David Berri
@wagesofwins.bsky.social
Professor of Economics at Southern Utah University.
The latest book is Slaying the Trolls.
Also author/co-author of
The Wages of Wins
Stumbling on Wins
https://www.davidberri.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Slaying-Trolls-Wrong-About-Sports/dp/B0D33VK9SN/
The latest book is Slaying the Trolls.
Also author/co-author of
The Wages of Wins
Stumbling on Wins
https://www.davidberri.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Slaying-Trolls-Wrong-About-Sports/dp/B0D33VK9SN/
I wish to be graded on the same curve the sports media gives volume shooters in basketball!
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I wish to be graded on the same curve the sports media gives volume shooters in basketball!
An internal Oxford University memo from 1456 was recently uncovered and it was shocking!
"The invention of the printing press spells the end of Oxford. Now that people can just read what teachers know, teachers aren't needed anymore. We had a great 360 year run!"
😂😂
"The invention of the printing press spells the end of Oxford. Now that people can just read what teachers know, teachers aren't needed anymore. We had a great 360 year run!"
😂😂
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An internal Oxford University memo from 1456 was recently uncovered and it was shocking!
"The invention of the printing press spells the end of Oxford. Now that people can just read what teachers know, teachers aren't needed anymore. We had a great 360 year run!"
😂😂
"The invention of the printing press spells the end of Oxford. Now that people can just read what teachers know, teachers aren't needed anymore. We had a great 360 year run!"
😂😂
Owners do not respect players in professional sports.
Part 14 billion!
What we see in the WNBA is just a continuation of what we have seen in men's sports in the past. And this is why you shouldn't believe the stories told by owners.
Part 14 billion!
What we see in the WNBA is just a continuation of what we have seen in men's sports in the past. And this is why you shouldn't believe the stories told by owners.
These new details from last summer's confrontation between Rob Manfred and Bryce Harper are absolutely insane.
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
MLB officials threatening players will "end up in a ditch" for disrespecting Manfred is outrageous behavior.
www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/p...
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Owners do not respect players in professional sports.
Part 14 billion!
What we see in the WNBA is just a continuation of what we have seen in men's sports in the past. And this is why you shouldn't believe the stories told by owners.
Part 14 billion!
What we see in the WNBA is just a continuation of what we have seen in men's sports in the past. And this is why you shouldn't believe the stories told by owners.
Reposted by David Berri
Cover just dropped. Coming in 2026 from Oxford University Press.
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Cover just dropped. Coming in 2026 from Oxford University Press.
Excellent discussion from @seeratsohi.bsky.social i and @sportyprof.bsky.social connecting the history of the NBA to the current WNBA negotiations.
Yes, the NBA keeps repeating itself!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Yes, the NBA keeps repeating itself!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Future of Women's Basketball: CBA Negotiations, Unrivaled, and Beyond
Podcast Episode · The Ringer WNBA Show · 10/30/2025 · 1h 1m
podcasts.apple.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Excellent discussion from @seeratsohi.bsky.social i and @sportyprof.bsky.social connecting the history of the NBA to the current WNBA negotiations.
Yes, the NBA keeps repeating itself!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Yes, the NBA keeps repeating itself!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Two of the three major men's professional sports leagues don't seem to be attracting many more fans in the past ten years.
The average viewership for the NBA Finals and World Series over the last decade
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Two of the three major men's professional sports leagues don't seem to be attracting many more fans in the past ten years.
Reposted by David Berri
Great stuff here. An element of accounting typically ignored by ADs wishing to cut a sport for… other reasons.
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
This Private University Is Adding Sports to Make Money—Again
Fairleigh Dickinson is adding men's fencing in an attempt to drive profit. It's a different type of accounting that includes paid tuition.
www.sportico.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Great stuff here. An element of accounting typically ignored by ADs wishing to cut a sport for… other reasons.
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
www.sportico.com/leagues/coll...
If your NFL or college football team lost this weekend, you should know your team has immense problems and they will probably never win again.
If your team won... they are probably winning a title soon.
Yes, this is a response to how sportswriters tend to cover every win and loss! 😂
If your team won... they are probably winning a title soon.
Yes, this is a response to how sportswriters tend to cover every win and loss! 😂
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If your NFL or college football team lost this weekend, you should know your team has immense problems and they will probably never win again.
If your team won... they are probably winning a title soon.
Yes, this is a response to how sportswriters tend to cover every win and loss! 😂
If your team won... they are probably winning a title soon.
Yes, this is a response to how sportswriters tend to cover every win and loss! 😂
Reposted by David Berri
Evidence that academics have been complaining about service roles for about 3000 years...
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Evidence that academics have been complaining about service roles for about 3000 years...
Imagine Will Smith doesn't quite get his foot down on home plate in the bottom of the 9th.
What story are you writing about the Dodgers now? Still a dynasty?
If your entire evaluation of this team depends on one step... well, maybe you need to think about your evaluation.
What story are you writing about the Dodgers now? Still a dynasty?
If your entire evaluation of this team depends on one step... well, maybe you need to think about your evaluation.
November 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Imagine Will Smith doesn't quite get his foot down on home plate in the bottom of the 9th.
