LATEST WRITING
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The Scottish roots of Bobby Thomson’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World
by Ryan FergusonTracing the Glaswegian links to baseball’s most famous home run.
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This is what Red Sox baseball should feel like
by Ryan FergusonBaseball still matters to New Englanders on the cusp of fall – just as it always should.
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Why I’m rooting for Carlos Rodón
by Ryan FergusonA bulldog Yankee southpaw and the quest to support families through infertility.
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The 25 most sacred skate spots of all-time
by Ryan FergusonOnce you start thinking like a skateboarder, the world never looks the same.
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A prodigal son, Tom Ince is Tranmere's biggest name for a generation
by Ryan FergusonHow the return of a local star has reinvigorated Rovers fans.
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Savouring the prophetic poise of Jude Bellingham
by Ryan FergusonAn ode to the paragon footballer.
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When the Dodgers hired Vladimir Shpunt, a Russian mystic, to send positive vibes
by Ryan FergusonSoviet science, energetic healing, the bankrupt Dodgers, and a hermetic wizard.
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When Jerry Jones tried to buy a stake in the Miami Dolphins
by Ryan FergusonThe ultimate Cowboy and his forgotten Florida foray.
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How Mariano Rivera saved Enrique Wilson’s life by blowing Game 7 of the 2001 World Series
by Ryan FergusonA rare blown save, the end of a Yankee dynasty, and a deep twist of fate.
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Jacob Misiorowski is the Gen Z showman baseball has sorely needed
by Ryan FergusonThe heat. The swagger. The Miz.
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Daydreaming a fantasy consortium to buy the Boston Red Sox
by Ryan FergusonA futile, academic exercise to topple John Henry.
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What if the New York Yankees actually signed Hulk Hogan?
by Ryan FergusonTraversing the whacky world of Terry Bollea baseball hallucinations.
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Kyle Busch, NASCAR, and the fragility of daydreamed futures
by Ryan FergusonOn the tragic, sudden death of a motorsports titan.
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Where have you gone, John DiGirolamo?
by Ryan FergusonIn search of the ultimate ‘replacement’ Yankee.
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Only Theo Epstein can save the Toronto Maple Leafs
by Ryan FergusonExploring a curse-busting pipedream.
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The enshittification of sports, and what fans can do about it
by Ryan FergusonThe case for fluid, aesthetic, compassionate fandom.
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The Maple Leaf Gardens’ Zamboni lives on in Australia
by Ryan FergusonA fabled ice resurfacer in a land with no ice.
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Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak will be broken this year – according to Star Trek
by Ryan FergusonThe Tao of Buck Bokai, and the search for a real-life simulacrum.
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The cult of Sidd Finch, baseball's fictional phenom
by Ryan FergusonInside an infamous April Fools hoax.
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Baseball’s Dream Team moment masks its impending implosion
by Ryan FergusonThe WBC, the CBA, and the looming cataclysm.
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Sammy Sosa had a New York parade despite never playing for the Yankees or Mets
by Ryan FergusonWhy an out-of-town slugger rode down the Canyon of Heroes.
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When Tranmere randomly beat New Zealand 7-0 on Valentine’s Day
by Ryan FergusonRemembering a romantic rout in Birkenhead.
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Magglio Ordóñez was randomly the mayor of a city in Venezuela
by Ryan FergusonHow an eccentric slugger became a Maduro apparatchik.
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A quarter-century on, St Yates’ Day seems less replicable than ever
by Ryan FergusonWhen Tranmere beat Everton 3-0, and why it is unlikely to happen again.
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Xabi Alonso couldn’t save Real Madrid from itself
by Ryan FergusonOnce again, ego trumps ideology at the Bernabéu.
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These 49ers make me feel things
by Ryan FergusonOn a rare melding of talent and likability.
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The guy who spent billions (in bitcoin) on pizza
by Ryan FergusonLaszlo Hanyecz, Jeremy Sturdivant, and the crypto purchase heard ‘round the world.
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The subsea cables that carry 99% of global internet traffic
by Ryan FergusonTed Stevens was right. The internet really is a series of tubes.
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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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