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Author: Eddie Maisonet, III

Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”

Groundhogging For 61: Remembering When Kobe Bryant Set The Madison Square Garden Scoring Record

Eddie Maisonet, III February 2, 2016 No Comments

“He’s going to go out there and really establish himself and his team as winners, not play down to the Knicks but elevate above the Knicks. To score 61 points…

Groundhogging For 61: Remembering When Kobe Bryant Set The Madison Square Garden Scoring Record

Here's Why Blake Griffin Should Have Got Into A Fight A Long Time Ago

Eddie Maisonet, III January 28, 2016 No Comments

There is a case to be made that no one in sports is more of an instigator than Blake Griffin. Griffin, the phenom who emerged from Oklahoma as a power forward prodigy and matriculated…

Here's Why Blake Griffin Should Have Got Into A Fight A Long Time Ago

Podcast: Will Chip Kelly's Stubbornness Help Him Boom or Bust in San Francisco?

Eddie Maisonet, III January 21, 2016 No Comments

On this edition of The Versus Podcast, the fellas discuss the San Francisco 49ers hiring of Chip Kelly, the future of Marshawn Lynch in the NFL, and predict who will…

Podcast: Will Chip Kelly's Stubbornness Help Him Boom or Bust in San Francisco?

First Look: Stance Unveils Official 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend On-Court Socks

Eddie Maisonet, III January 21, 2016 No Comments

First it was sneakers, then it was fitted caps and snapbacks. Now, my newest accessory obsessions are fancy socks. I'm not quite sure when it happened, but somehow my taste…

First Look: Stance Unveils Official 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend On-Court Socks

December’s Winners And Losers From The Sports World: Because Conor McGregor Dominated Everything

Eddie Maisonet, III December 30, 2015 No Comments

The month of December for sports fans means not only the end of the calendar year, but with the holidays in full swing, it makes for Christmas celebrations and New…

December’s Winners And Losers From The Sports World: Because Conor McGregor Dominated Everything

Podcast: How Can The Golden State Warriors Possibly Get Better?

Eddie Maisonet, III December 17, 2015 No Comments

On this edition of The Versus Podcast, the Golden State Warriors are some losers. Bonta and Eddie hop into the studio to discuss the recent loss of the Warriors and…

Podcast: How Can The Golden State Warriors Possibly Get Better?

5 Years Ago J.R. Smith Ended Gary Neal's Life With A Two-Hand Takeoff Dunk And Hulkamania Poses

Eddie Maisonet, III December 16, 2015 No Comments

Allow me to age myself just a bit. I've been officially "blogging" under the pen name of Ed The Sports Fan for almost eight years. It has literally spawned a whole…

5 Years Ago J.R. Smith Ended Gary Neal's Life With A Two-Hand Takeoff Dunk And Hulkamania Poses

2015’s Winners And Losers From The Sports World

Eddie Maisonet, III December 11, 2015 No Comments

Sports is the ultimate reality show, and it serves to constantly provide real-time happiness and sadness for fans of all things sports. For every made three-pointer or knockout blow, there's…

2015’s Winners And Losers From The Sports World

5 Heisman Snubs That Should Be In New York This Weekend

Eddie Maisonet, III December 11, 2015 No Comments

The Heisman Trophy ballots have been collected, and the finalists have booked their flights to New York City. The Heisman Trust earlier this week announced the three who will take their talents to the…

5 Heisman Snubs That Should Be In New York This Weekend

Podcast: Why The Golden State Warriors Won't Lose Until Christmas

Eddie Maisonet, III December 4, 2015 No Comments

On the 50th episode of The Versus Podcast, Bonta and Eddie ponder if and when the Golden State Warriors will ever lose. Christmas? New Years? The All-Star Break? (We're making…

Podcast: Why The Golden State Warriors Won't Lose Until Christmas

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Eddie Maisonet, III


Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”


www.thesportsfanjournal.com/

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Four Ways To Resurrect Major League Baseball's Audience

The Sportsfan Journal Staff September 3, 2020 No Comments

By Piper Westrom (@plwestrom) & Adam Cribbs (@a_cribbs23) With virtually every professional sport in America back up and running, as well as football looming on the horizon, it’s been no…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2008

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Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Meet The LA Galaxy's Rising Star, Diedie Traore

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 24, 2020 No Comments

Every January, the LA Galaxy staff host an event providing an opportunity for undiscovered players to demonstrate their skills. In 2018, it netted some real-time results. Diedie Traore is the…

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball Culture

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 19, 2020 No Comments

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball CultureBefore the game of basketball evolved into today's dynamic game with position-less players, deep threes from…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2006

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 2, 2020 No Comments

Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Ed The Sports Fan

Larry Johnson Reflects on Becoming 'Grandmama', Converse Kicks And Winning Titles In Las Vegas

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 28, 2020 No Comments

Growing up as a kid, Larry Johnson was one of the coolest people on the planet. In my pee-brain mind, there was nothing like Larry Johnson. NCAA champion on the…

The Day Michael Jordan Got Put On A Poster

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2020 No Comments

If you play the game of basketball long enough, you'll inevitably be put into a conundrum while playing defense under the rim. You could get dunked on at any moment.…

Thierry Henry Made Me Fall In Love With Soccer

Eddie Maisonet, III March 11, 2020 No Comments

It's the dirty little secret that really isn't a secret at all. I love soccer. While some of you are sitting there saying, "Tell us something we don't know, Ed.…

15 Takeaways From The Oral History Of 'Love & Basketball'

Eddie Maisonet, III February 17, 2020 No Comments

In my opinion, Love & Basketball is one of the few films in the world that both men and women will have no issue sitting down and watching. Although the…

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 29, 2019 No Comments

When Notre Dame and Florida State, two of college football's blue bloods, did battle back in 1993, I wasn't old enough (or aware enough) to appreciate it. See, I didn't…

A Sports Scribe

Speaking Up About Our Pain - Again

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2020 No Comments

A few years ago in this very space here at TSFJ, we mourned about a country reminding us of its preferred citizen hierarchy in violent ways. Professional and amateur athletes…

Youngest In Charge: Kyrie's Kingdom

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The Sports Fan's 3-Point Guide To The NBA All-Star Snub Argument

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 31, 2014 12 Comments

NFL First Quarter Report Card: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 1, 2012 11 Comments

100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

Eddie Maisonet, III April 29, 2016 11 Comments

The 5 Coolest Of 2012: #3 - LeBron James

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