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Ryan Alberti played four years of college football in central New Jersey before graduating with a bad back and a degree in American history. He now lives in Laughlin, Nevada, where he stays busy as an aspiring river rat and is, he believes, very close to discovering the perfect bowl of rice and beans.

Send love and hate mail to ralberti@bleacherreport.com.

Ryan's Recent Articles

Just Saying, Is All... | The Kobe Bryant Bandwagon

Published 1 day ago
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Just Saying, Is All... | Roger Clemens, National Scapegoat

Published 8 days ago
12 comments

Just Saying, Is All... | Hank Steinbrenner's Daddy Complex

Published 15 days ago
5 comments

Just Saying, Is All... | Why I Love Oakland Raiders Fans

Published 22 days ago
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Sports & Society (47),
MLB (38),
NFL (23),
AL East (13),
San Francisco Giants (12)

Dear Senator Specter: A Letter from an NFL Fan Sick of Spygate was edited by Ryan Alberti
Dear Senator Specter: A Letter from an NFL Fan Sick of Spygate was edited by Ryan Alberti
Ryan Alberti responded to a comment on Just Saying, Is All... | The Kobe Bryant Bandwagon
2008 West Virginia Mountineer Football was edited by Ryan Alberti
The Future of the Knuckleball was edited by Ryan Alberti
Ryan Alberti left a note on KP Wee's profile
The Future of the Knuckleball was edited by Ryan Alberti
Just Saying, Is All... | The Kobe Bryant Bandwagon was edited by Ryan Alberti

The Short List facts and information about Ryan Alberti

Ruth or Mays?

The Babe. But only because I'm such a diehard Kelly McGillis fan. (Put THAT in your Google search field and smoke it.)

Unitas or Montana?

Unitas. Those Montana winters are brutal.

Pele or Maradona?

Maradona, because I'm a sucker for Desperately Seeking Susan. Unless we're talking about Pele the Hawaiian goddess of fire, in which case I have to go with the deity.

Jordan or Gretzky?

Jordan. Gretzky couldn't hit .202 to save his life.

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by KP
about 22 hours ago

Ryan, there are two articles posted on my account which were fed from my blogspot site... can you please delete them since they're not sports blogs? Thanks.

I wonder why it did that when it didn't before...

by Chris
1 day ago

Hey thank you for editing my ariticle!

any suggestions?

by Bryan
2 days ago

No worries, I'm just pulling your chain.

As far as that summer block buster goes, I'd further the joke but frankly, there's not much you can say about Michael Jackson wearing tights around small children that hasn't probably already been thought of...by him...

by Bryan
2 days ago

I guess I'm no longer special enough to receive the editing magic of Ryan Alberti? Oh well...I guess we all have to leave Neverland eventually (Not the Michael Jackson one...the one where the small children fly and fight pirates...although if MJ were to feed those children certain hard drugs I guess those same things could happen at his place...)

I think it's fair to say I put way too much thought into this...haha

by Miah
4 days ago

thanks for the edits Ryan!

by Nino
4 days ago

Thanks Ryan, much better title, I had trouble thinking one up.

by Mike
4 days ago

Thanks for the edits Ryan.

by Jeff
5 days ago

Hey Ryan,
Thanks for the edit on one of my recent articles.
All the best,
Jeff

by Ken
6 days ago

Hey Ryan, I didn't realize we were already favorite writers on BR. I gotta ask though how do you balance editing so much and still cranking out quality articles?

by Salomon
7 days ago

Thanks Ryan, Lets see how that goes...

I must mention that you've been a hell of a lot more helpful than Zander. So I praise you for that...

by Salomon
7 days ago

Ryan,

I've posted two articles and left him two notes since then. Check Zander's profile and you'll see what im talking about...

by Salomon
7 days ago

Ryan...

Zander for some reason isnt responding to my notes. He might be busy, he might not but I let him know that my articles dont even reach the general play-by-play site anymore.. I complained about that weeks ago. Why something isnt being done about it, I have no idea but it's getting quite irritating...

