Eric Vickrey
@ericvickrey.bsky.social
I sometimes write about baseball. “Before They Wore Dodger Blue: Tommy Lasorda and the Greatest Draft Class in Baseball History,” now available wherever books are sold.
His autobiography would be a fascinating read.
After Charles Tillman transformed football, he joined the FBI. Then the immigration raids started
Known for his signature “Peanut Punch” in the NFL, the ex-Bears cornerback found a new calling as a federal agent. So why did he walk away?
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
His autobiography would be a fascinating read.
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Royals are providing free admission to the @nlbmuseumkc.bsky.social through February for Black History Month.
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
For the fifth consecutive year, the Royals are providing free admission to the @nlbmuseumkc.bsky.social through February for Black History Month.
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Congratulations to Robert Elias, winner of the 2026 SABR Seymour Medal for "Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball’s Neglected Trailblazer for Today’s Millionaire Athletes": sabr.org/latest/dange...
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Congratulations to Robert Elias, winner of the 2026 SABR Seymour Medal for "Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball’s Neglected Trailblazer for Today’s Millionaire Athletes": sabr.org/latest/dange...
As I sipped my coffee and read the news with a cat on my lap this morning, I thought, "Why can't we all treat each other like we treat our pets." And then I remembered that the Secretary of Homeland Security murdered her dog.
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
As I sipped my coffee and read the news with a cat on my lap this morning, I thought, "Why can't we all treat each other like we treat our pets." And then I remembered that the Secretary of Homeland Security murdered her dog.
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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From my friend, the fine Wisconsin cartoonist Joe Heller.
BOOM.
BOOM.
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 AM
From my friend, the fine Wisconsin cartoonist Joe Heller.
BOOM.
BOOM.
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Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
We adopted a cat seven years ago on the same day Edgar Martinez was elected to the Hall of Fame. Naturally, we named him Edgar. Two years ago, he underwent life-saving surgery because of an obstructed ureter. Today, he’s thriving and loves to go for walks on sunny days.
January 21, 2026 at 10:20 PM
We adopted a cat seven years ago on the same day Edgar Martinez was elected to the Hall of Fame. Naturally, we named him Edgar. Two years ago, he underwent life-saving surgery because of an obstructed ureter. Today, he’s thriving and loves to go for walks on sunny days.
If you are not subscribed to Will Leitch's Substack, I highly recommend it.
Volume 6, Issue 7: Tempest
"Sooner or later you'll make a mistake, I'll put you in a chain that you never can break."
williamfleitch.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
If you are not subscribed to Will Leitch's Substack, I highly recommend it.
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The 11 oldest ballparks in the Minor Leagues were initially constructed between 1914 and 1951. How many have you been to?
www.mlb.com/milb/news/fe...
www.mlb.com/milb/news/fe...
Oldest ballparks in Minor League Baseball
The Official Site of Major League Baseball
www.mlb.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The 11 oldest ballparks in the Minor Leagues were initially constructed between 1914 and 1951. How many have you been to?
www.mlb.com/milb/news/fe...
www.mlb.com/milb/news/fe...
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"After everything he'd been through, here he was telling me how we'd helped him with the movement. I'll never forget that." - Don Newcombe #MLKDay
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 PM
"After everything he'd been through, here he was telling me how we'd helped him with the movement. I'll never forget that." - Don Newcombe #MLKDay
Seems like a good day to remind people that @jonathaneig.bsky.social wrote a phenomenal, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of MLK.
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Seems like a good day to remind people that @jonathaneig.bsky.social wrote a phenomenal, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of MLK.
Just got a new shipment of books. If anyone is interested in a signed copy, shoot me a DM.
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Just got a new shipment of books. If anyone is interested in a signed copy, shoot me a DM.
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So it turns out dystopian nonfiction is for sure the least enjoyable genre
January 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
So it turns out dystopian nonfiction is for sure the least enjoyable genre
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Farewell to the great Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead who kept the long, strange trip rolling long after the death of Jerry Garcia. variety.com/2026/music/n...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist, Dies at 78
Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bob Weir, a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the band’s many latter-day offshoots, has died
variety.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Farewell to the great Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead who kept the long, strange trip rolling long after the death of Jerry Garcia. variety.com/2026/music/n...
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The latest edition of the Sports Writers Inc. podcast is live with @ericvickrey.bsky.social, author of "Before They Wore Dodger Blue"! #Dodgers! #SportsWriting! #MinorLeagueBaseball!
Great talk! Do it up!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/50Ka...
Great talk! Do it up!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/50Ka...
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The latest edition of the Sports Writers Inc. podcast is live with @ericvickrey.bsky.social, author of "Before They Wore Dodger Blue"! #Dodgers! #SportsWriting! #MinorLeagueBaseball!
Great talk! Do it up!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/50Ka...
Great talk! Do it up!
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/50Ka...
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“I’m a physician!”
—bystander, neighbor
“I don’t care.”
—ICE agent
—bystander, neighbor
“I don’t care.”
—ICE agent
HuffPost has obtained a video of a physician trying to give medical care to the woman shot and killed by ICE goons today, and not being allowed to go near her. The ICE agents claim there are medics on site, but witnesses scream that there are no medics present
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
“I’m a physician!”
—bystander, neighbor
“I don’t care.”
—ICE agent
—bystander, neighbor
“I don’t care.”
—ICE agent
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I may never recover from this inequity:
Bruce Sutter and Dan Quisenberry
Two pitchers have remarkably similar careers in the same era and one goes to the Hall of Fame and the other doesn't even get to be on a second ballot.
baseballspast.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I may never recover from this inequity:
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With the Kansas City Chiefs poised to leave Arrowhead Stadium and the Truman Sports Complex for a new Kansas stadium, it’s now time for team owners and city officials to decide on a new Kansas City Royals ballpark. #MLB #sportsbiz #baseballbiz ballparkdigest.com/2025/12/29/w...
December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
With the Kansas City Chiefs poised to leave Arrowhead Stadium and the Truman Sports Complex for a new Kansas stadium, it’s now time for team owners and city officials to decide on a new Kansas City Royals ballpark. #MLB #sportsbiz #baseballbiz ballparkdigest.com/2025/12/29/w...
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"I think any list of the top teams ever has to include the 1970 Spokane team." - @ericvickrey.bsky.social
The greatest Spokane Indians' baseball team? Author Eric Vickrey makes his case
The Port Townsend author writes about the 1970 Spokane Indians, which featured a handful of future Los Angeles Dodger star players.
www.spokanepublicradio.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"I think any list of the top teams ever has to include the 1970 Spokane team." - @ericvickrey.bsky.social
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The Dodgers have won 8 games since the Raiders last won a game
December 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Dodgers have won 8 games since the Raiders last won a game
They had some amazing camera angles in 1955.
December 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
They had some amazing camera angles in 1955.
Ozzie turns 71 today. Seems like it was just yesterday that he turned two.
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ozzie turns 71 today. Seems like it was just yesterday that he turned two.