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 )

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 Dempster, Canadian-born U. S. baseball player

They first swept the Pittsburgh Pirates, thanks to walk-off home runs by Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, tying the New York Mets for the Wild Card lead with 3 games to go against the NL Central division champion Chicago Cubs.

Harry Burns ( Billy Crystal ) and Sally Albright ( Meg Ryan ) finish college at the University of Chicago and meet when both need someone to share a drive to New York City, where Sally is beginning journalism school and Harry is presumably starting a career ; at the time, Harry is dating a friend of Sally's, Amanda ( Michelle Nicastro ).

* Dan Ryan Rapid Transit Stations, Myron Goldsmith Chicago, Illinois, 1969

After Ryan hit Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox, Ventura charged the mound in order to fight Ryan, who was 20 years his senior.

A bevy of trade deadline deals saw the departure of some mainstays from the Cup team such as Kunitz, who was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Ryan Whitney ; Pahlsson, who was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman James Wisniewski ; and Moen, who was traded to the San Jose Sharks for two prospects.

On September 27, he did it in the seventh inning of a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to accomplish the feat twice in a career ; since then, only Sandy Koufax and Nolan Ryan, both Hall of Famers, have joined him.

Deering Library ( 1933 ) Under Walter Dill Scott's presidency from 1920 to 1939, Northwestern began construction of an integrated campus in Chicago designed by James Gamble Rogers to house the professional schools ; established the Kellogg School of Management ; and built several prominent buildings on the Evanston campus, Dyche Stadium ( now named Ryan Field ) and Deering Library among others.

Originally, rumors swirled that former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator and Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan would be hired as the team's coach ; ultimately, Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus was hired for the position.

* 2006 to Chicago Shamrox & New York Titans: Carter Livingstone, Chicago ( 17th overall ); Ryan O ' Connor, Chicago ( 19th overall )

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center ( formerly Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, 1981 – 2006 ), established in 1974 by Carol Fox, is the professional artist-development program for Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Former UND students who have gone on to notable careers in athletics include former NBA player and current NBA coach Phil Jackson, ice hockey player who played in the 1980 Winter Olympics " Miracle on Ice " game Dave Christian, NHL professional ice hockey players Ed Belfour, Tony Hrkac, Jonathan Toews – captain of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise – New Jersey Devils, Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils, T. J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues, Ryan Bayda – Pittsburgh Penguins, Drew Stafford – Buffalo Sabres, Brian Lee – Ottawa Senators, Matt Smaby – Tampa Bay Lightning, Matt Jones – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mike Commodore – Columbus Blue Jackets, Jason Blake – Anaheim Ducks, Ryan Johnson – Vancouver Canucks, NFL professional football players Jim Kleinsasser – and Dave Osborn, both of the Minnesota Vikings, CFL professional football players Weston Dressler, David Griswold – Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Buddy Ryan is generally regarded as the originator of this defense, developing it and using it with great success with the 1985 Chicago Bears.

The Red Line, sometimes known as the Howard-Dan Ryan Line and the North-South Line, is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority ( CTA ) as part of the Chicago ' L ' system.

The route is long ( 66-minute ride ) with a total of 33 stations, from Rogers Park ( Howard Street ) on the City Limits north, through downtown Chicago, and to Roseland ( 95th / Dan Ryan ) on the south.

The Orange Line was opened on October 31, 1993, and was the first all-new service in Chicago since the Dan Ryan Line opened in September 1969, and the first extension to the CTA system since the O ' Hare Airport Extension of the Blue Line in September 1984.

The Lake-Dan Ryan routing was to fulfill the service implementation outlined in the 1968 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan.

The Dan Ryan Expressway is an expressway in the city of Chicago that runs from the Circle Interchange with I-290 near downtown Chicago through the South Side of the city.

Prior to the 2002 season, the Marlins traded RHP Matt Clement and RHP Antonio Alfonseca to the Cubs for RHP Julian Tavarez, LHP Dontrelle Willis, RHP Jose Cueto and C Ryan Jorgensen.

His last-ever lead in the all-time strikeout race was after his start on September 4, 1984, when he struck out four Cubs to lead Ryan by three ( 3, 857 to 3, 854 ).

These players include Andy Pafko ( who, coincidentally, played in the 1945 World Series as a Cub ), Gene Baker, Smoky Burgess, Don Hoak, Dale Long, Lou Brock ( whose first title was in after a mid-season trade to the St. Louis Cardinals ), Lou Johnson, Jim Brewer, Moe Drabowsky, Don Cardwell, Ken Holtzman, Billy North, Fred Norman, Bill Madlock, Manny Trillo, Greg Gross, Rick Monday, Burt Hooton, Bruce Sutter, Willie Hernández, Joe Niekro, Dennis Eckersley, Joe Carter, Greg Maddux, Joe Girardi ( as both a player and a manager ), José Vizcaíno, Glenallen Hill ( after his second stint with the Cubs ; his title came in after a mid-season trade ), Luis Gonzalez, Mike Morgan, Mark Grace, Mark Bellhorn, Bill Mueller, Scott Eyre ( whose title came in after he been traded from the Cubs during the season ), Tom Gordon, Matt Stairs, Jamie Moyer, in, Mark DeRosa and Mike Fontenot — the former of whom had been traded the offseason before, the latter having been traded that midseason, and in, Ryan Theriot who was traded the previous season.

In, Aguilera had gone 3 – 1 with 6 saves and a 1. 27 ERA in 17 games before the Twins traded the 37-year-old and pitcher Scott Downs to the Chicago Cubs for Kyle Lohse and Jason Ryan.

While the Marlins denied any connection, shortly afterwards, on March 27, 2002, he was traded, along with Matt Clement, to the Chicago Cubs for Julian Tavarez, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis, and Jose Cueto.

* Ryan Lilly, Huskies 2004, Chicago Cubs

He was traded to the Chicago Cubs on May 26, 2011, for Ryan Buchter.

On May 8, 2009, after clearing waivers and being sent outright to the minors, the Cubs traded Gathright to the Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Freel.

Former Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot, who was acquired by the Cardinals from the Los Angeles Dodgers on November 30, 2010, told a St. Louis radio station that he was " finally on the right side of the Cardinals-Cubs rivalry " and that he was happy to be with an organization that emphasized winning World Series championships instead of being " an afterthought ".

* Ryan Rowland-Smith-Chicago Cubs