Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: Down Goes A-Rod
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Alex Rodriguez suffered a broken hand after being hit by Seattle’s Felix Hernandez, and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. Hernandez pitched 7.1 solid innings, working out of several jams as the Mariners held on […]
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The Ichiro Trade, From the Yankees Perspective
It’s hard to describe the feeling of seeing Ichiro in a Yankees jersey without using words like “elated” and “schadenfreude.” Elated because he’s Ichiro, the iconic Japanese import with a natural hitting prowess we haven’t seen since … Pete Rose? Consider this — I wrote a post in April about Derek Jeter’s outside chance of […]
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About Last Night: Sayonara, Ichiro
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki was traded to the Yankees hours before the two teams played in Seattle, a game the Yankees won 4-1 as Ichiro went 1-4 with a stolen base. I’m not really supposed to editorialize […]
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10 Things You Need to Know About the Red-hot Oakland A’s
For those of you who are Moneyball’ed to death and thought the sun had set on the “Billy Beane as iconoclastic bad-boy genius” era, I’ve got some bad news: The Oakland A’s are the spunky, red-hot team of the moment, and after a four-game sweep of the Yankees, you should get used to hearing their […]
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About Last Weekend: Not-So-Great Scott
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Adam Scott bogeyed the last four holes in an epic major collapse, and Ernie Els sunk a birdie putt on 18 to win the British Open by a single stroke. “Looks like I’ve got a new […]
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The Weekend Baseball Top 10: West Coast Bias
Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Reality Cometh for One (BAL-CLE) Now for this weekend’s metaphorical boxing match between two of the luckiest teams in baseball. In one corner, we have the Baltimore Orioles — 48-44, in a really good division, with a […]
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About Last Night: Anyone Want a Claret Jug?
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Australian Adam Scott tied a Royal Lytham course record with a 6-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the British Open, while Tiger Woods lurks just three shots back at -3. “I’m lurrrrrking, Adammmmm!” whispered Tiger, […]
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Afternoon Delight: Eight Things to Love About Thursday’s Early Games
Are you unemployed? Do you have a boss who won’t know if you’re watching TV while you should be working? Are you a home-schooled child with absentee parents? The town drunk who hangs out at a bar with the MLB package? The booking agent for James Dolan’s band, JD and the Straight Shot? Then Thursday […]
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About Last Night: Lee Needs More Athletic Supporters
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Clayton Kershaw and Cliff Lee each pitched eight strong innings, but Matt Kemp’s walk-off home run in the 12th gave the Dodgers a 5-3 win over the Phillies. “If I had any less support, I’d be a […]
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Halladay’s Back, But Is There Hope for the Phillies?
The Good News 1. Roy Halladay returned from a back strain last night to pitch five solid innings in a 3-2 Phillies win over the Dodgers. In only 80 pitches, he managed six strikeouts and seven swinging strikes. His fastball wasn’t very lively (he threw the cutter and the two-seam a combined 52 times, producing […]