LATEST WRITING
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In defence of With Love, Meghan
by Ryan FergusonDespite online rage, the Netflix series offers harmless escapism.
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The mass delusion of insatiable AI economics
by Ryan FergusonBubble? House of cards? Inside the AI circular economy.
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Clogged and committed, there are few ways for the Yankees to improve in 2026
by Ryan FergusonHow nonchalance, myopia and stubbornness backed Brian Cashman into a corner.
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Honouring the Wirral grave of Real Madrid pioneer Arthur Johnson
by Ryan FergusonWhy a Los Blancos legend rests forever in Wallasey.
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On puppy blues, ego death, creation versus consumption, and finding joy in the mundane
by Ryan FergusonHow a tiny chihuahua is helping me put things into perspective.
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We can thank a stray rat for that iconic Carlton Fisk home run footage
by Ryan FergusonA rodent, a foul pole, and sweet serendipity.
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The remarkable rise of AJ Auxerre under Guy Roux
by Ryan FergusonFrom the regional amateur leagues to the Champions League with an iconic minnow.
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Peak Clayton Kershaw inspired awe
by Ryan FergusonAn ode to the greatest pitcher of his generation.
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Who really designed the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ uniforms?
by Ryan FergusonExploring competing claims to iconic authorship.
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Judge knocks DiMaggio from Mount Rushmore of Yankee sluggers
by Ryan FergusonAfter 65 years, a change among the top four pinstriped homer hitters.
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That time Jeanie Buss, Lakers heiress, posed naked for Playboy
by Ryan FergusonInside an infamous photoshoot.
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Brian Cashman, Dodgers bat boy
by Ryan FergusonWhy the Yankees’ GM grew up hating the Yankees.
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A potted history of Jerry Wipes, the novelty Dallas Cowboys product
by Ryan FergusonRevisiting a totemic Jerryworld meme.
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The 20 strangest SuperSonics items shipped to Oklahoma City
by Ryan FergusonIn search of bygone basketball detritus.
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The New York Yankees have broken my brain
by Ryan FergusonNotes from a bout of pinstriped Stockholm syndrome.
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95 days a Yankee: The chaos and confusion of José Canseco in pinstripes
by Ryan FergusonHow a botched waiver claim put a Bash Brother in the Bronx.
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Solving the 25-year mystery of a viral Red Sox song
by Ryan FergusonMy successful search for an OG meme merchant.
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How the Seattle Mariners won and lost Japan
by Ryan FergusonNintendo, Ichiro, and the chase for a capricious market.
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Jim Abbott and the most underrated achievement in sports history
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The MLB star caught playing for a strip club softball team
by Ryan FergusonThe folly and flowering of Jason Isringhausen.
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Fireworks at 4am: Rick Camp and the cruel quintessence of baseball
by Ryan FergusonWhen a reliever went yard after midnight.
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Retracing the Buss family feud over Lakers ownership succession
by Ryan FergusonHow Jeanie Buss fired her brother and thwarted a coup attempt.
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Jerry Buss kinda traded the Chrysler Building for the Los Angeles Lakers
by Ryan FergusonInside the most complicated transaction in sports history.
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Which teams may replace the Cubs and Red Sox in transcendent torture?
by Ryan FergusonIn search of lovable losers.
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Ben Affleck and Hollywood’s baseball cap wars
by Ryan FergusonDecoding hardball headwear controversies, from Nicholson and Crystal to Fallon and Affleck.
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My newfound appreciation for the Yankees’ brain trust
by Ryan FergusonLearning to respect a fully operational death star.
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When Eva Longoria sent Evan Longoria a bottle of champagne
by Ryan FergusonFrom Wisteria Lane to Tropicana Field with an $800 bottle of bubbly.
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Wolverine, Yankee, Cowboy: The Drew Henson Odyssey
by Ryan FergusonIn defence of a misunderstood two-sport phenom.
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Babe Ruth and the bellyache heard ‘round the world – a century on
by Ryan FergusonAn epochal tale of hot dogs and hysteria.
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An evolving list of Yogiisms - true and apocryphal
by Ryan Ferguson“I never said half the things I said.” – Yogi Berra
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