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Category: The Cheap Seats

Nelson Mandela Was Right: The Transcendent Power Of Sports

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 6, 2013 No Comments

Nelson Mandela was a man of many words, dozens of which were profound and predictive on levels that seemed unimaginable when uttered. He led a life that defined both revolution…

Nelson Mandela Was Right: The Transcendent Power Of Sports

The 3 Reasons Why The $153 Million Dollar Deal For Jacoby Ellsbury Makes (Yankee) Sense

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 3, 2013 No Comments

As they always tend to do, nobody quite makes waves like the Yankees in December, and they have decided to get this one started off in their traditional fashion. A…

The 3 Reasons Why The $153 Million Dollar Deal For Jacoby Ellsbury Makes (Yankee) Sense

Starting Lineups: Correcting The Call To Cooperstown

The Sportsfan Journal Staff November 27, 2013 No Comments

Yesterday, the ballot for the 2014 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame was released, and while its contents have been well-known for some time now, it is still an…

Starting Lineups: Correcting The Call To Cooperstown

Making Sense Of The Prince Fielder And Ian Kinsler Trade

Eddie Maisonet, III November 21, 2013 No Comments

While the sports world was busy dealing with the aftermath of the Marcus Smart Experience vs. Memphis and the pending news of Jameis Winston's DNA being found in a woman's…

Making Sense Of The Prince Fielder And Ian Kinsler Trade

Starting Lineups: On Robinson Cano And Keeping It Real With The Early Money

The Sportsfan Journal Staff November 20, 2013 No Comments

Robinson Cano is the biggest name in baseball these days…and he’s looking for a contract that proves it. The far and away crown jewel of the MLB free agent crop,…

Starting Lineups: On Robinson Cano And Keeping It Real With The Early Money

Andrew McCutchen Can Carry The World On His Shoulders

The Sportsfan Journal Staff November 15, 2013 No Comments

Yesterday, what’s been known for months was made official: Andrew McCutchen was crowned as the Most Valuable Player of the National League for 2013. It was a year where he…

Andrew McCutchen Can Carry The World On His Shoulders

Starting Lineups: MLB Buyers Beware — A December Disclaimer

The Sportsfan Journal Staff November 6, 2013 No Comments

It is the part of the year where the MLB turns from the field and to the boardroom. Now, the batting averages don’t scare pitchers as much as they frighten general…

Starting Lineups: MLB Buyers Beware — A December Disclaimer

Starting Lineups: Instant 'Classic' - The 5 Best World Series Of Your Life

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 23, 2013 No Comments

The World Series is great because it truly lives up to its moniker — “The Fall Classic.” And as if on cue, the season has responded in kind and the…

Starting Lineups: Instant 'Classic' - The 5 Best World Series Of Your Life

The Cardinals, Red Sox And The World Series Mirror Match

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 23, 2013 No Comments

When the World Series starts up tonight, it is virtually the perfect scenario to assess who stands up last, because no more similar teams have met at the top of…

The Cardinals, Red Sox And The World Series Mirror Match

Starting Lineups: Chrysler's Road To Greatness* By Way Of Its High Horse

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 16, 2013 No Comments

Yesterday during the National League Championship Series on TBS, a commercial aired that was the typical fare of “baseball meets and corporate America.” There were families, random community baseball games…

Starting Lineups: Chrysler's Road To Greatness* By Way Of Its High Horse

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

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