Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: My Boss Is a St. Louis Carpenter
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Matt Carpenter, subbing for an injured Carlos Beltran, hit a two-run homer to lead the Cardinals to a 3-1 win over the Giants and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. “Look, we’re not saying for sure that […]
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About Last Night: You Got Verlandered
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Justin Verlander pitched 8.1 strong innings, allowing just one run and three hits, as the Tigers beat the Yankees 2-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the ALCS. “Our pitchers really let us down by allowing two […]
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About Last Night: Cardinals Caged
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven strong innings and Marco Scutaro broke the game open with a two-RBI single as the Giants crushed the Cardinals 7-1 to level the NLCS at one game apiece. After reading the headline “Giants […]
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About Last Weekend: Down Goes the Captain
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Detroit Tigers took a 2-0 lead on the Yankees in the ALCS with a 3-0 win on Sunday after Derek Jeter suffered a season-ending ankle fracture during Saturday’s loss. “As horrible as the pain was, […]
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Can Desperation Save the Dying Yankees?
Let’s start with some questions: Is it just bad luck that so many god-awful playoff performers found themselves playing for the New York Yankees? Does a lack of clutch hitting have something to do with attitude? Is it contagious? Is it Joe Girardi’s fault, somehow, for fostering a tense atmosphere just by projecting an anxious […]
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About Last Night: Eye of the Tigers
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Justin Verlander tossed a complete-game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing four hits as the Tigers beat the A’s 6-0 in Game 5 to advance to the ALCS. After the game, the low-budget A’s could be heard […]
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Your Semi-Ignorant Guide to College Football: Week 6
I’m not sure the world is ready to handle too much serious discussion about Duke football, so I’ll make this quick. All I ask is that you look at these rankings. OK, not at the rankings themselves; look a little lower, the “also receiving votes” section. Where the real teams hang. See that team with […]
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About Last Night: Oakland Serves Up Hot Coco
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Trailing 3-1 in the ninth, the Oakland A’s saved their season with two straight hits — a two-run RBI double by Seth Smith and a walk-off single by Coco Crisp — in a 4-3 win over the […]
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About Last Night: Giants Go Rolen Over Reds
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Scott Rolen’s fielding error allowed Buster Posey to score the winning run as the Giants beat the Reds 2-1 in 10 innings to avoid elimination in the NLDS. Now that’s what I call a “Dust-Buster”! Because he […]
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About Last Night: Chen Silences Yankees
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Wei-Yin Chen pitched 6⅓ strong innings and Chris Davis hit a crucial two-RBI single as the Orioles evened up the ALDS at one game apiece with a 3-2 win over the Yankees. “Was this my favorite game? […]