Bradford William Davis
@bwd.bsky.social
2025-26 Pulliam Fellow working on the intersection of sports, transportation and environmental justice
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Most MLB teams have DEI programs. Why won’t any commit to them or talk about it? | Opinion
In the Trump era, when even Jackie Robinson is at risk, the sport is quiet about diversity efforts it used to tout. | Opinion
www.miamiherald.com
when MLB dropped "diversity" from its career site, I reached out to every team, including those with live DEI pages.
None committed to their current efforts. Almost nobody responded!
One week before Jackie Robinson Day, my take on the leaguewide silence:
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti...
None committed to their current efforts. Almost nobody responded!
One week before Jackie Robinson Day, my take on the leaguewide silence:
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti...
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If I ever do get to toss people out of the Baseball Hall of Fame (per the subtitle of my 2017 book), Judge Landis and Cap Anson (he of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement”) are two of the first to have their plaques melted down for their outsized roles in segregating the game
Also revisited the 1919 Black Sox scandal, which I learned caused no discernible harm to MLB’s business, just its image in the eyes of press. The first commissioner punished the Black Sox while enforcing a far worse violation of competitive integrity. frontofficesports.com/gambling-isn...
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If I ever do get to toss people out of the Baseball Hall of Fame (per the subtitle of my 2017 book), Judge Landis and Cap Anson (he of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement”) are two of the first to have their plaques melted down for their outsized roles in segregating the game
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Landis’ racism is one of those things that is ignored by the worst historical accounts of the Black Sox but even the “better” histories of it sorta mention it but mostly gloss over it (I’ve seen the Ruth suspension mischaracterized in multiple accounts)
Also revisited the 1919 Black Sox scandal, which I learned caused no discernible harm to MLB’s business, just its image in the eyes of press. The first commissioner punished the Black Sox while enforcing a far worse violation of competitive integrity. frontofficesports.com/gambling-isn...
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Landis’ racism is one of those things that is ignored by the worst historical accounts of the Black Sox but even the “better” histories of it sorta mention it but mostly gloss over it (I’ve seen the Ruth suspension mischaracterized in multiple accounts)
While Cyber Monday is still going: What's your favorite zip hoodie?
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
While Cyber Monday is still going: What's your favorite zip hoodie?
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So there's AI porn slop on the @nintendousa.bsky.social store now
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So there's AI porn slop on the @nintendousa.bsky.social store now
Online sports betting might be killing your marriage, GPA and 401k. But is a clear social contagion killing sports, in any sense?
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
Tanking Is Hurting Pro Sports More Than Gambling Ever Could
Gambling isn’t killing pro sports, our guest columnist writes. The multiplying scandals are just part of a much deeper problem.
frontofficesports.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Online sports betting might be killing your marriage, GPA and 401k. But is a clear social contagion killing sports, in any sense?
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
there’s a pro-turkey vibe shift. And I don’t like it.
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
there’s a pro-turkey vibe shift. And I don’t like it.
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I remember during the first Trump term, one journalist was furious that I criticized individuals that sat on stories for their books. He basically called me dumb and naive. I hope he’s doing poorly now. Sigh
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I remember during the first Trump term, one journalist was furious that I criticized individuals that sat on stories for their books. He basically called me dumb and naive. I hope he’s doing poorly now. Sigh
On one hand, I read that having two subway conductors on every train could cost New York taxpayers over $200 mil a year.
OTOH, without subway conductors would we have wouldn’t have legendary hip hop producer Conductor Williams, or his iconic CONDUCTOR tag on Rome Streetz tracks.
OTOH, without subway conductors would we have wouldn’t have legendary hip hop producer Conductor Williams, or his iconic CONDUCTOR tag on Rome Streetz tracks.
MTA union quietly turned to Albany in push for 2 staffers on every train
State lawmakers quietly passed a bill in June that would block the MTA from running trains with just drivers.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On one hand, I read that having two subway conductors on every train could cost New York taxpayers over $200 mil a year.
OTOH, without subway conductors would we have wouldn’t have legendary hip hop producer Conductor Williams, or his iconic CONDUCTOR tag on Rome Streetz tracks.
OTOH, without subway conductors would we have wouldn’t have legendary hip hop producer Conductor Williams, or his iconic CONDUCTOR tag on Rome Streetz tracks.
less sugar/syrup, more pecans (come to my house)
I don’t really get pecan pie as a concept, but it’s very good at drawing the safeties away from the targets I really wanna hit at dessert
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
less sugar/syrup, more pecans (come to my house)
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Did, uh, anyone notice that when Carville claims in his NYT piece that “defund the police” was bad that the link takes you to an Appeal story about why ”fund the police“ was bad? Any editors, perhaps?