If you could pass on that message to him, it would be great....

by Sean
8 days ago

Hey Ryan,

Check out my in depth analysis on the possible trading of Allen Iverson.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/21899-When-Does-The-Allen-Iverson-Sweepstakes-Begin-

by Salomon
8 days ago

Hey Ryan...

Just wanted to ask why I was taken off the Ranking list on the FIFA page..? I was sitting pretty tight in 6th place, which ive been for quite a while, why have I been removed now..?

I checked and Cant see myself anywhere all the way till 27th, which is where I think list ends...

Let me know if you can....

by Andrew
9 days ago

Hey Ryan,

Thanks for the kind words on Salaar's comment board. You really did make my day.

Keep well bud
Andrew

by Salaar
9 days ago

Thanks mate,I would appreciate it if you took the trouble to comment on my latest article about Bleacher Report..

Thanks again Ryan..

by Salaar
10 days ago

Hey Ryan,
Just noticed every community apart from FIFA has two leaders..Why?

by Erick
12 days ago

Thanks, I'll definitely give him a message.

by TJ
12 days ago

I have another edit for you if you want it, I just found out who the Mavericks next head coach is, give my profile a look.

by TJ
13 days ago

Hey Ryan, thanks for the edits, I didn't even think of the formatting stuff you did, and I love it, thanks a lot.

by Erick
13 days ago

Hey Ryan, I was wondering about the photo selection of the site and if we have permission to use copyrighted pictures off wires, like from the AP or Getty. My internship at amNewYork is over (and I'm still entirely grateful for the good words you put in for me) and I know the basics of saving those images, but I'm not sure if we have permission.

by TJ
13 days ago

Hey Ryan, I just finished an article called "Who is the NBA's best PG Tandem" I think it is pretty good, but would really like some tips/editing to make it better, if you have time, I would really appreciate your help.

by Sean
14 days ago

Hey Ryan,

The Carmelo-Lebron article is done.

Check it out

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/20883-Who-s-Better-Carmelo-or-Lebron

Vote for it as Pick Of The Day. You won't be sorry, don't forget vote.

by George
14 days ago

Thanks for editing my article on Barry Zito - it is much appreciated (and probably much needed too.)

George Fitzpatrick

by Bryan
17 days ago

Was that a zinger at Ms. Spears and the field of journalism Mr. Alberti?

Very nice R, very nice...

by Jonathan
18 days ago

Hi Ryan,
Really flattered you chose one of my articles for your AP package.

Hope it all goes well for BR - could you let me know if they give you any feedback?

Thanks again,

Jon

by Bryan
18 days ago

AP? As in associated Press? And you chose me? In a package deal with Sean Crowe? Wow...I feel loved...Seriously though, if I had known I could've thrown something together with a mass amount of cultural references and stabs at the fact that Brittany Spears actually MADE the "Top 100 Sexiest Women of 2008" (Really? We couldn't have chosen like.....my aunt....or my boss? It HAD to be Spears eh?). Actually, that'll probably happen anyways!

All the best with the AP thing!

Ps. Thanks for the look-over. Long time, no edits ;)

by Sean
18 days ago

Ryan,
Thanks for the compliments on the Long article.

Hopefully the AP thing goes well...

Thanks,
Sean

by Sean
19 days ago

Hey Ryan,

View my analysis on the New Madden 09 and what I think of Favre in the cover, its pretty hilarious.

Maybe even Pick of the Day worthy. Remember vote for it.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19892-Brett-Favre-Breaks-The-Madden-Curse-Or-Does-He--260408

-Thanks

by Sean
20 days ago

Ha!

Don't think I haven't thought of that already. I was thinking of calling the last Celtics column "Celtics-Hawks: Celtics Still as Good as Raiders are Bad"

Come to think of it...I might use that on the next one.

