Andy Elrick
@andyelrick.bsky.social
Dir. of Center for Sports Comm at Marist University. Got a Ph.D. Former cog at ESPN, CBS Sports and FIBA. Fandoms: QPR, Cubs, UConn, Aberdeen, Hammarby. I'm a Vermonter. Host some pods. Views mine. Newsletter: https://andyelrick.substack.com
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Andy Elrick
@andyelrick.bsky.social
· Mar 8
They are deeply broken and unhappy people, and no amount of vandalism and ensuing chaos will fill, or distract from, the gaping void at their center. You’re actually doing much better than they are.
This guy rules.
HOME RUN Pete Crow-Armstrong (44)
394 ft (25°, 105.1 mph)
off Owen Murphy (85.9 mph Changeup, 1629 rpm)
ATL 2-CHC 7 (B7, 0-1, 0 outs)
https://www.mlb.com/video/pete-crow-armstrong-homers-44-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field
394 ft (25°, 105.1 mph)
off Owen Murphy (85.9 mph Changeup, 1629 rpm)
ATL 2-CHC 7 (B7, 0-1, 0 outs)
https://www.mlb.com/video/pete-crow-armstrong-homers-44-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field
September 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This guy rules.
@davidjroth.bsky.social were you looking for this?
September 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
@davidjroth.bsky.social were you looking for this?
This is good. The article not the ad. The ad sucks about as much as a thing can suck.
go away, lebron defector.com/lebron-james...
LeBron James Wants Your Paycheck To Become His Paycheck, By Way Of Polymarket | Defector
The new Polymarket ad spot opens with LeBron James stepping onto an elevator and pushing a button labeled “SPORTS.” This is not some AI-extruded, near-enough visual representation of a generic basketb...
defector.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This is good. The article not the ad. The ad sucks about as much as a thing can suck.
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We need a Gene Steratore of the Left.
September 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We need a Gene Steratore of the Left.
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Here's a non-paywalled version of the reporting on Canada becoming a possible "associate member" of the EU. It suggests Canada is willing to agree free movement of people, which (if true) would mean that the EU would be willing to agree more internal market access.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports
The EU is open to the idea, the Journal reported.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Here's a non-paywalled version of the reporting on Canada becoming a possible "associate member" of the EU. It suggests Canada is willing to agree free movement of people, which (if true) would mean that the EU would be willing to agree more internal market access.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
@drewmagary.bsky.social cited in the textbook of the COM 102 class I’m teaching this semester.
September 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
@drewmagary.bsky.social cited in the textbook of the COM 102 class I’m teaching this semester.
They’re spinning off Reacher but with a normal-sized lady which I’m not certain will work.
Neagley S1 - Official Trailer | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
youtu.be
September 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
They’re spinning off Reacher but with a normal-sized lady which I’m not certain will work.
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My latest for @theguardian.com: "What Can Halt FIFA’s Authoritarian Turn Under Infantino? Change from the Outside"
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
What can halt Fifa’s authoritarian turn under Infantino? Change from the outside | Jules Boykoff
The World Cup and its aftermath made clear that Fifa needs independent oversight by governments and NGOs dedicated to preserving the people’s game
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
My latest for @theguardian.com: "What Can Halt FIFA’s Authoritarian Turn Under Infantino? Change from the Outside"
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
It’s my birthday so I’m gonna treat myself to watching Reacher murder a baddie with a rice cooker or something.
September 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
It’s my birthday so I’m gonna treat myself to watching Reacher murder a baddie with a rice cooker or something.
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Really like what I'ver seen from Kade Auberon this season. Always good to have another quality left-hander in the bullpen.
September 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Really like what I'ver seen from Kade Auberon this season. Always good to have another quality left-hander in the bullpen.
Really like what I'ver seen from Kade Auberon this season. Always good to have another quality left-hander in the bullpen.
September 8, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Really like what I'ver seen from Kade Auberon this season. Always good to have another quality left-hander in the bullpen.
I don’t know anything about this guy Cooper, he probably sucks, but it rules that this is a way a story about him gets framed. Well done New York Times.
September 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I don’t know anything about this guy Cooper, he probably sucks, but it rules that this is a way a story about him gets framed. Well done New York Times.
Heard a lot of people running their mouth this spring about how much New York loves the Knicks. Real New Yorkers know it’s a Rutgers town. #SchianoMen
September 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Heard a lot of people running their mouth this spring about how much New York loves the Knicks. Real New Yorkers know it’s a Rutgers town. #SchianoMen
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Coming next week: ALL BALL, a gambling-free Defector NFL podcast starring me and @arif.bsky.social. Trailer here. Special thanks to @eliyudin.com for his intensely manly voice work. art19.com/shows/the-di...