What story are you writing about the Dodgers now? Still a dynasty?
If your entire evaluation of this team depends on one step... well, maybe you need to think about your evaluation.
What story are you writing about the Dodgers now? Still a dynasty?
If your entire evaluation of this team depends on one step... well, maybe you need to think about your evaluation.
Now I want a Marvel multiverse movie where some hero just travels the multiverse to wherever their favorite team wins the championship each year!
And that is all they do!
And that is all they do!
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Now I want a Marvel multiverse movie where some hero just travels the multiverse to wherever their favorite team wins the championship each year!
And that is all they do!
And that is all they do!
Will Smith was a player the Dodgers acquired through the draft.
The fact he hit that home run proves the draft should be capped.
And Rojas -- who hit the tying home run -- was a player they traded for.
Trades also have to be capped.
😂😂
The fact he hit that home run proves the draft should be capped.
And Rojas -- who hit the tying home run -- was a player they traded for.
Trades also have to be capped.
😂😂
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Will Smith was a player the Dodgers acquired through the draft.
The fact he hit that home run proves the draft should be capped.
And Rojas -- who hit the tying home run -- was a player they traded for.
Trades also have to be capped.
😂😂
The fact he hit that home run proves the draft should be capped.
And Rojas -- who hit the tying home run -- was a player they traded for.
Trades also have to be capped.
😂😂
By the end of the 21st century, we will be enjoying a 7th game in a World Series in professional women's softball and/or professional women's baseball.
And it will be just as big as this.
And it will be just as big as this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
By the end of the 21st century, we will be enjoying a 7th game in a World Series in professional women's softball and/or professional women's baseball.
And it will be just as big as this.
And it will be just as big as this.
If the Dodgers win, the owners will call for a salary cap.
If the Dodgers lose, the owners will also call for a salary cap.
For the record... baseball doesn't need a salary cap!
www.thesling.org/major-league...
If the Dodgers lose, the owners will also call for a salary cap.
For the record... baseball doesn't need a salary cap!
www.thesling.org/major-league...
Major League Baseball Owners Are Agitating (Again) for a Salary Cap. This Isn’t Good News for Players. - The Sling
Why do owners want a salary cap? The spending by teams like the Dodgers does bid up the cost of free agents. If the league could cap spending, players would generally be cheaper. And that would transf...
www.thesling.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If the Dodgers win, the owners will call for a salary cap.
If the Dodgers lose, the owners will also call for a salary cap.
For the record... baseball doesn't need a salary cap!
www.thesling.org/major-league...
If the Dodgers lose, the owners will also call for a salary cap.
For the record... baseball doesn't need a salary cap!
www.thesling.org/major-league...
Any sportswriter who tells us after this is over that the outcome of the World Series "proves" one team was better should be banned from analyzing anything ever again!
Or just have them replaced by an AI program that will be equally wrong! 😂
Or just have them replaced by an AI program that will be equally wrong! 😂
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Any sportswriter who tells us after this is over that the outcome of the World Series "proves" one team was better should be banned from analyzing anything ever again!
Or just have them replaced by an AI program that will be equally wrong! 😂
Or just have them replaced by an AI program that will be equally wrong! 😂
The announcers say "What a game this has been"
My wife:
"What a day it has been. What a rare mood I'm in!"
She is maintaining her sense of humor as a Dodgers fan!!
My wife:
"What a day it has been. What a rare mood I'm in!"
She is maintaining her sense of humor as a Dodgers fan!!
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The announcers say "What a game this has been"
My wife:
"What a day it has been. What a rare mood I'm in!"
She is maintaining her sense of humor as a Dodgers fan!!
My wife:
"What a day it has been. What a rare mood I'm in!"
She is maintaining her sense of humor as a Dodgers fan!!
And that gives us Game Seven.
Blue Jays ain't scoring 3 runs tonight, right?
Then again -- on the other hand -- economists tend to make bad predictions. So... never mind! 😂
Blue Jays ain't scoring 3 runs tonight, right?
Then again -- on the other hand -- economists tend to make bad predictions. So... never mind! 😂
November 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
And that gives us Game Seven.
Blue Jays ain't scoring 3 runs tonight, right?
Then again -- on the other hand -- economists tend to make bad predictions. So... never mind! 😂
Blue Jays ain't scoring 3 runs tonight, right?
Then again -- on the other hand -- economists tend to make bad predictions. So... never mind! 😂
Reposted by David Berri
shoutouts in this piece include: @wagesofwins.bsky.social @theathletic.com @seeratsohi.bsky.social @thefrankiedlc.news & the entire OOYL discord channel of genius scholars
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
shoutouts in this piece include: @wagesofwins.bsky.social @theathletic.com @seeratsohi.bsky.social @thefrankiedlc.news & the entire OOYL discord channel of genius scholars
Okay... that last comment about the Dolphins was bullshit. Glad Al Michaels called it out. No one has suffered like fans of the Browns and Lions. Miami fans got to do more than be unhappy one year! 😂
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Okay... that last comment about the Dolphins was bullshit. Glad Al Michaels called it out. No one has suffered like fans of the Browns and Lions. Miami fans got to do more than be unhappy one year! 😂
Reposted by David Berri
Would really be nice to have someone on who (a) doesnt feel restrained from pushing back fully by their business associations to WNBPA leaders and (b) has never been CEO of a major media organization.
