Steve Dittmore, PhD

Dean & Prof @unfcoehs | Author @ForgottenDodger book | Writer @substackinc @AD_University | 2x @Olympics staff | Fan @Dodgers @springsteen @andrewdittmore 🥍 |

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

This will be my last post on this platform. I am not deleting the profile, but I will no longer be active here. Find me through the Linktree in my bio, or scan the QR code to read a brief explanation at my Substack, Glory Days. Thank you for the friendship. It was a fun ride.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@SprtBookReviews https://t.co/3u3E0IXQgd

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

Humbled that my forthcoming book @ForgottenDodger was featured alongside other great authors in the @sabr Fall Bookshelf! Preorders still being accepted for a December delivery. Full release in Feb. Please reach out if you need a podcast guest!

https://t.co/AR21miLXeO

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@NILvsNLI Thank you! I had not seen this. I am adding it now. Appreciate the heads up.
https://t.co/HpJonDddhS

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

I was curious how quickly NCAA Division III schools were adding athletes, so I looked into it. Fifty-nine schools increased athletes on campus by 10% in the past four years. Of those, 33 report greater than 44% athletes on campus.
https://t.co/veZ6Z2R3LD

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@pearsonjeff @d3bubble Not talking transfers and perhaps this does not occur in basketball. But the HS boys lacrosse player who no longer has a roster spot at Harvard or Syracuse or Georgetown is definitely going to a NESCAC-type school.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

I am intrigued by this ESPN article regarding DI roster limits shrinking and impacts on DII and DIII. If top DIII programs get stronger, in many sports it could widen the already strong competition gap between, say, NESCAC/UAA schools and NACC/GNAC schools.

[Dan Murphy @DanMurphyESPN]

There will be at least 4,739 fewer spots to play a Div. 1 sport next year(could be closer to 10k total). Coaches and recruits are trying to plan for their futures without clear answers on how the new roster limits will be implemented. With @mikerothstein: https://t.co/tpeZyJkY1q

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@d2kferg @VSU_Voice Thank you for the kind comments.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@ReaderDan Look me up on BSKY!

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

When the story is eventually written as to why I exited X, this will be part of the narrative.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

I crunched EADA data to see how many NCAA schools are "44 Percenters", campuses with 44% or greater athletes. In so doing, it provoked the larger question of whether we will see more DI institutions following the Univ. of Hartford and transition to DIII.
https://t.co/ArATTHSVmO

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

The @UNFOspreys MBB team beat Georgia Tech, its second W of the season over a P4 school. #swoop #basketballstate

[Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds]

This has never happened. Ever. Florida's FBS/FCS/NFL teams are a combined 0-11 on the same weekend. Only the Dolphins (tomorrow night) can save the state now.

FBS: FAU, Florida, Miami, FSU, USF, UCF all lost.

FCS: FAMU, Bethune and Stetson all lost.

NFL: Jags and Bucs lost.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

Humbled that my forthcoming book @ForgottenDodger was featured alongside other great authors in the @sabr Fall Bookshelf! Preorders still being accepted for a December delivery. Full release in Feb. Please reach out if you need a podcast guest!

https://t.co/AR21miLXeO

[Jim Gilliam @ForgottenDodger]

As this list is released tomorrow, allow this to serve as a friendly reminder that Jim Gilliam, with his 4 WS titles, ROY, multiple all-star games, has received exactly ZERO votes for inclusion in the @baseballhall

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

During the final days of Oct. schools added 20 sport programs, more than double the amount during the same time period in each of the last three years. Coincidence? Maybe. But it also has a certain "break glass in case of emergency" feel.
https://t.co/NvJAnoYD27

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

Lazy tweet that is not confirmed. In fact, an MLB player has another idea

https://t.co/2oKUgQrCA2

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Shohei Ohtani is wearing a sling for his dislocated shoulder before Game 3 of the #WorldSeries

🎥 @MLBONFOX

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

Excited to join @PeteATurner and Harriet Kimbro-Hamilton later today to discuss Negro Leagues star Henry Kimbro and his influence on @ForgottenDodger. You can watch/listen here: https://t.co/j4Y8zYXbEu

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@claystoldt @KoreyTorg Appreciate the concern on my welfare. I can sleep in November! 😂

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

What a moment

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

A really strong argument can be made that Gilliam should have been on the 1952 Brooklyn team (he won the IL MVP that year with a .301/.411/.451 slash line). That would have been 8 World Series played. And, yet, Gilliam received exactly zero Hall of Fame votes.

[Jim Gilliam @ForgottenDodger]

As the WS begins tonight, a reminder that Gilliam played in 7 World Series, including 4 against the Yankees ('53,'55,'56,'63). From the @MLB World Series Media Guide, here is where Gilliam ranks among all-time World Series performers in Games, Walks, At Bats.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

@NoahPittman Not just baseball, but also volleyball, wrestling, lacrosse, etc.

[Steve Dittmore, PhD @stevedittmore]

If you are interested in athletics and higher ed, read this article. There is a lot to unpack. Some quick knee-jerk reactions in a 🧵.

https://t.co/19SHFJbyo4