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Did, uh, anyone notice that when Carville claims in his NYT piece that “defund the police” was bad that the link takes you to an Appeal story about why ”fund the police“ was bad? Any editors, perhaps?
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good morning. we are celebrating thanksgiving all week on IHTOV, and i've got two good ones for you today.
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
The Record That Taught Me to Pray: How Nina Simone Became My Thanksgiving Religion
When I was a kid, Thanksgiving wasn’t about turkey or mashed potatoes. It wasn’t about the cranberry sauce or the football game on TV. Thanksgiving was about music. Every year, my aunt would pull out ...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
good morning. we are celebrating thanksgiving all week on IHTOV, and i've got two good ones for you today.
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
first up, tracy miller writes beautifully about thanksgiving and a nina simone record and the spirituality of music ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-r...
i repeat:
I will be the first to defeat Choitner in Verbal Kombat
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
i repeat:
what's the cheapest, Amazonless way to get an external hard drive. nerdsky do your thing!
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
what's the cheapest, Amazonless way to get an external hard drive. nerdsky do your thing!
i am working on a really cool project. but I have nobody to talk to. because it's 1:30 am central.
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
i am working on a really cool project. but I have nobody to talk to. because it's 1:30 am central.
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everyone is 12 theory chugging along
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
everyone is 12 theory chugging along
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
Episode 15
Lies and Silence
Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and thus Invited Their Kisses.
Episode 15
Lies and Silence
Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and thus Invited Their Kisses.
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Episode 15
Lies and Silence
Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and thus Invited Their Kisses.
Episode 15
Lies and Silence
Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and thus Invited Their Kisses.
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Yukon Gold, olive oil and salt on outsides, roasted until soft enough to mash. Mix with sour cream, garlic butter, salt pepper, and whatever milk you need to hit your consistency.
I want to do an old-school Twitter thing and start a food fight. What is the best kind of mashed potatoes?
(I am doing Thanksgiving for twelvish next week and I have made many kinds of mashed potatoes over the years and am still willing to pick this fight)
(I am doing Thanksgiving for twelvish next week and I have made many kinds of mashed potatoes over the years and am still willing to pick this fight)
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Yukon Gold, olive oil and salt on outsides, roasted until soft enough to mash. Mix with sour cream, garlic butter, salt pepper, and whatever milk you need to hit your consistency.
regarding the Baseball Hall of Fame character clause: Are you a better person than the guy who enforced (to quote the great Larry Lester) "apartheid baseball" for 20 years?
welcome to Cooperstown, big dawg
welcome to Cooperstown, big dawg
the character bar is arguably Kenesaw Mountain Landis
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
regarding the Baseball Hall of Fame character clause: Are you a better person than the guy who enforced (to quote the great Larry Lester) "apartheid baseball" for 20 years?
welcome to Cooperstown, big dawg
welcome to Cooperstown, big dawg
who got them screenshots?
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
who got them screenshots?
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I cannot stop thinking about how Olivia Nuzzi turned a climate-fueled wildfire that killed people and destroyed thousands of homes into romantic mood lighting for her affair with a guy who helped put a climate denier back in power.
Climate disaster is not ambiance
Especially not for an illicit affair with a politician who helped a climate-denying administration come to power.
heated.world
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I cannot stop thinking about how Olivia Nuzzi turned a climate-fueled wildfire that killed people and destroyed thousands of homes into romantic mood lighting for her affair with a guy who helped put a climate denier back in power.
I asked Grok how Elon Musk could improve Anne Frank's writing. Just a brief selection of what it said
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I asked Grok how Elon Musk could improve Anne Frank's writing. Just a brief selection of what it said
I asked Grok if Elon Musk would be better than Jeffrey Epstein at running a private island. Here's part of its answer.
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I asked Grok if Elon Musk would be better than Jeffrey Epstein at running a private island. Here's part of its answer.
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If you follow my work you know that I often ask my audience to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and we had to relocate her to Dallas for care. She needs your help.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
Donate to Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight, organized by Kaitlin Siebert
On October 30th, 2025, my mom, Patti, was diagnosed with stage IV color… Kaitlin Siebert needs your support for Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you follow my work you know that I often ask my audience to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and we had to relocate her to Dallas for care. She needs your help.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
I'm writing so leave me alone, but just my periodic reminder that like all children of God, I yearn for Grammarly's downfall
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm writing so leave me alone, but just my periodic reminder that like all children of God, I yearn for Grammarly's downfall