Spencer Fordin
@spencerfordin.bsky.social
Digital content at NBA; formerly at MLB.com, Pasatiempo and the Cayman Compass. UF journalism/Independent Florida Alligator alum.
My time as a small town newspaper editor (and as someone working two 40-hour jobs) came to an end this morning.
I’m done telling the stories of Alamogordo and am now primarily focused on my work with the NBA (which is actually on hiatus now and will return next month.)
I’m done telling the stories of Alamogordo and am now primarily focused on my work with the NBA (which is actually on hiatus now and will return next month.)
October 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
My time as a small town newspaper editor (and as someone working two 40-hour jobs) came to an end this morning.
I’m done telling the stories of Alamogordo and am now primarily focused on my work with the NBA (which is actually on hiatus now and will return next month.)
I’m done telling the stories of Alamogordo and am now primarily focused on my work with the NBA (which is actually on hiatus now and will return next month.)
Listen when Sean talks about stats stuff
I've got a sneaking suspicion that Sebastian Berhalter is going to end up in the top ten for goals scored by midfielders.
September 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Listen when Sean talks about stats stuff
Camping adventure to Texas 1 canceled on account of extreme heat and it sounding much nicer to just drive home and sleep in AC
September 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Camping adventure to Texas 1 canceled on account of extreme heat and it sounding much nicer to just drive home and sleep in AC
In Texas for tourism at Franklin mountains state park
September 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
In Texas for tourism at Franklin mountains state park
Here’s our Tiny Town newspaper profile of Mark and Scott Kelly, who are relevant to our tiny town because they are being inducted to the international space hall of fame housed right here in Alamogordo
September 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Here’s our Tiny Town newspaper profile of Mark and Scott Kelly, who are relevant to our tiny town because they are being inducted to the international space hall of fame housed right here in Alamogordo
I showed a bunch of my friends the screen grab of me chatting with Senator Kelly, and there were absolutely a few of them who had to ask who Senator Kelly is, which surprised me because he has a pretty strong national profile
September 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I showed a bunch of my friends the screen grab of me chatting with Senator Kelly, and there were absolutely a few of them who had to ask who Senator Kelly is, which surprised me because he has a pretty strong national profile
September 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I know I look like I’m located in the farthest reaches of space but I think Senator Kelly just has better access to webcams than I do
Coming next week in the Alamogordo News: my interview with Senator Mark Kelly, who’s one of the upcoming inductees to the International Space Hall of Fame located in Alamogordo.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
September 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I know I look like I’m located in the farthest reaches of space but I think Senator Kelly just has better access to webcams than I do
Coming next week in the Alamogordo News: my interview with Senator Mark Kelly, who’s one of the upcoming inductees to the International Space Hall of Fame located in Alamogordo.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
September 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Coming next week in the Alamogordo News: my interview with Senator Mark Kelly, who’s one of the upcoming inductees to the International Space Hall of Fame located in Alamogordo.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
This goes into my personal Hall of Skype right next to international fugitive and art provocateur Nadya Tolokonnikova.
My favorite opera is playing in Albuquerque this fall and I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth six hours in the car for a 90-minute performance. Leaning toward no, unfortunately. May go to Carlsbad Caverns instead if I’m taking a day trip and sending my doggo to doggy day care.
September 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
My favorite opera is playing in Albuquerque this fall and I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth six hours in the car for a 90-minute performance. Leaning toward no, unfortunately. May go to Carlsbad Caverns instead if I’m taking a day trip and sending my doggo to doggy day care.
I experienced 9/11 while living in the East Village;
I was 3 miles from Ground Zero and my block instantly turned into a war zone complete with checkpoints manned by soldiers.
Only flatbed trucks and rescue vehicles were allowed to run down 2nd Avenue. It was a terrifying time to be alive.
I was 3 miles from Ground Zero and my block instantly turned into a war zone complete with checkpoints manned by soldiers.
Only flatbed trucks and rescue vehicles were allowed to run down 2nd Avenue. It was a terrifying time to be alive.
September 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I experienced 9/11 while living in the East Village;
I was 3 miles from Ground Zero and my block instantly turned into a war zone complete with checkpoints manned by soldiers.
Only flatbed trucks and rescue vehicles were allowed to run down 2nd Avenue. It was a terrifying time to be alive.
I was 3 miles from Ground Zero and my block instantly turned into a war zone complete with checkpoints manned by soldiers.
Only flatbed trucks and rescue vehicles were allowed to run down 2nd Avenue. It was a terrifying time to be alive.
Half my life ago, one of my high profile assignments at the 2001 World Series was briefly chronicling W’s first pitch before Game 3.
That article is no longer on the internet for reasons I don’t fully understand, but it is accessible at the internet way back machine…
That article is no longer on the internet for reasons I don’t fully understand, but it is accessible at the internet way back machine…
September 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Half my life ago, one of my high profile assignments at the 2001 World Series was briefly chronicling W’s first pitch before Game 3.
That article is no longer on the internet for reasons I don’t fully understand, but it is accessible at the internet way back machine…
That article is no longer on the internet for reasons I don’t fully understand, but it is accessible at the internet way back machine…
Life as a managing editor:
My Wednesdays are spent scrambling to get stories on the page and in working order, and Thursday mornings are spent worrying that we got everything right both on the printed page and the internet.
