From the All-Star Game to prison with Esteban Loaiza, MLB ace turned drug lord
by Ryan Ferguson
May 1, 2024
How a star pitcher swapped Yankee pinstripes for a khaki jail jumpsuit.
Bobby Abreu once belonged to three MLB teams in four hours
by Ryan Ferguson
April 24, 2024
From Houston to Philadelphia via Tampa Bay with an under-appreciated outfielder.
Notes from New York
by Ryan Ferguson
April 22, 2024
Recapping our 10-day honeymoon in The City That Never Sleeps.
My all-forgotten Yankees team
by Ryan Ferguson
March 25, 2024
The players you probably forgot wore pinstripes.
Iván Rodríguez did NOT get called up to MLB on his wedding day
by Ryan Ferguson
March 18, 2024
Debunking a persistent myth of baseball arcana.
That time baseball superstar Rafael Palmeiro advertised Viagra
by Ryan Ferguson
March 4, 2024
Because everything is bigger in Texas, right?
What I got wrong about social media
by Ryan Ferguson
February 23, 2024
Lessons from an eight-month hiatus.
I missed social media, so I’m using it again
by Ryan Ferguson
February 23, 2024
How a persistent hunger for frictionless microblogging led me back to X – and Threads.
A potted history of the Green Bay Packers’ season ticket waiting list
by Ryan Ferguson
February 5, 2024
On the 60-year wait for Lambeau Field seats.
This is a golden age of Cheshire Phoenix basketball
by Ryan Ferguson
January 31, 2024
In praise of my local club.
Heartbreak for the Green Bay Packers
by Ryan Ferguson
January 21, 2024
Notes from an agonising playoff defeat to the San Francisco 49ers.
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.
Groundhog Day with the Dallas Cowboys
by Ryan Ferguson
January 15, 2024
Thoughts on another premature playoff exit.
Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots, and the end of an NFL era
by Ryan Ferguson
January 11, 2024
Thoughts on the greatest football coach of all-time, and the team he leaves behind.
Nigel Adkins is revolutionising Tranmere Rovers
by Ryan Ferguson
January 5, 2024
How a returning prodigal son restored hope at Prenton Park.
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 almost found an urban masterpiece, 20 years later.
Remembering Il Giornale, the Starbucks predecessor founded by Howard Schultz
by Ryan Ferguson
October 20, 2023
The forgotten brand that revolutionised coffee.
Will there ever be a hobbyist blogging renaissance?
by Ryan Ferguson
September 23, 2023
Hoping for a return of the bloggers.
10 candidates to replace Chaim Bloom atop Red Sox front office
by Ryan Ferguson
September 14, 2023
Where does Boston turn next?
There are two Tranmere fans named Ryan Ferguson, and I’m not the hooligan
by Ryan Ferguson
September 8, 2023
CSI: Prentonia. A case of mistaken identity.
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.
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