Posts by Shane Ryan

• July 22, 2013

  Phil Wins the British Open Redemption Game

  For reasons that are hard to pin down, the golfing establishment — that stoic, humorless group of talking heads, beat writers, retired pros, and country club big shots — seems obsessed with projecting an image of nobility and tradition. Maybe it’s the sport’s slow pace, or the way players assume a burden of honor by […]

• July 19, 2013

  The MLB Weekend Top 10: Lee-Harvey, But No Oswald

  10. The 2013 “Oh Wait, They’re Good?” Team (ARI-SFG) Every year, it feels like there’s one division-leading team that slips under the radar. This is often because the division itself is terrible, the team hasn’t had much playoff success in the past decade or so, and they may or may not be out west in […]

• July 18, 2013

  Golf’s Most Powerful Power Rankings: British Open Edition

  Don’t you hate those people who get all sentimental about the British Open, just because golf was born in Scotland and the windy, damp, overcast atmosphere of the year’s third major harks back to that romantic era when shepherds tending their flocks would take a moment to hack away at the feather-filled leather balls buried […]

• July 17, 2013

  Pitchers’ Duel Diary: The All-Star Game

  Welcome to the new series for pitching junkies, in which we anticipate one excellent matchup per week and diarize it to learn something about the practitioners of the Mound Arts. In the process, we also discover meaningful things about ourselves and our lives through the lens of baseball. There is always a lesson at the […]

• July 12, 2013

  The MLB Weekend Top 10: Showdown in Atlanta

  It’s been proven time and again by science that a baseball fan should follow no more and no fewer than 10 story lines per weekend for the maximum viewing experience. Any more and you risk obsession, any fewer and you risk spiritual anarchy. For your health, here are the 10 most alluring MLB attractions this […]

• July 11, 2013

  Your Annual Reminder: The Tour de France Is Awesome

  Last summer, I wrote about cycling for the first — and, until today, only — time. I’d turned to the Tour de France almost by accident and been lured in by a sport I had assumed would be an incredible bore. The reasons why it grabbed and held my interest are still valid. I still […]

• July 9, 2013

  Pitchers’ Duel Diary: Scherzer vs. Kazmir

  Welcome to the new series for pitching junkies, in which we anticipate one excellent matchup per week and diarize it to learn something about the practitioners of the Mound Arts. In the process, we also discover meaningful things about ourselves and our lives through the lens of baseball. There is always a lesson at the […]

• June 28, 2013

  About Last Night: What Happens in Vegas, Goes to Cleveland

  In case you were out tasting wine with other beautiful people in France, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. In a surprising turn of events, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Anthony Bennett with the first pick of the NBA draft. Victor Oladipo went second to the Magic, and Otto Porter Jr., Cody Zeller, and […]

• June 27, 2013

  About Last Night: Hernandez Charged

  In case you were out being a real Party Time Jack, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. NFL tight end Aaron Hernandez has been officially charged with murder and released by the Patriots. “Now that’s what I call a bad day!” said Lenny Dykstra, who was named Hernandez’s defense attorney by a bizarre, […]

• June 26, 2013

  Pitchers’ Duel Diary: Yu Darvish vs. Hiroki Kuroda

  Welcome to the new series for pitching junkies, in which we anticipate one excellent matchup per week and diarize it to learn something about the practitioners of the Mound Arts. In the process, we also discover meaningful things about ourselves and our lives through the lens of baseball. There is always a lesson at the […]

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