Brendan Quinn
@bfquinn.bsky.social
I write stuff for The Athletic
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/brendan-quinn/
Detroit, via Philadelphia
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/brendan-quinn/
Detroit, via Philadelphia
Had the good fortune last night of listening to two great writers (@sethwickersham.bsky.social & @michael-rosenberg.bsky.social) at a great bookstore (Ann Arbor’s Literati) discussing a great book (American Kings).
Wickersham is about as good as it gets in this game. Buy the book (at a bookstore).
Wickersham is about as good as it gets in this game. Buy the book (at a bookstore).
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Had the good fortune last night of listening to two great writers (@sethwickersham.bsky.social & @michael-rosenberg.bsky.social) at a great bookstore (Ann Arbor’s Literati) discussing a great book (American Kings).
Wickersham is about as good as it gets in this game. Buy the book (at a bookstore).
Wickersham is about as good as it gets in this game. Buy the book (at a bookstore).
Nepotism, thy name is Bethune.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Nepotism, thy name is Bethune.
Resharing for the weekend long-readers. On Matt Berninger and the baseballs of writing …
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Resharing for the weekend long-readers. On Matt Berninger and the baseballs of writing …
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
September 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Let's check in on the Americans' plans to rally a comeback at Bethpage
September 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Let's check in on the Americans' plans to rally a comeback at Bethpage
Good morning, Bluesky.
September 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Good morning, Bluesky.
Ok but what if *you* were the centerfold
September 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ok but what if *you* were the centerfold
ok, both absurd, and hilarious, that Jhoan Duran had to exit the field in the Nats’ batting helmet-shaped bullpen cart instead of an actual medical cart.
via @charlottevarnes.bsky.social
via @charlottevarnes.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
ok, both absurd, and hilarious, that Jhoan Duran had to exit the field in the Nats’ batting helmet-shaped bullpen cart instead of an actual medical cart.
via @charlottevarnes.bsky.social
via @charlottevarnes.bsky.social
Shoutout to the lunatic reporter from the Philadelphia Times who saw golf for the first time in 1889 and just *made up a
bunch of shit*
bunch of shit*
August 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Shoutout to the lunatic reporter from the Philadelphia Times who saw golf for the first time in 1889 and just *made up a
bunch of shit*
bunch of shit*
One of the more infuriating injustices in the uber-niche world of *archival sportswriting enthusiasts* is the demise and disregard of "SI Vault" amid Sports Illustrated's recent ping-ponging between vulture ownership groups. A goddamn shame.
July 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
One of the more infuriating injustices in the uber-niche world of *archival sportswriting enthusiasts* is the demise and disregard of "SI Vault" amid Sports Illustrated's recent ping-ponging between vulture ownership groups. A goddamn shame.
Hello from Portrush, Northern Ireland, where, even on a week that’s so big, everything can feel very small.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
July 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Hello from Portrush, Northern Ireland, where, even on a week that’s so big, everything can feel very small.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
“It’s going to skirt by.”
Narrator: “It did not skirt by.”
Narrator: “It did not skirt by.”
July 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“It’s going to skirt by.”
Narrator: “It did not skirt by.”
Narrator: “It did not skirt by.”
Oakmont received an inch of rain overnight. Fairways and greens will drain fine, but everything everywhere is sopping. How bad? The USGA is offering full refunds to ticket-holders today who don’t want to slosh around.
The forecast: Wet
The forecast: Wet
June 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Oakmont received an inch of rain overnight. Fairways and greens will drain fine, but everything everywhere is sopping. How bad? The USGA is offering full refunds to ticket-holders today who don’t want to slosh around.
The forecast: Wet
The forecast: Wet
Will forever remember the time a US Open passersby saw this hat and leaned in to say, “Hey. You’re in Duquesne Dukes Country, brother.”
A10 4ever
A10 4ever
June 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Will forever remember the time a US Open passersby saw this hat and leaned in to say, “Hey. You’re in Duquesne Dukes Country, brother.”
A10 4ever
A10 4ever
Also pictured: Tristin McCollum and Sydney Brown
June 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Also pictured: Tristin McCollum and Sydney Brown
Let's throw for 900 yards.
May 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Let's throw for 900 yards.
Some certified BDE from the PGA of America.
May 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Some certified BDE from the PGA of America.