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Solving the 25-year mystery of a viral Red Sox song
by Ryan Ferguson July 28, 2025

My successful search for an OG meme merchant.
- Baseball
- Boston Red Sox
- Hip-hop
- Internet
- Media
- Music
- Mysteries
- New York Yankees
- Pedro Martinez
- Pop culture
- Radio
- Technology
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The scourge of toxic sports fandom
by Ryan Ferguson July 30, 2023
What happens when we take sports too seriously?
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Exploring the concept of fluid sports fandom
by Ryan Ferguson February 6, 2023
Why supporting multiple teams is no longer taboo.
- Boston Red Sox
- Cults
- Fandom
- Fluid fandom
- Gender fluidity
- Identity
- LGBTQIA+
- Media
- New York Yankees
- Radio
- Real Madrid
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Confessions of an armchair GM
by Ryan Ferguson January 9, 2023
How sports fandom became a full-time job.
- Baseball
- Fandom
- Fantasy sports
- Media
- Radio
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A Fond Farewell to Vin Scully, The Voice of Summer
by Ryan Ferguson September 6, 2016
A tribute to the greatest announcer who ever lived.
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Thanking Jon Miller, the Serendipitous Voice of Baseball in Britain
by Ryan Ferguson September 8, 2015
An unsuspecting hero.
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Why Grand Theft Auto V is a triumph of modern satire
by Ryan Ferguson March 13, 2014
Exploring the political ecology of Los Santos.
- Class
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Media
- Politics
- Pop culture
- Radio
- Vice
- Video games
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