Posts by Shane Ryan
-
About Last Night: Thumbs Down for Baylor
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. The NCAA accepted Baylor’s self-imposed penalties for impermissible phone calls and text messages sent to recruits, and put the program on three years’ probation. “If they think I need a phone to keep in touch with recruits, […]
-
The (Absurd, Unjust) North Carolina Baseball Blackout
Tuesday night, the Yankees and Orioles played the second of a three-game set at Camden Yards. After 12 tense innings, Raul Ibanez broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out RBI double, and the Yanks won when Mariano Rivera notched his first save of the year. I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, though, so I […]
-
About Last Night: Ozzie’s Tongue Twister
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Miami Marlins suspended manager Ozzie Guillen five games for positive comments he made about Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Right before Guillen went out to address the media, a frantic PR person desperately tried to convince him […]
-
Diamond Reflections: The Arlington Sprinkler!
Welcome to Diamond Reflections, a video wrap-up of yesterday’s action in MLB. In this post, we talk baseball, share a few laughs, and watch some highlights. Our friends at MLB.com don’t allow embedding on recaps and highlights, so for now there are just links to the video. That will have to suffice until things get […]
-
About Last Night: Yu the Man!
In case Yu were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. In his major league debut, Japanese phenom Yu Darvish overcame some early nerves to reach the sixth inning and help the Rangers secure an 11-5 win over the Mariners. Despite the victory, it was an unpleasant experiences […]
-
Celebrating Phil Mickelson’s Lunatic Golf
Two moments from this weekend’s Masters, courtesy of Phil Mickelson: 1. On the 15th hole Saturday, a reachable par-5, Mickelson’s second shot hit the green and rolled off the edge into a valley. It wasn’t a great place to be, especially with the pin on the left side of the green near the water. The […]
-
Readers’ Revenge: Your Worst Interview Stories
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 Worst Interview. To give you an idea of the quality of stories received, I actually had to reject an e-mail where the interviewee licked the side of a ketchup bottle at […]
-
About Last Weekend: Bubba Gets His Green On
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Bubba Watson shot a final round 68 and defeated Louis Oosthuizen on the second playoff hole with an excellent iron from the rough to win the Masters. He wept after he made the shot, which marks […]
-
Diamond Reflections: Who Is the Pitcher King?
Welcome to Diamond Reflections, a video wrap-up of yesterday’s MLB action. In this post, we talk baseball, share a few laughs, and watch some highlights. Our friends at MLB.com don’t allow embedding on recaps and highlights, so for now there are just links to the video. That will have to suffice until things get a […]
-
About Last Night: Red Sox Collapse Continues
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Detroit’s Austin Jackson got the first walk-off hit of the season, an RBI single in the ninth as the Tigers beat the Red Sox 3-2. “Wait a second,” slurred inactive Boston pitcher Josh Beckett, staggering out of […]