Book author, writing about sports, business & culture. Cohost “Skin in the Game” podcast on @BTPMNPR. Words: @TheBuffaloNews @NYTimes @Scholastic @bizjournals
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Tim O'Shei retweeted
I’m closing in on 51 in just a few months, so I’m now qualified to power rank a half century of life.
1. 40s: This is when you finally shake off (most of) your insecurities because you’ve realized everyone else is too busy worrying about themselves and what others think about them to care about what you’re doing. It’s incredibly liberating.
2. 0-9: No bills... no responsibilities. People literally make your meals for you. Only downside is you have no idea how good you have it, so it’s impossible to actually enjoy it. :(
3. 30s: Starting to figure things out. You have a little money, a little wisdom, and just enough confidence to make some spectacularly bad decisions… but you’ve still got the resilience to bounce back.
4. 20s: You know absolutely nothing but are somehow convinced you know absolutely everything. Your body can survive on four hours of sleep and gas station food. It’s remarkable, really.
5. 10-19yo: Absolute nightmare of insecurity, awkwardness, and caring WAY too much about what other people think all while getting punked by the ones who are (sadly for them) peaking. No matter how many more decades I live, this will always be rated dead last.
50s: INCOMPLETE. Early returns are promising. The confidence of your 40s is still there, but now you can injure yourself by sleeping.
Fellow olds, what did I get wrong?
Well, this is a nice little capstone to an incredible run I enjoyed at @TheBuffaloNews and writing about the final days at the old @HighmarkStadm.
Thanks @WeAreSFJ and @Amie_Just @BCunninghamN @SethBoster, great to be in your company
FEATURE BEAT SPECIALTY WRITING PORTFOLIO, DIV 1
Three standout stories by the same writer on one feature topic.
🥇 1st Place: @Amie_Just
🥈 2nd Place: @BCunninghamN
🥉 3rd Place: @timoshei
🏅 Honorable Mention: @SethBoster
Tim O'Shei retweeted
TALES OF THE BOSS, Part 22: On NPR’s “Skin in the Game,” @timoshei and @jcimp asked if it ever seemed like writing about George Steinbrenner felt like urban mythology. It did. And I used an analogy Buffalo sports fans might appreciate.
#BossOfTheBronx
#Yankees
#NYTBestSeller
Tim O'Shei retweeted
Today marks the first official flag football games for the Monsignor Martin League! Mount St Mary Academy ladies started this journey in Sept 2022…today their dream of having flag football as a sport came true! @msmacademy @All4Flag @TroyVincentSr @timoshei @nevilleconsult
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There are very few humans like Coach McDermott. He gave me my first shot in the NFL, amongst many others. One of the best leaders that I have ever had the privilege to be around. Forever grateful 🙏🏈
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.@JoshAllenQB is one of the greatest QBs of his generation. Yesterday, amid some huge and timely plays, he made a couple of mistakes that cost his @BuffaloBills. And he took responsibility for it.
In any pursuit, it's an inspiring example when leaders own up to their failures.
Tim O'Shei retweeted
The @NCAA’s decision to add flag football to is Emerging Sports for Women Program is a huge step forward, especially for the young women who have proven that they have the drive, passion, and talent to compete at the highest level in this sport.
#FlagIsForEVERYONE
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Tim O'Shei retweeted
I've gathered my thoughts on the impending closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. There are a lot.
The PG is an institution. It has chronicled so much in the city and region's history, from triumphs to grave tragedies, to political scandals and even off-the-wall stories (1/)
Stunned and saddened. I don't even know what to say about the PG closing, as a subscriber, as a reader and as a former BCI employee.
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Tim O'Shei retweeted
It's time. Time to say goodbye.
Nobody is covering the grand finale at The Ralph like @TheBuffaloNews.
Our coverage (so far) today: buffalonews.com/eedition/pag…
Join the party and subscribe for just $14.99 per month: subscriberservices.lee.net/s…
Tim O'Shei retweeted
I wrote about working nights, weekends and holidays — and how even a “dream” job still has its tradeoffs.
Explaining (to aspiring sports journalists) is not the same as complaining: open.substack.com/pub/nicole…
Tim O'Shei retweeted
Our latest B3 author @el_belson was on SKIN IN THE GAME, the excellent sports-business podcast with hosts @jcimp & @timoshei on @BTPMNPR. Check out their thoughtful talk & check out Belson tonight at The Place (229 Lexington Ave., #Buffalo 14222) 7 p.m.
btpm.org/2025-11-08/how-the-…
Tim O'Shei retweeted
Met up with William Fichtner for lattes and a long chat about his illustrious, scene-stealing career that includes Heat, Contact, Armageddon, The Dark Knight and about 100 other things. NYT gift link below.
Tim O'Shei retweeted
I had a great convo a couple of weeks ago with John Cimperman @jcimp and Tim O'Shei @timoshei for their Skin in the Game podcast, about the challenges @CFL faces in Toronto and the interface between MLSE and @BuffaloBills.
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Longtime friends Don Beebe and Steve Tasker paid a visit to their old Buffalo Bills locker room at Highmark Stadium and the memories came flooding back. buffalonews.com/news/local/a…
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#hallmarkchannel stars @awalk35 Andrew Walker, Holland Roden & Matthew Daddario are at @HighmarkStadm helping to kick off the season & celebrate the Buffalo-made film #holidaytouchdown. @BuffaloBills @BfloFilmOffice
The first in my @TheBuffaloNews series on the final season at @HighmarkStadm.
I talked to Bills LB-turned-stadium designer Scott Radecic of @Populous. As we climbed the roof of the new stadium, I figured he'd get a bit sentimental about the old one.
Nope.
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Tim O'Shei retweeted
All set up at @RiverWorksBFLO for the Rally On the River! Swing by today, check out everything that’s going on, and gimme a high five and a Go Bills