-Sean

by Sean
20 days ago

Hey Ryan

Check out my article on Wisconsin's Micheal Flowers and where he should go to in the NBA Draft

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19818-NBA-Draft-Why-The-Denver-Nuggets-Should-Draft-Michael-Flowers

Thanks-

by Jeff
20 days ago

Thanks for the edits, I like your articles as well.

by Sean
22 days ago

Ryan,
Good idea on the NFL divisional previews. I'll definitely organize it. The draft was fun...plus, the more hits and positive comments it gets, the more I forget how much of a pain it was to edit!!!

The Mock pushed over 3000 reads, which isn't bad at all. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Now I just need to figure out how to drive traffic to my Celtics articles so I don't make a complete fool of myself in the Beat Writers contest. :)

-Sean

by Gary
22 days ago

Ryan, I had a quick question for you. I posted that Top 5 Early Entrants article last night and it's already over 1500 hits. How did it get that many that quickly?

by Jennifer
24 days ago

Ryan, could you get someone to edit a few of my articles? At least one of them has never been edited, and it's been a while since I posted it. Thanks!

by Sean
24 days ago

Hey Ryan,

Check out my latest article on Ron Artest and the Denver Nuggets.

by Sean
25 days ago

Ryan,
I actually figured it out after posted on your board last night. I just had to walk away for a few minutes. I used Word to do the formatting, which was a huge mistake. So I had to cut the entire article, paste it into notepad, then paste it back into the submission form and reformat everything.

Once I did that, it was fine. You're right, by the way, about Firefox. Works much better.

What did you think of the draft piece, overall? I thought it came out pretty good. I think we all worked pretty well together. Hopefully, if this one ends up successful, we can do more things like this.

Also, got a few of the mock draft DBs to link to it...so it'll be interesting to see how many reads we get.

Thanks again for all the help!

-Sean

by TJ
25 days ago

Thanks for editing some of my stuff, you articles have also been quite an inspiration, your stuff is great man. Keep it up.

by Sean
26 days ago

Ryan,
I just posted the Mock Draft, but the formatting is a nightmare. Think you can take a look? For some reason, the font keeps messing up and the spacing is screwy...

I had to post it in two parts, because after I dropped the stuff that didn't make the cut, it was still too long for one article (the original was 25,000 words...apparently, football writers talk a lot).

Anyway, if you can fix the formatting, I would appreciate it.

Also, let me know if you like how it came out. It was HARD to edit. I started at 9pm, just finished. It's 3:30am.

Thanks man.

-Sean

by Matt
26 days ago

Mr. Alberti,

Thanks for the edit, and keep up the good work with your articles.

by M
26 days ago

Hey Ryan,
Thanks for the earlier search engine tweak. I know you are swamped with this stuff, but if you have time could you give me some quick feedback on a few of my postings, especially "A Hockey Night in Canada:..." (it would be great to get feedback from someone who lives in a warmer climate for this one) and "A Touch of Class:..." (I cannot get the "a" at the beginning of the title to capitalise for some reason). They are different from my other posts in that they a bit, I don't know, sentimental rather than informative. I was also wondering if there is something I am doing/not doing that affects the viewership of induvidual articles. One of them had almost a thousand views in about a day, fought for POD and lost and spent time on the front page, while others get relatively slow/low veiewership and make the pick, but are not listed on open pages. I am flattered to get anything I can, but I was just wondering.
Sorry for the epic message, and thanks as usual.
M

by Sean
26 days ago

Thanks for the edits, go Nuggets!

by Ken
26 days ago

Thanks for the title tweak, i'm always looking for more readers.

by Sean
27 days ago

And here I thought the West Coast was laid back? :)

by Erick
27 days ago

Your article was well-deserving of the pick.

by Sean
28 days ago

So, I've managed to completely enrage Raider Nation again.

I was wondering if you could take a look at the Raider column and let me know if I completely missed the mark. I've gotten a mixed reaction. I was shooting for a "tongue-in-cheek" response to their roasting of me in my Raider Mock Draft column. I'm not sure the "tongue-in-cheek" part came through as expected. At least, if you base it on the reaction.

