Posts by Shane Ryan
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Readers’ Revenge: Your Most Cowardly Moment
It’s time for Readers’ Revenge, the weekly feature in which we turn Grantland over to YOU, the unpredictable reader. This week’s topic was Your Most Cowardly Moment. After a slow beginning, the e-mails poured in later in the week, and this ended up being one of my favorite batches. Below are the top seven e-mails, […]
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About Last Weekend: Spurs Juggernaut Marches On
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Tim Duncan scored 21 points and Tony Parker added 17 as the Spurs moved on to the Western Conference Dinals with a 102-99 win (and a 4-0 sweep) over the Clippers. After the win, Duncan sneaked […]
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The Triple Crown and the Death of Alydar
On Saturday afternoon, I’ll Have Another will try to follow up his Kentucky Derby win by out-dueling Bodemeister (the odds-on favorite) and the rest of the field in the Preakness Stakes. If he can do it, he’ll be the 12th horse in three decades to win the first two legs of the Triple Crown. Of […]
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About Last Night: Wade’s Box Score Nightmare
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Roy Hibbert scored 19 points and grabbed 18 boards as the Pacers took a 2-1 lead on the Heat with a 94-75 win. During the third quarter, Dwyane Wade had a heated exchange with head coach Erik […]
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The Luckiest Season Ever and the Quest for a .400 BABIP
Question: Under what circumstances would you ever use the names Babe Ruth and Jose Hernandez in the same sentence? Answer: BABIP. For a statistical novice like myself, Batting Average on Balls in Play is one of the most confusing stats around. Measuring the stat isn’t the confusing part. For every ball a batter puts in […]
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About Last Night: Lakers Get Thunder Struck
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Oklahoma City rallied from seven points down, and Kevin Durant scored the winning basket with 18 seconds left, in a 77-75 win over the Lakers. “How you like me now, Seattle?!” said Russell Westbrook, just because he […]
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Is Brett Lawrie the Boston Tea Party of the Robot Umpire Revolution?
The Scene: Tuesday evening, ninth inning, classic Jays vs. Rays derby in the historic Rogers Centre. So much animosity. So much history. Greatest rivalry in sports. One out, Rays leading 4-3, and Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie is at the dish with a 3-1 count. A situation every kid dreams about, provided the kid has […]
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About Last Night: Spurs Run on Duncan
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 10 boards as the Spurs took a 1-0 lead on the Clippers with a painless 108-92 win. Duncan said he was able to focus because he’s finally learned to cope […]
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City Rivalries and the Greatest Sports Trivia Question
As I watched the Rangers pull away from the Devils on Monday, I realized that in a few days, we might be in for a New York–Los Angeles championship series. The Kings, who face the Coyotes in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tonight, are an 8-seed, but they have a 1-0 lead on […]
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About Last Night: Thunder Put Lakers in Sleeper Hold
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Russell Westbrook tallied 29 points, seven boards, and nine assists as the Thunder routed the Lakers 119-90 in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. “I’m not going to blame this loss on fatigue,” said Lakers coach […]