Coming Soon: ALL BALL, the Defector Media NFL Podcast
No fantasy talk, no gambling advice, no other nerd shit. Starring Drew Magary and Arif Hasan, just two pure ball knowers who only want to talk about one thing… FOOTBALL. Kicking off September 10th on ...
art19.com
September 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Coming next week: ALL BALL, a gambling-free Defector NFL podcast starring me and @arif.bsky.social. Trailer here. Special thanks to @eliyudin.com for his intensely manly voice work. art19.com/shows/the-di...
Just so you know, I would be one of the cool and normal billionaires.
September 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Just so you know, I would be one of the cool and normal billionaires.
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The million dollar book advance I gave to Mr. Illiterate to leverage his army of fans the 20 Hour Screen Time Boys has proven to be a bad decision. They're gonna have my ass for this.
September 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The million dollar book advance I gave to Mr. Illiterate to leverage his army of fans the 20 Hour Screen Time Boys has proven to be a bad decision. They're gonna have my ass for this.
My students appear to be decorating their dorm rooms with the same exact posters we did 30 years ago.
September 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
My students appear to be decorating their dorm rooms with the same exact posters we did 30 years ago.
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The frustrating thing is how plug-and-play this sh*t is. All the monetary incentives are on one side and all the being-a-thoughtful-curious-and-empathetic-human ones are on the other.
For me, the biggest takeaway from Sophie Cunningham’s hard launch into the right-wing culture wars is how *lucrative* bigotry is now. There’s an entire conservative media ecosystem that will turn anyone willing to make transphobia their personal brand into a well-compensated star.
Sophie Cunningham and the cynical economics of the anti-trans athlete
The conservative media machine is turning WNBA athletes into well-compensated culture-war assets.
www.fastcompany.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The frustrating thing is how plug-and-play this sh*t is. All the monetary incentives are on one side and all the being-a-thoughtful-curious-and-empathetic-human ones are on the other.
The frustrating thing is how plug-and-play this sh*t is. All the monetary incentives are on one side and all the being-a-thoughtful-curious-and-empathetic-human ones are on the other.
For me, the biggest takeaway from Sophie Cunningham’s hard launch into the right-wing culture wars is how *lucrative* bigotry is now. There’s an entire conservative media ecosystem that will turn anyone willing to make transphobia their personal brand into a well-compensated star.
Sophie Cunningham and the cynical economics of the anti-trans athlete
The conservative media machine is turning WNBA athletes into well-compensated culture-war assets.
www.fastcompany.com
September 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The frustrating thing is how plug-and-play this sh*t is. All the monetary incentives are on one side and all the being-a-thoughtful-curious-and-empathetic-human ones are on the other.
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Science has determined:
- the Median Baltimore Orioles player
- the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
- the Median Baltimore Orioles player
- the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
September 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Science has determined:
- the Median Baltimore Orioles player
- the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
- the Median Baltimore Orioles player
- the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
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Great sign for the coming semster that’s it’s the first day and my students are already playing out maximally perverted College Football ‘26 matchups on the XBox. Absolutely love to see it.
August 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Great sign for the coming semster that’s it’s the first day and my students are already playing out maximally perverted College Football ‘26 matchups on the XBox. Absolutely love to see it.
Great sign for the coming semster that’s it’s the first day and my students are already playing out maximally perverted College Football ‘26 matchups on the XBox. Absolutely love to see it.
August 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Great sign for the coming semster that’s it’s the first day and my students are already playing out maximally perverted College Football ‘26 matchups on the XBox. Absolutely love to see it.
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The A's just did one of the coolest things I've seen in their broadcast: Just unfiltered audio of the live director calling a Lawrence Butler plate appearance...that went about as well as they could have hoped for.
August 27, 2026 at 3:26 AM
The A's just did one of the coolest things I've seen in their broadcast: Just unfiltered audio of the live director calling a Lawrence Butler plate appearance...that went about as well as they could have hoped for.
Canada should just join the EU. As a sort of Canadian I endorse this move.
Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"
August 24, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Canada should just join the EU. As a sort of Canadian I endorse this move.
I say this confidently, as someone who has supported Hammarby for close to a month now. We might just win the league.
August 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I say this confidently, as someone who has supported Hammarby for close to a month now. We might just win the league.