Thanks as always.

-Sean

by Jennifer
29 days ago

Thanks for responding so fast. No one's edited it yet. As a matter of fact, at least one other of mine hasn't been edited yet either. Must be a backlog with all of the playoff coverage.

by Tony
29 days ago

thanks for the help on my article Ryan
take care

by Jennifer
about 1 month ago

Ryan, would you take a look at my latest? I'm so deep into teaching, grading and academic research I can't see straight anymore. Thanks!

by James
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit Ryan -- appreciate your feedback.

by Ron
about 1 month ago

Yo Rhyno!
If you haven't heard by now, I'm doing a column to earn my 200th column while with the Bleacher Report involving the Greatest Rivalry of All Time. I would appreciate it if maybe you and the big guys would put in some input on what you think it is since you guys are the reason of why I am where I am today. Thanks and as usual: YOU DA MAN!!!

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

Don't worry....when I had 20 views by hour 4 (and like six of them were because i went back in and edited it) I was doubting too!

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

So much for us not thinking it would garner much interest....to my surprise I've gotten 370 reads because of Thorensen's groin....who knew? haha

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Teaser looks great Ryan, thanks!

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, I just finished my mock draft, and I had no idea what to title it.

I sure could use some help with the teaser and title.

Thanks Ryan!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/17509-Mocking-the-Draft-My-Way

by Ivahn
about 1 month ago

Hey man thanks for the edit much appreciated

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

Thanks man...yea I'm not sure how many people are looking for it either, I was just curious if there was a way to improve it if there WERE people searching for that topic!

Thanks as always,

by Rodge
about 1 month ago

No doubt!

I'm not a kobe fan but the article made me one. lol

That's why I picked It.

Go over my stuff and tell me what u think. Be dead honest. lol

Peace man!

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

R...I don't know how much in-house editing you're doing today...but could you take a loot at my Thoresen article? It's just for headline traffic...I'm not sure if it should be tweaked or not!

Whatever happens to it, thanks as always!

B.T.

by Michael
about 1 month ago

No prob, great article.

by MJ
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the headline change and the comments.

by Erick
about 1 month ago

I'll give it a shot, thanks for responding.

by Erick
about 1 month ago

I've had some problems the last couple of weeks with formatting my articles. Usually a paragraph or two will, for some reason, be pushed up so that appears right after the previous paragraph as a large block of text. This only happens after finished articles and not when I write or edit. Do you know exactly what the problem is?

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, sorry to bother you again, but my other article is back.

You deleted it a while ago, but it is back...and re-named...

I don't get it, but here is the link to the article again:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/17097-Good-Things-from-Week-One-090408

Thanks Ryan!

by JJ
about 1 month ago

—

Sweet! Thanks Ryan!

by JJ
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, thanks for the edits. This has been driving me nuts, though: how the hell do you do an em-dash on a mac?

by JJ
about 1 month ago

I'll give it some thought--you definitely know your stuff when it comes to formatting. Today's an off day, so I might have some time to make the switches.

by JJ
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, thanks for the edits, but I'm trying to keep my format consistent with the other G/B/I's that I've done, so I switched it back. Just a heads up--I'm all about consistency.

by M
about 1 month ago

Thanks Ryan

You're the man with the editing plan, and despite your modesty you were able to work out the problem. Thanks!

You found the article I see, and re-worked the teaser... much appreciated. I re-tweaked the title to add more info, but within the 150 zone.

Anyroad, thanks again. I will send B an email to run down the details. And thanks for the teaser/headline/format edit (I can be a bit long-winded in titles and writing)... big fan of your stuff, didn't know you were into hockey... perhaps you don't have to be to work a keen edit.

Thanks again,
M

by Chris
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, Thanks again for editing my article you realy did a top job.

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

Thanks for the update.

