Things were no better in 2005, despite a career year from first baseman Derrek Lee and the emergence of closer Ryan Dempster.

The heavily favored Cubs took an early lead in Game 1, but James Loney's grand slam off Ryan Dempster changed the series ' momentum.

The same day, the Fish dealt RHP Ryan Dempster to the Cincinnati Reds for OF Juan Encarnacion and LHP Ryan Snare.

* 1977 – Ryan Dempster, American baseball player

* Ryan Dempster ( 1998 )

Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs pitcher, is known for his Harry Caray impression, most notably, he announced the Cubs ' starting lineup while speaking like the post-stroke version of Caray before a nationally televised baseball game on Fox Sports.

Wood, along with Bob Howry and Carlos Marmol, competed for the role as the Cubs ' closer after Ryan Dempster was moved to the starting rotation.

Wood and Prior both made rehabilitation starts for the I-Cubs in 2004 and 2005 before returning to the Chicago Cubs ' active roster, and many Cubs players such as Derrek Lee, Daryle Ward, Alfonso Soriano, and Ryan Dempster have also made stops in Des Moines for rehab purposes.

* Ryan Dempster

Notable people from Gibsons include environmentalist Paul George, Emmy winning animator Jeff Mulcaster, evangelist Todd Bentley, major league baseball player Ryan Dempster, and Canadian politician and feminist Grace MacInnis.

Armando Galarraga threw sliders 38. 9 % of the time in 2008, more than any other starting pitcher in the majors, and Ryan Dempster threw them 32. 9 % of the time, more than any other NL starting pitcher.

The splitter is thrown today by many pitchers, including Freddy Garcia, Ryan Dempster, Carl Pavano, Carlos Zambrano, Dan Haren, Rich Harden, Jose Valverde, Jonathan Papelbon, Hiroki Kuroda, Roy Halladay, and Mike Pelfrey.

The first Major League Player to wear this helmet during a game was Ryan Dempster, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

He also needed 121 pitches to get through eight innings, and was replaced by closer Ryan Dempster in the ninth to finish the game.

Williamson made the 2006 team as a middle reliever, losing the closer's job to Ryan Dempster.

The organization has produced major leaguers such as Scott Podsednik, Jorge Cantu, Ryan Dempster, Joe Kennedy, Craig Monroe, Matt Diaz, Evan Longoria, Josh Hamilton, John Jaso, Wade Davis and Toby Hall.

More recently, he has worked with Kerry Wood and Ryan Dempster to raise money to help Derrek Lee's daughter and research for Leber's congenital amaurosis.

He started a few games with the Rangers, but was moved to the bullpen when the club received Ryan Dempster.

* Ryan Dempster

Ryan Scott Dempster ( born May 3, 1977 ) is a Canadian professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.

The Marlins traded Dempster to the Cincinnati Reds on July 11, 2002 for Juan Encarnacion, Wilton Guerrero and Ryan Snare.

He did not have his old closer job back, though, as Ryan Dempster had emerged as the club's new closer.

Ryan ' Ricey ' McMenamin is a Canadian-born Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Tyrone.

The Ryan XV-5 Vertifan, which was also built for the U. S. Army at the same time as the Hummingbird, experimented with gas driven lift fans.

Meanwhile, Jack Ryan, a former U. S. Marine and naval historian turned high-level CIA analyst, flies from London to Langley, Virginia to deliver British Intelligence's photographs of Red October to the Deputy Director of Intelligence.

Ryan consults a friend at the U. S. Naval Academy and finds out that the new construction variations house the " Caterpillar " drive system.

Ryan eliminates Japan's AWACS system through a series of " accidents " using widely dispersed U. S. assets, allowing B-2 bombers to destroy the silos.

The elder Ryan had served with the U. S. Army's 101st Airborne Division at the Battle of the Bulge.

After being invested as an honourary Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen, Ryan returns to the U. S. and the Academy.

Moments after he is confirmed by Congress, while waiting in a tunnel beneath the building to come up after the vote, a Japanese airline pilot deliberately crashes his 747 into the Capitol during the joint session of Congress, killing most of the people inside, decapitating the U. S. government and elevating Ryan to the Presidency.

* The Teeth of the Tiger ( Late Spring 2006, based on the age of Jack Ryan Jr., and summer approaching at one point ) The U. S. is now engaged in a global war on terrorism, in response to the September 11th attacks which occurred in the Ryanverse as they did in the real world.

He is also recipient of the Medal of Honor, awarded and presented to him by Jack Ryan ( then President of the U. S .) for the rescue of a downed fighter pilot during his time in Vietnam ( see Without Remorse ).

The U. S. Congress passed a major piece of AIDS legislation, the Ryan White Care Act, shortly after White's death.

Clark is outraged at Cutter's abandonment of the troops and, with Ryan, plans a rescue operation with personnel from the FBI and U. S. Air Force.

Other well-known celebrities who live on or have regularly visited the island: Famously renowned Harlem Renaissance artist Lois Mailou Jones, U. S. President Barack Obama ; former president Bill Clinton and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ; comedian and talk show host David Letterman ; Bill Murray ; Tony Shalhoub ; Quincy Jones ; Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen ; Larry David ; the Farrelly brothers ; Meg Ryan ; Chelsea Handler.

performer Ryan Stiles, a co-star on the U. S. TV sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

Most of the North American performers, including regulars Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles, began performing on the U. S. version.

The first popular male impersonator in U. S. theater was Annie Hindle, who started performing in New York in 1867 ; in 1886 she married her dresser, Annie Ryan.

Sumner was platted in 1883 by George H. Ryan, and was named for the 19th century U. S. Senator Charles Sumner.

* Ryan Miller: Hobey Baker winner at MSU, NHL goalie for the Buffalo Sabres, an NHL All-Star in 2007, and goalie for the U. S. hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

* U. S. Amateur – Ryan Moore

After showing the destruction of Daryaei's residence during a televised press conference, Ryan threatens to launch a tactical nuclear strike on Tehran unless those responsible for the attacks are extradited to the U. S. to face charges.

In November 1978, U. S. Congressman Leo Ryan led a fact-finding mission to Jonestown to investigate allegations of human rights abuses.

Surviving the attack were future Congresswoman Jackie Speier, then a staff member for Ryan ; Richard Dwyer, the Deputy Chief of Mission from the U. S. Embassy at Georgetown ; Bob Flick, a producer for NBC News ; Steve Sung, an NBC sound engineer ; Tim Reiterman, a San Francisco Examiner reporter ; Ron Javers, a San Francisco Chronicle reporter ; Charles Krause, a Washington Post reporter ; and several defecting Temple members.

The U. S. Navy destroyer, which saw duty in the latter part of World War II, was named in his honor and christened by his widow, Mrs. Maude Ryan Adams.

* Ryan Boyle ( born 1981 ), U. S. lacrosse player

* Leo J. Ryan ( 1925 – 1978 ), U. S. Representative from California

* Tim Ryan, U. S. congressman