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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.”

Jemele Hill Tells The Fellas To Put Down The Controller And Talks About "His And Hers" Podcast

Eddie Maisonet, III February 8, 2013 No Comments

Between Kenny Masenda, Justin Tinsley, Brandon Lewis and myself, the ETSF/TSFJ crew has been producing The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Show live podcast for over three years. When we first started it,…

Jemele Hill Tells The Fellas To Put Down The Controller And Talks About "His And Hers" Podcast

The Niceness Of Kevin Durant Shall No Longer Be Questioned

Eddie Maisonet, III February 6, 2013 No Comments

Kevin Durant is a walking contradiction in Nike sneakers. The man who has blossomed into a scoring extraordinaire in America's heartland has won fans over across the globe by being…

The Niceness Of Kevin Durant Shall No Longer Be Questioned

Ed Reed, Frank Gore And Miami's Golden Children

Eddie Maisonet, III February 1, 2013 No Comments

The 2001 college football season is a special one for both Ed Reed and Frank Gore for two reasons. For one, that season was the only season that the two…

Ed Reed, Frank Gore And Miami's Golden Children

Randy Moss, Jimi Hendrix And Your Judgment Of Being The World's Greatest (Wide Receiver)

Eddie Maisonet, III January 30, 2013 No Comments

I was driving into work when I heard what Randall Gene Moss, wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, said on Tuesday: "Now that I'm older, I do think I'm…

Randy Moss, Jimi Hendrix And Your Judgment Of Being The World's Greatest (Wide Receiver)

How Much Would You Want Your Team To Give Up To Get Darrelle Revis?

Eddie Maisonet, III January 24, 2013 No Comments

I found out about the news late Wednesday evening, and when I read it the following statement ran across my brain. "Trade everybody to get him." I then laughed at…

How Much Would You Want Your Team To Give Up To Get Darrelle Revis?

The 2013 NFL Playoffs Player Power Rankings: Starring Bernard Pollard As 'The Patriot Killer'

Eddie Maisonet, III January 20, 2013 No Comments

As we now have almost two weeks to prepare and wait for the last meaningful football game of our lives for the next seven months, we're going to have a…

The 2013 NFL Playoffs Player Power Rankings: Starring Bernard Pollard As 'The Patriot Killer'

Million Dollar Ballers Presents: The Mully And The Donovan

Eddie Maisonet, III January 19, 2013 No Comments

Drugs are stupid. No matter how fun it might be to sing "POP A MOLLY I'M SWEATING, WOOOO" over and over again, drugs are still, in fact, stupid. Last year,…

Million Dollar Ballers Presents: The Mully And The Donovan

Catfish, Manti Te'o And Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin

Eddie Maisonet, III January 17, 2013 No Comments

For the last two-plus months  there has been a show on MTV that's given Monday Night Football and Monday Night Raw a run for their money. The name of the…

Catfish, Manti Te'o And Being Comfortable In Your Own Skin

Adidas And Derrick Rose Unveil The D Rose 3.5: The Return Is Near

Eddie Maisonet, III January 15, 2013 No Comments

Something you may or may not have noticed during the first half of the 2012-13 NBA season thus far is that the Chicago Bulls are playing some exceptional basketball. Coming…

Adidas And Derrick Rose Unveil The D Rose 3.5: The Return Is Near

The 2013 NFL Playoffs Player Power Rankings: Colin Kaepernick's Hairline Is Really Strong

Eddie Maisonet, III January 14, 2013 No Comments

There's a sports bar that I frequent here in Oakland called The Grand Oaks. They serve some of the finest chicken wings I've ever come across in my entire life,…

The 2013 NFL Playoffs Player Power Rankings: Colin Kaepernick's Hairline Is Really Strong

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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.”


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The Fam

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

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 25, 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…

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

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 17, 2012 14 Comments

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

Eddie Maisonet, III December 27, 2012 10 Comments
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