On Thursday afternoon we start the process all over again for next week
My Wednesdays are spent scrambling to get stories on the page and in working order, and Thursday mornings are spent worrying that we got everything right both on the printed page and the internet.
On Thursday afternoon we start the process all over again for next week
September 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Life as a managing editor:
My Wednesdays are spent scrambling to get stories on the page and in working order, and Thursday mornings are spent worrying that we got everything right both on the printed page and the internet.
On Thursday afternoon we start the process all over again for next week
My Wednesdays are spent scrambling to get stories on the page and in working order, and Thursday mornings are spent worrying that we got everything right both on the printed page and the internet.
On Thursday afternoon we start the process all over again for next week
I didn’t see mandalorian and grogu in the theater — I waited until it came to streaming — and here’s my opinion: perfectly enjoyable C+ movie that would’ve been more enjoyable as a streaming miniseries than it was as a feature film
September 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I didn’t see mandalorian and grogu in the theater — I waited until it came to streaming — and here’s my opinion: perfectly enjoyable C+ movie that would’ve been more enjoyable as a streaming miniseries than it was as a feature film
It doesn’t rain often in the desert but when it does … we get great rainbows
September 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It doesn’t rain often in the desert but when it does … we get great rainbows
Pepper wants a piece of this
September 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Pepper wants a piece of this
Six week warning to southwestern history buffs and folks weighing a fall trip to small town New Mexico:
The trinity site, home of the first nuclear detonation, is only open to the public once a year and this year it’s October 17. Good excuse to come to Alamogordo if you’re looking for one.
The trinity site, home of the first nuclear detonation, is only open to the public once a year and this year it’s October 17. Good excuse to come to Alamogordo if you’re looking for one.
September 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Six week warning to southwestern history buffs and folks weighing a fall trip to small town New Mexico:
The trinity site, home of the first nuclear detonation, is only open to the public once a year and this year it’s October 17. Good excuse to come to Alamogordo if you’re looking for one.
The trinity site, home of the first nuclear detonation, is only open to the public once a year and this year it’s October 17. Good excuse to come to Alamogordo if you’re looking for one.
Greetings from Organ mountains/desert peaks national monument where it is hot hot hot to hike
August 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Greetings from Organ mountains/desert peaks national monument where it is hot hot hot to hike
Sunday fun day: headed to organ mountains/desert peaks national monument with my doggo for a couple hours of exploration
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Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument | Bureau of Land Management
The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was established to protect significant prehistoric, historic, geologic, and biologic resources of scientific interest, and includes four areas: the O...
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August 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Sunday fun day: headed to organ mountains/desert peaks national monument with my doggo for a couple hours of exploration
www.blm.gov/programs/nat...
www.blm.gov/programs/nat...
Ugh we’ve made the first major mistake of my tenure as managing editor and the rest of my week will probably be consumed by phone calls in which people yell and call me a moron
August 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ugh we’ve made the first major mistake of my tenure as managing editor and the rest of my week will probably be consumed by phone calls in which people yell and call me a moron
I’ve actually never seen Rocky Horror Picture Show but I suppose that’s easy enough to fix
August 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I’ve actually never seen Rocky Horror Picture Show but I suppose that’s easy enough to fix
Dolly Parton made a country music movie with Sylvester Stallone is a true thing that happened and not something I hallucinated
August 26, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Dolly Parton made a country music movie with Sylvester Stallone is a true thing that happened and not something I hallucinated
Ronald Reagan was such a stick in the mud that he hated a scene in 9 to 5 because it contained a depiction of people having fun after smoking weed
August 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Ronald Reagan was such a stick in the mud that he hated a scene in 9 to 5 because it contained a depiction of people having fun after smoking weed
9 to 5 came out when I was 4 and I probably thought Dolly Parton was a movie star and not an American institution musical artist.
It’s wild that she was roughly a contemporary of Janis Joplin, and Janis was gone before I was born. We were really fortunate to have Dolly Parton as long as we did.
It’s wild that she was roughly a contemporary of Janis Joplin, and Janis was gone before I was born. We were really fortunate to have Dolly Parton as long as we did.
August 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
9 to 5 came out when I was 4 and I probably thought Dolly Parton was a movie star and not an American institution musical artist.
It’s wild that she was roughly a contemporary of Janis Joplin, and Janis was gone before I was born. We were really fortunate to have Dolly Parton as long as we did.
It’s wild that she was roughly a contemporary of Janis Joplin, and Janis was gone before I was born. We were really fortunate to have Dolly Parton as long as we did.
Last week a bunch of my friends were excited because my hometown was playing in the Little League World Series and I had to remind them (A) we’re 50 years old and (B) there is no great enough monetary sum to make me watch Little League baseball. (Also my hometown got smoked by some town from CT)
August 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Last week a bunch of my friends were excited because my hometown was playing in the Little League World Series and I had to remind them (A) we’re 50 years old and (B) there is no great enough monetary sum to make me watch Little League baseball. (Also my hometown got smoked by some town from CT)