For @baseballprospectus.com, an essay on baseball fandom, relocating to a new city and whether it's possible to recalibrate your sports brain when you know much more than you did as a kid: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Jesse writing about baseball! Yes, please.

A sample of what I saw, heard and felt — and eventually wrote — after going to Opening Day at Busch Stadium last week: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Living Among the Best Fans in Baseball. Checking For Their Pulse. by Jesse Dougherty (@jessedougherty.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

This is such an interesting, thoughtful read from @jessedougherty.bsky.social. Wouldn't expect anything less:

What a great piece to read as a #STLCards fan in unfamiliar (recently) territory on @baseballprospectus.com by @jessedougherty.bsky.social. www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

For @baseballprospectus.com, an essay on baseball fandom, relocating to a new city and whether it's possible to recalibrate your sports brain when you know much more than you did as a kid: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

Andrew is the authority on the Nationals’ rebuild and this new phase of it (Part 2?). Really enjoyed getting to peek inside his head here.

Very good read here.

Preferred location: London, England. First assignment: Kris Bubic profile.

CBS turned their news operation into propaganda, kicked Colbert off the air for making too much trouble, and all that just to have Charles Barkley go on the air on one of their most-watched telecasts of the year and say this lmao

That was one of the best halves of basketball I’ve ever seen. I’ve begun work on the Tarris Reed Jr. biography.

Freelance pitch from St. Louis: Find out what was in the water Tarris Reed Jr. drank as a kid.

@eliassportsbureau? @god?

I have not been following other games while at Busch Stadium, but ... did I just see the first at-bat in baseball history with two pitch challenges? Anyone?

At Opening Day in St. Louis for an outlet, to be revealed soon, that was kind enough to take a freelance pitch from a laid-off writer who used to type about baseball. Feels good. Still connected to the MLB press wifi. You can always go home.

I'm not a big post screenshots of your own writing kinda person, but I do very much like my lede!

I think I've had a few hits this offseason, if you want a glimpse of what the newsletter can be: On slides and creativity: bandwagon.ghost.io/keep-slides-... On coaches calling pitches: bandwagon.ghost.io/the-call-is-... On the contract format taking over MLB: bandwagon.ghost.io/a-brief-hist...

Hey it's almost Opening Day. If you want to support fan-focused, independent baseball coverage, consider giving The Bandwagon a try. I've got a double-dip of newsletters coming tomorrow and Thursday to preview the 2026 MLB season. Subscribe now and come along for the ride. bandwagon.ghost.io

And @andrewgolden.bsky.social is still breaking Nationals news out here. Man, I love these guys. (Andrew and Spencer) (Not the Nats)

What did I see at Nats spring training? A scoreboard that explains the Nats’ pitching priorities, a dashboard that has everything the hitters want on it, and a manager … out on the field? A journey to West Palm, through my eyes: www.nytimes.com/athletic/713...

If you’re reading this you may already be aware, but @spencernusbaum.bsky.social’s Nationals coverage in his first week at The Athletic has been must read on a word-to-word level, let alone a story-to-story level. I really can’t recommend it enough.

As a longtime St. Louis resident (since last May), this is a SLU account now. Let’s ride.

this has to be the biggest gap between aesthetics of home and road jerseys I've ever seen in any sport

Hey @rodger.bsky.social any interest in getting to the bottom of whether these are Wright State’s jerseys all the time? Very much a high school scrimmage vibe, which I love, personally, but also wonder if they had some luggage issue or something.

1. I love this story. 2. If you ARE in St. Louis for the tournament this week, please go get Clementine's Ice Cream. Their pink champagne sorbet is my favorite ice cream(-adjacent) dessert in the country...

One of the joys of doing @nunesmagician.bsky.social for so long was watching all the Daily Orange reporters on their journey to becoming superstars. Also, this makes me feel very old.

This is beautiful and something anyone who has ever freelanced for a smaller newspaper or driven all night to avoid a hotel cost can relate with.

A March Madness story about three college journalists who became lifelong friends — one of whom wrote one of the biggest stories in the history of a small-town paper, because that's the kind of thing that happens when all that matters is your dreams: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/michigan-s...

Loved this ...

Check out Andrew’s first story for @thebaltimorebanner.com! I really enjoyed this.

A March Madness story about three college journalists who became lifelong friends — one of whom wrote one of the biggest stories in the history of a small-town paper, because that's the kind of thing that happens when all that matters is your dreams: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/michigan-s...

In 1972, about 90% of women’s college teams were coached by women. Today it’s closer to 40%. When sports evolve, the people drawn to them can change too. My first piece connecting that history to today’s college sports landscape: #WomensSports #SportsHistory

HerStory WNY is an oral history project documenting the experiences of women who shaped sports in Western New York. Through interviews, stories, and historical reflections, this newsletter connects those voices from the past to the evolving landscape of sports today.

Wrote about my absolute favorite part of March Madness, featuring the great @jeff-neiburg.bsky.social and T.J. Power, Band-aided chin and all: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/march-madn...

Wrote about my absolute favorite part of March Madness, featuring the great @jeff-neiburg.bsky.social and T.J. Power, Band-aided chin and all: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/march-madn...

The National Soccer Hall of Fame announces that @stevengoff.bsky.social is the recipient of this year's Colin Jose Award, for his lifetime achievements in soccer journalism. A richly deserved recognition for one of the all-time greats in our line of work. Congrats, Steve.

You can’t tell the story of American soccer without Steve Goff’s stories. Very lucky to count him as a former colleague, mentor and friend. So richly deserved!

Best coverage of the absurd Kobe-themed coverage of Bam’s 83.

Virginia Tech's entrance is one of college football's most iconic. The cost to do it? $25,500. All told, the Hokies spent over $120,000 on fireworks in 2025. That was the 3rd biggest total... in just its own state. Here were 2025's biggest pryotechnic budgets. www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...

"One of the best books I’ve read in the past year," @danshanoff.bsky.social says about EVERYBODY LOSES in @theathletic.com. I answered a fun question for his newsletter: What one rule would I impose on sportsbooks if made sports betting czar? What would you say? www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Stunned by the generosity of this review.

fo his week’s My Time Back, i wrote about @dannyfunt.bsky.social ‘s Everybody Loses, why i think it’s the most important sports book this decade, my own gambling addiction, and why i’m glad it was an illegal bookie who got their hooks in me mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/everybody-...

Titles of the last two books I’ve read: Losers, Everybody Loses A theme of my post-layoff consumption? (But seriously shout out @dannyfunt.bsky.social for Everybody Loses. It is excellent. And while I’m not a sports gambler, I’ll never look at that industry — or sports at large — the same).

I’m catching up on The Pitt, almost finished with the first season, and … *ahem* … we all agree this is an objectively bad show that also happens to be pretty addicting? Like I’ll keep watching! But it’s bad. (Newsroom-style bad, to evoke another HBO flop)

On diapers, writing and baseball — from a new dad who can’t believe how lucky he is: open.substack.com/pub/colleges...

Printing out, taping to fridge.

jesse dadherty (this is really sweet and a lovely morning read)

On diapers, writing and baseball — from a new dad who can’t believe how lucky he is: open.substack.com/pub/colleges...