LATEST WRITING
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Bobby Abreu once belonged to three MLB teams in four hours
by Ryan FergusonFrom Houston to Philadelphia via Tampa Bay with an under-appreciated outfielder. -
Notes from New York
by Ryan FergusonRecapping our 10-day honeymoon in The City That Never Sleeps. -
My all-forgotten Yankees team
by Ryan FergusonThe players you probably forgot wore pinstripes. -
Iván Rodríguez did NOT get called up to MLB on his wedding day
by Ryan FergusonDebunking a persistent myth of baseball arcana. -
That time baseball superstar Rafael Palmeiro advertised Viagra
by Ryan FergusonBecause everything is bigger in Texas, right? -
What I got wrong about social media
by Ryan FergusonLessons from an eight-month hiatus. -
I missed social media, so I’m using it again
by Ryan FergusonHow 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
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This is a golden age of Cheshire Phoenix basketball
by Ryan FergusonIn praise of my local club. -
Heartbreak for the Green Bay Packers
by Ryan FergusonNotes 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 FergusonThe cross-country escapades of a rotund backup catcher. -
Groundhog Day with the Dallas Cowboys
by Ryan FergusonThoughts on another premature playoff exit. -
Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots, and the end of an NFL era
by Ryan FergusonThoughts on the greatest football coach of all-time, and the team he leaves behind. -
Nigel Adkins is revolutionising Tranmere Rovers
by Ryan FergusonHow a returning prodigal son restored hope at Prenton Park. -
Juan Soto is a Yankee! My initial thoughts
by Ryan FergusonNotes from the Evil Empire. -
The Red Sox once signed Sammy Sosa, but he never played for Boston
by Ryan FergusonHow Slammin’ Sammy almost called Fenway home. -
Notes + Scribbles 6
by Ryan FergusonOn 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 FergusonOn 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 FergusonOn 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 FergusonWhy the Yankees are beloved in The Land of the Rising Sun. -
Notes + Scribbles 3
by Ryan FergusonOn 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 FergusonHow I almost found an urban masterpiece, 20 years later. -
Remembering Il Giornale, the Starbucks predecessor founded by Howard Schultz
by Ryan FergusonThe forgotten brand that revolutionised coffee. -
Will there ever be a hobbyist blogging renaissance?
by Ryan FergusonHoping for a return of the bloggers. -
10 candidates to replace Chaim Bloom atop Red Sox front office
by Ryan FergusonWhere does Boston turn next? -
There are two Tranmere fans named Ryan Ferguson, and I’m not the hooligan
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Paul DePodesta deserved better as Dodgers GM
by Ryan FergusonDefending the Moneyball protégé chased from Los Angeles. -
The Seattle Mariners are my spirit animal
by Ryan FergusonOn the strange comfort of rooting for a team that never wins. -
That time Billy Beane rejected the Red Sox
by Ryan FergusonWhy the Moneyball icon refused record pay to become Boston GM. -
Thoughts on the 2023 MLB trade deadline
by Ryan FergusonMets blow it up; Red Sox and Yankees stand pat; Angels, Cubs and Padres go for it.
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