The title I was originally shooting for was "Beasts of the East: Boston Celtics Complete Greatest Single-Season Turnaround in NBA History" ... I'm assuming that was over the limit.

I like the one you switched it to better anyway.

Thanks again for the help.

-Sean

by M
about 1 month ago

Hi Ryan,

Looks like I've been having the same problem. It struck earlier this week and then again last night. Same exact sequence as Sean. I finally got it to post, but the title and photo aren't right and when I try to edit those bits it sends me to the new article area again, without the teaser or photo and it looks s though it would be posting a ne article. (I also had another person in another country try to fix it, same issue)

To pile it on, I haven't been able to leave editor feedback since it first occured.

Sorry to bug ya! Is there anything I can do on my end to fix it?

Thanks,
M

by Sean
about 1 month ago

I think I got it. Maybe the headline was too long? I dunno. Shortened the title and it let me post it. Tested editing, and I get the same problem when I try to put the headline back the way it was.

So I'll just assume I surpassed the headline length limit. Either that or it was a "Sean" problem...

Thanks,
Sean

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Ryan,
Still can't get anything to post. I enter the title, picture, article, and teaser, then submit and get to the next screen. Choose Editorial and select the tags, the click Publish and it brings me right back to the New Article screen.

The picture part seems to be fixed, but this is what it was doing to me late last night as well. I can't seem to import from my blog either (thought I could use that as a work around).

I tried with IE 7 and Firefox, no luck on either.

Anyway, let me know if it's a "Sean" problem or if something's up with the site.

Thanks,
Sean

by Sean
about 1 month ago

No problem. I just posted it on my blog. I'll repost it here when the submission thing is fixed.

Thanks for getting back to me. I was ready to toss my computer out a window. :)

-Sean

by Alex
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit on my Chris Henry piece. :)

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Is the article submission process broken? I've been trying to post an article since late last night with no luck. It either fails when I try to add a picture or when I to publish the article.

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Ryan,
I'll definitely be in touch come time to post the draft...I'm sure I'll have some formatting issues that'll have to be dealt with by the experts.

The whole thing should be interesting. The potential ranges from "tremendous" to "tremendous train wreck". In any event, it should be entertaining.

Enjoy the weekend!

-Sean

by Erick
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the deletion, and it's all good. Your Warriors still have a game against Denver coming up which could swing them back into the playoffs.

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,great upgrades to the site..it was worth the wait

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Ryan,
Just curious how into the NFL draft you are, and if you're interested in getting involved in the official Bleacher Report mock draft we're putting together in the NFL section.

Let me know if you're interested in handling any of the teams...I'd love to have your input.

Thanks,
Sean

by Erick
about 1 month ago

My last article double-posted. It's like a double-posting epidemic has taken siege on bleacherreport!

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

Um...so I fail....it double-posted again...maybe this is just a sign that opening day doesn't like me and it's actually MY fault that the Jays/Yanks got rained out....as always, If you could ditch the one without the picture that'd be great R. Thanks alot.

B.T.

by Heather
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, thanks for the edit - I put the inverted commas back into the title as I thought without them the meaning of the article might be misunderstood, so I hope thats ok!
Cheers
Hev

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan, thank for the headline tweak and dealing with that shrunken duplicate! As for the Roy article, I had to change the headline a couple of times as you probably saw. I altered it this morning because people were seeing the "Start at the top" line and thinking I was saying that hockey should be abolished—either that or the comments were worded funnily! Anyhow man, thanks as always.

by Bryan
about 1 month ago

Hey man, I've got a question. I'm at school (on Safari) and my MLB article posted itself twice because the connection is slow. It's the same article, so I was wondering if you could pull one of them (I think one of them has as image with it so preferably that one could stick around) so that I don't have it posted twice.

by Jeff
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the comments and the outstanding suggestions.

by Jeff
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

Thanks for getting back. I managed to fix it on my own. The first couple of times I submitted the article, everything was bunched together like a giant run-on paragraph. Looks better now.

