That time Doug Mirabelli got a police escort to a Boston Red Sox game
by Ryan Ferguson
January 16, 2024
The cross-country escapades of a rotund backup catcher.
Juan Soto is a Yankee! My initial thoughts
by Ryan Ferguson
December 7, 2023
Notes from the Evil Empire.
The Red Sox once signed Sammy Sosa, but he never played for Boston
by Ryan Ferguson
December 3, 2023
How Slammin’ Sammy almost called Fenway home.
Notes + Scribbles 6
by Ryan Ferguson
December 1, 2023
On the continued dominance of Baseball Twitter; the AI debacle at SI ; the Paul Mullin-Micky Mellon feud; the Tranmere tactics of Nigel Adkins; the demise of Belichick’s Patriots; the Yankees’ Evil Empire; the brilliance of Jude Bellingham; the transformation of Galatasaray; the devilish proliferation of Tupperware; and more.
Notes + Scribbles 5
by Ryan Ferguson
November 27, 2023
On the gradual resuscitation of Tranmere; the difference-making acumen of Nigel Adkins; the rise of Rob Apter; the immortal Connor Jennings; the Dallas Cowboys’ annual tease; the absurdity of Dolly Parton’s Thanksgiving halftime show; the genius of Mike McDaniel; and the Mariners doing Mariners things.
Notes + Scribbles 4
by Ryan Ferguson
November 23, 2023
On the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes; the Cardinals’ journeyman pitchers; the Yankees’ lack of retained wisdom; the MLB London Series 2024; and the smug joy of actually having a train ticket.
The New York Yankees and Japan: A fascinating history
by Ryan Ferguson
November 20, 2023
Why the Yankees are beloved in The Land of the Rising Sun.
Notes + Scribbles 3
by Ryan Ferguson
November 17, 2023
On the death of Peter Seidler; the Astros hiring Joe Espada; the waning prime of Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge; the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas; and the harrowing genius of Pete Doherty.
In search of Boston’s ‘Reverse the Curse’ Red Sox road sign
by Ryan Ferguson
November 4, 2023
How I found an urban masterpiece, 20 years later.
10 candidates to replace Chaim Bloom atop Red Sox front office
by Ryan Ferguson
September 14, 2023
Where does Boston turn next?
Paul DePodesta deserved better as Dodgers GM
by Ryan Ferguson
September 3, 2023
Defending the Moneyball protégé chased from Los Angeles.
The Seattle Mariners are my spirit animal
by Ryan Ferguson
August 11, 2023
On the strange comfort of rooting for a team that never wins.
That time Billy Beane rejected the Red Sox
by Ryan Ferguson
August 10, 2023
Why the Moneyball icon refused record pay to become Boston GM.
Thoughts on the 2023 MLB trade deadline
by Ryan Ferguson
August 2, 2023
Mets blow it up; Red Sox and Yankees stand pat; Angels, Cubs and Padres go for it.
The Yankees’ ‘championship-or-bust’ credo is a vacuous marketing ploy
by Ryan Ferguson
August 1, 2023
Actions speak louder than words in the Bronx.
The scourge of toxic sports fandom
by Ryan Ferguson
July 30, 2023
What happens when we take sports too seriously?
In defence of Fever Pitch, the greatest Red Sox movie of all-time
by Ryan Ferguson
July 25, 2023
Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore and a heap of Red Sox nostalgia.
The Yankees should retool for 2024 – from top to bottom
by Ryan Ferguson
July 20, 2023
The Yankees are (still) a mess.
Troy Tulowitzki and the Yankees: When destiny falters
by Ryan Ferguson
July 14, 2023
How the heir to Derek Jeter finally earned his pinstripes.
Hunting for Yankees (Jeter, A-Rod, et al.) in London
by Ryan Ferguson
July 4, 2023
How signed baseballs from legendary Yankees reaffirmed my fandom.
That time Manny Ramírez sold a used BBQ grill on eBay
by Ryan Ferguson
May 22, 2023
Inside the ecommerce side hustle of a Boston Red Sox legend.
Now what? How winning the World Series changed Cubs fans forever
by Ryan Ferguson
May 8, 2023
What happens when the lovable losers win?
The uncanny similarities between Anthony Volpe and Derek Jeter
by Ryan Ferguson
April 27, 2023
How two kids dreamed of playing shortstop for the Yankees – and did.
When Rupert Murdoch and Fox owned the Los Angeles Dodgers
by Ryan Ferguson
April 20, 2023
How a storied baseball team got caught in a media arms race.
How the Los Angeles Dodgers went bankrupt
by Ryan Ferguson
April 8, 2023
Inside the Chapter 11 filing of a baseball powerhouse.
A potted history of baseball blogging
by Ryan Ferguson
March 16, 2023
Charting the rise and fall of online baseball writing.
Confessions of an armchair GM
by Ryan Ferguson
January 9, 2023
How sports fandom became a full-time job.
The return of your father's Red Sox
by Ryan Ferguson
December 18, 2022
How a baseball powerhouse fell into existential crisis.
Everything is subjective
by Ryan Ferguson
November 13, 2022
Why the futile pursuit of objective solutions makes us sick.
Why sports team owners suck
by Ryan Ferguson
November 9, 2022
How private equity firms are destroying partisan ownership.
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