Posts by Chris Ryan

  • MLB Playoffs: The Texas Rangers and the Inevitability of Nelson Cruz

    I saw a lot of Texas fans in Rangers Ballpark praying toward the end of the ALCS Game 2 against the Detroit Tigers last night. That’s completely mystifying to me. Why would any Texas fan need prayer when the Rangers have Nelson Cruz?

  • 2 Phillies Fans React to the End of the World

    On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 to win their playoff series and end not only the Phillies’ season, but also the postgame reactions of our two, alternately cocky and tortured Phillies fans, Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan. Here they are with their (sniff) final reaction post. Chris Ryan: I guess […]

  • Young Jeezy

    Cold-Weather Rap: The Rest of 2011

    Editor’s note: Chris is hungover. Rembert got 8 hours of sleep and has been running on Dunkin’ since 7 a.m. Looks like the perfect scenario to talk about what’s left in the year of rap. Opening Remarks Chris: “Then we came to the end of another dull and lurid year.” Famous Bronx MC, and Grantland […]

  • Phillies Fans React to Game 4: Everything’s Gonna Be All Right

    Grantland’s two resident Philly phanatics, Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald, had so much fun recapping the Phillies-Cardinals Game 3, we invited them back for a chat about Game 4, which the Phillies lost, 5-3. Get ready for some brotherly love. Chris Ryan: So after Chase Utley got thrown out at third base by God’s bouncer, […]

  • The Reducer: Week 6, Liverpool Does the Evolution

    The Reds continue their awkward transition from aimless drifting to relevancy.

  • Two Phillies Fans React to Game 3

    Guess we can’t talk about the Red Sox anymore, right? Well that’s OK! Because Grantland is home to two confirmed Phillies fans, Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan. We asked for their thoughts on Philadelphia’s Game 3 win over St. Louis. Take it away, Andy and Chris …

  • All Hail Megatron: The Rise of Calvin Johnson

    There’s a certain air of anonymity to most NFL players. Outside of quarterbacks (Ben Roethlisberger’s recklessness, Tom Brady’s cool), these masked men, by choice or by circumstance (they are, after all, masked) don’t exhibit a ton of personality. And fans aren’t all that bothered, right? One could argue, much to Arian Foster’s dismay, that the […]

  • Hunter Pence: Erratic Heartbeat of the Phillies

    I was feeling left out of last night’s thrilling victories and agonizing defeats. Being a Phillies fan (I know, woe is me), this season didn’t stress me out. That tends to happen when you have two Non-Humanoid Hunter Killers anchoring your rotation. Of course, being so calm eventually made me anxious. You have to understand […]

  • Fernando Torres

    The Reducer: Week 5, Fernando Torres Sings the Blues

    Manchester United and Chelsea get reacquainted in spectacularly unspectacular fashion.

  • Michael Vick and the Human Factor

    On Sunday afternoon, Michael Vick acted like a human being. Given the reaction that move got, I highly doubt we’ll ever see him act like one again. After losing to the New York Giants, in a game in which Vick injured his right (non-throwing) hand and took multiple shots to the head, the Philadelphia Eagles […]

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