My first guess: Sly knew a "Ryan" but couldn't remember which. Just threw in both Ryans who are star baseball players. Sly might be dumb as rocks.
David Simon quoting Baltimore homicide detectives in his "ride along" book: Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets: "Stupid people commit crimes. Crime makes you stupid".
There's a third Ryan who is a star and a rather well-known doper.
