its era and cemented John’s status as one of the most influential and talented artists of his generation.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ian Beck’s artwork for this album is iconic. I’ve owned a copy for 30 years and I always find something new when I look at it.
This is a horrible path, but completely unsurprising. The gamification of this horrible timeline is getting much worse. Just traveling through Detroit, 80% of the billboards are encouraging “get rich quick” schemes: Lottery, Gambling, Personal Injury Lawyers with “GET PAID” everywhere….
Having swallowed sports media, will gambling now devour other kinds of news? What the prediction market Kalshi’s partnerships with CNN and CNBC could portend. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2Ht69c
America’s Betting Craze Has Spread to Its News Networks
CNN and CNBC have partnered with Kalshi, a prediction market, encouraging their viewers to wager on current events in real time.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is a horrible path, but completely unsurprising. The gamification of this horrible timeline is getting much worse. Just traveling through Detroit, 80% of the billboards are encouraging “get rich quick” schemes: Lottery, Gambling, Personal Injury Lawyers with “GET PAID” everywhere….
Duke and Indiana are champions but not in basketball. What a crazy day of college football!
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Duke and Indiana are champions but not in basketball. What a crazy day of college football!
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During the past six months, virtually every civic organization in Southern California has put out a statement denouncing ICE activity. Yet LA28, the private nonprofit that serves as LA's Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and aspires to be a civic organization, has said nothing
Why won't LA28 support LA's immigrants?
"An Olympics and Paralympics security plan that gives control to a federal administration that is already attacking immigrants in our city and across the nation puts our entire community at risk"
www.torched.la
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
During the past six months, virtually every civic organization in Southern California has put out a statement denouncing ICE activity. Yet LA28, the private nonprofit that serves as LA's Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and aspires to be a civic organization, has said nothing
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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.