2011 June - Fansmanship

Why Soccer Should have a Second Referee

Being an official in sports is tough. Really hard. Probably the most difficult job in sports. And not just because the actual officiating is difficult. It is, but that’s not the...
- Andrew Stevens
- MLB
The Dog Days of Summer

Undervaluing the whole – where does it come from? Does it spawn from a lack of intensity when attending to the smaller, yet salient details? The popular belief of the casual...
- Owen Main
- Soccer
Freddy Adu Begins to Fulfill His Promise

Ten years ago, we all heard about Freddy Adu. He was a 12 year-old who was already taking the International soccer scene by storm. Adu consistently made other young players from...
- Misc.
- Owen Main
Is Tee It Forward Really Helping Anyone?

Rory McIlroy is a dominator. To be blunt, his Tiger-like performance last weekend was as silly as anything Tiger has ever done. His dominance was so complete that I payed attention...
- Luke Johnson
- Misc.
- MLB
- NBA
- NFL
- Tennis
Summatime

God that was a good song. Will Smith in his neon short suit, Dj Jazzy Jeff dropping that swaying beat, and a chorus of goddesses singing that breathy background…summa…summa…summatime. For many of us,...
- MLB
- NBA
- Owen Main
Cuban Owning the Dodgers is Just a Dream… For Now

Months ago, Fansmanship wrote about the possibility of new Dodgers ownership and was dismayed at reports that Mark Cuban was out of the running. This writer, who also happens to be...
- Luke Johnson
- NBA
LeBron’s Gut Check

The player Scottie Pippen has heralded as “better than MJ,” the two time MVP, eight time all-star, best player pound for pound, and greatest endorsement asset the NBA currently beholds, had another gut check in a...
- MLB
- Owen Main
Support From Ministers For the Dodgers Isn’t Bad, but….

In this article from Saturday, the LA Times reported that a group of over 20 ministers wrote a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, urging him to be nice...
- NBA
- Other Sports
Organic Versus Artificial

There is a reason why organic produce at your local grocer costs more than its non-organic counterpart. Its purer. Its more natural. It isn’t induced with chemical shields to develop more...
- NBA
Why Shaq was the Most Fun

The NBA has a number of players who have been larger than life in the league. Very few have made the kind of impression that Shaquille O’Neal made. On Wednesday, Shaq...