Thanks.

by Tim
about 1 month ago

Ryan, I hope you didn't take offense to my latest dig at your old pic.

Sorry for all the emails lately.

by Claire
about 1 month ago

I'm following your lead and including a tag line on my opinion pieces ("No, Seriously..."), so I tweaked your headline tweak. Thanks!

by Jeff
about 1 month ago

Ryan - could you check out the OSU article I just submited? The formatting is all wack. Not at all like it was when I submitted it.

Thanks.

by Bill
about 1 month ago

Hi Ryan, Thanks for the headline tweak. The number of reads has increased quite a bit since your edit.

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Ryan,

Thanks for the edit on my March Madness moments piece. The style is definitely much improved!

by James
about 1 month ago

Ryan, Sean referred me to you. I'm having trouble getting my own pictures imported with my articles... it also has the first few sentences that show up as html junk. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

by Sean
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,
Thanks for all the editing over the last few weeks.

Have a great Easter.

-Sean

by Bob
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit on 'cost & benefit of tourney'...where did you find that picture? I am assuming it isn't part of the regular offering. Sometimes I have difficulty finding the right pic since my articles comment on life and things otuside of sports (tho always with a sports bent to it, come to think of it).

by Stew
about 1 month ago

thanks for the edits

by Salaar
about 1 month ago

Hey Ryan,thanks for the edit..Ryan..i wanted to ask,is there something being done to allow writers to upload their own pictures?

by Eric
about 1 month ago

Thanks for taking the time to look over my article and edit it.

by Kyle
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit man.

by Tom
about 1 month ago

thanks for the edit man... it was the best one on that article yet

by gabe
about 1 month ago

hey ryan, thanks once again for editing another lost article

by Jake
about 1 month ago

Hey thanks for the edit. What does best RA mean?

by Andrew
about 1 month ago

Thanks for the edit, Ryan! You sure cleaned up my article! I appreciate it!

by Stephen
2 months ago

Love the editing man thanx a lot on my 1st article there.

by Bob
2 months ago

Thanks for the add Ryan. I mean, I'm not saying, just saying.

by Bryan
2 months ago

Ahoy monsieur R.A.

The "tweaks" (it's in quotation marks because i dont know what you did...you'll know why in a second) aren't showing up...when I click "show changes from previous version" I see...well nothing...but I'm confident in your editing ability as you've saved my ass numerous times, and seeing as the message behind the comments hasn't changed to "the writer is a snivelling idiot" I know I'm in good hands, as always.

Thanks again for all your help Ryan.

B.T.

by Jake
2 months ago

Hey thanks for the compliment and the editing.

by Andrew
2 months ago

Thanks for the help on the NFL article, Ryan! It looks great!

by Sean
2 months ago

Ryan, thanks for editing my Cowboys column. My daughter woke up flipping out, then my wife came home from work, so I didn't have a chance to read through it after I posted it. Usually, I'll go over it a few times and clean things up a bit.

Hope it wasn't too much effort to edit!!

Thanks as always for the edits and the kind words.

-Sean

by gabe
2 months ago

Hey Ryan thanks for editing my Buffalo Bills and LOST article, I appreciate it, thanks once again.

by Chris
2 months ago

Thanks for the fine tuning Ryan.

by Brian
2 months ago

Wow, I come back to glance at my piece on Isaac Bruce and you made it look AWESOME. Thanks man!

by Jason
2 months ago

Thanks for the touch up Ryan!

by Michael
2 months ago

Ryan, thanks for the edits. The article flows nicely.

Mike

by Michael
2 months ago

Ryan, could you please add a picture to the Brett Favre Press Conference article I just submitted. Unfortunately, I can't do that from the computer I am working on.

by Abby
2 months ago

Ha! Thanks for sticking Bettman on my article. I never thought of it, but then I try to think about Bettman as little as possible.

by Andrew
2 months ago

Thanks for the headline tweak, Ryan!