Journalist and author of “The Year of the Pitcher” (http://amzn.to/2R8EXtv) and the forthcoming “Murderers’ Row: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and The Birth of the 1927 Yankees.” (2027, W.W. Norton) Represented by @wmebooks sridharpappu.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3mf5e63j4oc2uAs a former media columnist who covered the tabloid wars, watching a predatory hedge fund continually gut the Daily News is heart-wrenching. Everyone there cared deeply about this city and their paper—the people’s paper. My heart goes out to them. New York is lesser for this.18 Feb 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5e63j4oc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3maodrov4qs2d@brucefeldmancfb.bsky.social, thanks for your comments about book writing on the pod today. For my first one, I was sooo obsessed with hitting the daily word count. For this one, that number has dropped, but the prose is so much cleaner…23 Dec 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3maodrov4qs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3ma4lmpgim22eFollowing me of the darkest days in Cincinnati sports history, @theathletic.com gives us 8 minutes with our beloved Votto. Or Moppo. Thank you! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6891172/2025/12/16/joey-votto-mlb-best-stories-teammates-leadership/?source=user_shared_article16 Dec 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4lmpgim22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3m476y32gvs2jTaylor Sheridan was the cornerstone of Paramount’s streaming future. Then came the the new bosses. My profile on his rise to television power player for @theatlantic.com: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/12/yellowstone-tv-series-taylor-sheridan/671897/27 Oct 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m476y32gvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lw5df6qxek2kThis is the letter that #Bengals owner Mike Brown wrote me in 1992. I had asked his counsel on whether to forgo architecture school and pursue a course that would lead to become an NFL GM. It’s real, heartfelt and practical. In other words, Mike Brown. Happy Birthday!11 Aug 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5df6qxek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3ltpstaboas2vMel Allen on Dave Parker in 1985: “Number 39 is Mighty Fine!” An understatement for the ages…11 Jul 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpstaboas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lsozkbrxgk2tThe world is lesser without Dave Parker. They’ll talk about a lot of on-field things when he goes into the Hall. But we owe him a debt for what he did for a generation of Black players. My 2024 piece for @espn.com’s Andscape: https://andscape.com/features/dave-parker-is-a-father-figure-to-black-mlb-legends/ :28 Jun 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsozkbrxgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lrglt6l4rk25This is Eric Davis doing something awesome for the #Reds in 1988. Because that’s what Eric Davis is: Awesome. https://youtu.be/_DkdFUNFo_g?si=iTT2LQ_-qqQ4qlbD12 Jun 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrglt6l4rk25https://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lqlmeww72225Because of @jeffpearlman.bsky.social’s PressBox Chronicles on the 1984 #Padres, YouTube fed me this tonight. Glorious. Just F—in glorious. https://youtu.be/fuJZ3gYrRVA?si=k3bdCh8KUdnrqOoc02 Jun 2025 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqlmeww72225https://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lpfe7wikb22vI love Chicago State—its faculty. Its students. What’s happening here is truly, truly terrible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpfe7wikb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lp5glfnfgs2cThe world is terrible. But Reuters bringing on badass Michael “Nuke” Learmonth is not! What an amazing get for an amazing organization! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5glfnfgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sridharpappu.bsky.social/post/3lmu5bypods23On this Jackie Robinson Day, my piece from @andscape on his last fight. In the midst of personal tragedy, he stood what was right. My hero. An American Hero. He cannot be erased. #jackierobinson #mlb #gop #dodgers #blackhistory https://andscape.com/features/jackie-robinson-turned-on-nixon-in-1968/15 Apr 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:6cetvk4sba2todpt3dqexs3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmu5bypods23