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Bring Back the Whalers: A Letter to Gary Bettman

Dear Mr. Bettman, I know you're busy squeezing the life out of a once-proud sport, but I'd like a little bit of your time to give you a little business proposal. We all know that you don't want to move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton...

Written by Andrew Stephan about 7 months ago 274 reads 1 comments
Exposed: Weekend Series Reveals The Yankees' Strengths and Weaknesses

As much as I hate to say it, reports of the Yankees' demise are premature. Yes, they just got swept by their arch rivals in humiliating fashion. Looking at the bigger picture though, they are 9-9 so far without their best player...

Written by Andrew Stephan about 7 months ago 96 reads 0 comments
Five Takes on the KG Injury: The "Experts" Weigh In (Satire)

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Written by Andrew Stephan about 7 months ago 85 reads 2 comments
The Top Ten Seattle Athletes

This is part one of a series where I'm going to try and determine the top ten athletes in the four major sports for each American city or region. I'm only going to be doing cities and regions with two or more major teams (sorry Portland)...

Written by Andrew Stephan about 9 months ago 324 reads 7 comments
2009 Yankees = 2007 Patriots?

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Written by Andrew Stephan about 10 months ago 239 reads 4 comments
The Top Ten Quarterbacks In The NFL Today

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Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 4,299 reads 13 comments
BCS Mess? Well Here's The Mop

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Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 79 reads 4 comments
You Suffered More For Your Team? Who Gives A Crap?

Recently there’s been a lot of talk about which city has been through the most and a lot of media coverage on Philly’s 100 years of losing. And to be honest I’m kind of sick of it all...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 182 reads 0 comments
The Ten Cities That Hate Boston The Most

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Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 449 reads 17 comments
TBS: Terrible Baseball Station

Okay, I'm really pissed off right now. Let me tell you why. It is partially because the Red Sox are losing 8-6 to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game Two of the ALCS. But mostly it is because of the terrible baseball coverage on TBS...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 1,818 reads 21 comments
The 10 Most-Frustrating Ways To Lose at Madden

Everybody knows what it's like to be frustrated by losing at a video game. You feel like an idiot for caring, but you just can't help it. Let's face it: Losing at video games is much more frustrating than losing in real sports...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 13,152 reads 8 comments
Chicago Cubs Fans Need To Keep the Faith

Lots of Cubs fans have been jumping out of windows lately, and for me, it's not hard to understand why. I remember what it felt like before the Red Sox won in 2004—that feeling that it was never going to happen...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 346 reads 3 comments
Shocked by Sox? Not Me.

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Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 221 reads 2 comments
Comparing Female Pop Stars to NFL QBs

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Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 466 reads 0 comments
Can the Boston Red Sox's Bullpen Come Through When Needed?

The Boston Red Sox are cruising into the postseason once again, and with most of their championship team from last year returning, they look to be capable of making another deep run...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 287 reads 0 comments
Pats Shocking Loss Raises New Questions

What the hell? This was my initial response to seeing the Patriots score when I returned from lunch today. I go to college in D.C...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 85 reads 0 comments
Defending Josh Howard: Were the Mavericks Star's Comments That Bad?

There have been a few articles ripping Josh Howard over the past few days, so I thought that I'd try to present his side of the story here. Let me preface this article by saying that I don't agree with what he said...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 485 reads 21 comments
Believing in Cassel: Rediscovering My Love for the Patriots

2008 has been an incredibly rough year for fans of the New England Patriots. First, the Spygate allegations came out right before the Super Bowl calling into question the Pats first Super Bowl win over the Rams...

Written by Andrew Stephan about about 1 year ago 181 reads 4 comments

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Andrew Stephan Article Archive

Bring Back the Whalers: A Letter to Gary Bettman

Exposed: Weekend Series Reveals The Yankees' Strengths and Weaknesses

Five Takes on the KG Injury: The "Experts" Weigh In (Satire)

The Top Ten Seattle Athletes

2009 Yankees = 2007 Patriots?

The Top Ten Quarterbacks In The NFL Today

BCS Mess? Well Here's The Mop

You Suffered More For Your Team? Who Gives A Crap?

The Ten Cities That Hate Boston The Most

TBS: Terrible Baseball Station

The 10 Most-Frustrating Ways To Lose at Madden

Chicago Cubs Fans Need To Keep the Faith

Shocked by Sox? Not Me.

Comparing Female Pop Stars to NFL QBs

Can the Boston Red Sox's Bullpen Come Through When Needed?

Pats Shocking Loss Raises New Questions

Defending Josh Howard: Were the Mavericks Star's Comments That Bad?

Believing in Cassel: Rediscovering My Love for the Patriots

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