They'll never do it but I salivate at the idea of @wagesofwins.bsky.social being sic'd on him
They'll never do it but I salivate at the idea of @wagesofwins.bsky.social being sic'd on him
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Would really be nice to have someone on who (a) doesnt feel restrained from pushing back fully by their business associations to WNBPA leaders and (b) has never been CEO of a major media organization.
They'll never do it but I salivate at the idea of @wagesofwins.bsky.social being sic'd on him
They'll never do it but I salivate at the idea of @wagesofwins.bsky.social being sic'd on him
A lesson I teach in econ history is that history is not inevitable. As many historians note, it is often a series of accidents.
Had the Blue Jays won the 18-inning game, this series would now be over. If the Dodgers do end up winning, we should remember that.
I suspect most will not.
Had the Blue Jays won the 18-inning game, this series would now be over. If the Dodgers do end up winning, we should remember that.
I suspect most will not.
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A lesson I teach in econ history is that history is not inevitable. As many historians note, it is often a series of accidents.
Had the Blue Jays won the 18-inning game, this series would now be over. If the Dodgers do end up winning, we should remember that.
I suspect most will not.
Had the Blue Jays won the 18-inning game, this series would now be over. If the Dodgers do end up winning, we should remember that.
I suspect most will not.
If you think women are held to a higher standard as coaches in the WNBA... well, the evidence says you are right!
internationaljournalofsportmanagement.com/firing-discr...
internationaljournalofsportmanagement.com/firing-discr...
Firing Discrimination of Coaches in the Most ‘Inclusive’ League?: Evidence from the Women’s National Basketball Association - International Journal of Sport Management
Using data from 1997-2021, results suggest that Black women, Black men, and white women are all more likely to be fired than a white man coach after controlling for on-court performance.
internationaljournalofsportmanagement.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you think women are held to a higher standard as coaches in the WNBA... well, the evidence says you are right!
internationaljournalofsportmanagement.com/firing-discr...
internationaljournalofsportmanagement.com/firing-discr...
Reposted by David Berri
This piece was rejected by several women’s publications for being “too inside baseball,” because I guess workplace rights & pay equity aren’t issues women are concerned with? Your support allows me to continue writing stories like this even when establishment media doesn’t see its value.
NEW: I spoke to fans & labor organizers about how WNBA fan solidarity could be a key part of the CBA negotiations—& why women's sports fans are uniquely positioned to support a work stoppage, should one be on the table.
fan solidarity could be the wnba players' secret weapon
fandom works differently in women's sports than it does in men's—and it skews much more pro-player than pro-owner.
www.thefrankiedlc.news
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This piece was rejected by several women’s publications for being “too inside baseball,” because I guess workplace rights & pay equity aren’t issues women are concerned with? Your support allows me to continue writing stories like this even when establishment media doesn’t see its value.
David Berri co-author of Slaying the Trolls (via Sports Business Journal):
“You can’t be telling the women, it’s not profitable when we see the expansion fees. Because clearly to get the expansion fees, you had to say it was profitable.”
www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketb...
“You can’t be telling the women, it’s not profitable when we see the expansion fees. Because clearly to get the expansion fees, you had to say it was profitable.”
www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketb...
Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier & Others’ Lawyer Shares CBA Update Ahead of Upcoming Deadline – Report
With the deadline fast approaching Caitlin Clark and Co.'s lawyer at the WNBPA has shared a valuable update regarding the negotiations.
www.essentiallysports.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
David Berri co-author of Slaying the Trolls (via Sports Business Journal):
“You can’t be telling the women, it’s not profitable when we see the expansion fees. Because clearly to get the expansion fees, you had to say it was profitable.”
www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketb...
“You can’t be telling the women, it’s not profitable when we see the expansion fees. Because clearly to get the expansion fees, you had to say it was profitable.”
www.essentiallysports.com/wnba-basketb...
Reposted by David Berri
I love research like this.
To overcome biases and hire the best candidates, use a simple nudge:
“If you hire everyone with similar characteristics, your group thinking and decision-making will be weaker as you’ll miss out on important perspectives”
Source: HBR hbr.org/2025/10/a-re...
To overcome biases and hire the best candidates, use a simple nudge:
“If you hire everyone with similar characteristics, your group thinking and decision-making will be weaker as you’ll miss out on important perspectives”
Source: HBR hbr.org/2025/10/a-re...
October 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I love research like this.
To overcome biases and hire the best candidates, use a simple nudge:
“If you hire everyone with similar characteristics, your group thinking and decision-making will be weaker as you’ll miss out on important perspectives”
Source: HBR hbr.org/2025/10/a-re...
To overcome biases and hire the best candidates, use a simple nudge:
“If you hire everyone with similar characteristics, your group thinking and decision-making will be weaker as you’ll miss out on important perspectives”
Source: HBR hbr.org/2025/10/a-re...