Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Blogpoll. Week One Draft
Here is the early ballot submitted by your emperor, The Subway Domer. Rank Team Delta 1 Ohio State — 2…
Read moreQuick Tidbit…
I generally don’t endorse ANYTHING by ESPN, but I do use their College Football page a lot for general information…
Read moreBagpipe Monday… The March of War
No surprise. People want Hammond out and Rick James to bitch slap the nation. (Apparently, a dead musician brings more…
Read moreSunday Night Linkage
After being out most of the day and having a very late dinner, I’m catching up on a couple of…
Read moreHere’s $49… Sign Here Please
I don't know why things like this still tweak me… but they do. Athletes show up at malls, stores, trade…
Read moreESPN Doesn’t Get It, Part XVIII
Paul Pierce's dominating performance in the NBA Finals is already ancient history, at least to the scribes over at ESPN….
Read moreLars Anderson talks baseball with Fire Brand
Lars Anderson, the top position player prospect for the Red Sox, is currently demolishing Double-A at the young age of…
Read moreCWS 4, BOS 2: Sox can’t complete sweep
Gavin Floyd improved to 15-6 pitching 6 2/3’s innings of work against Tim Wakefield who turned in his 17th quality…
Read moreThe Eddie Bane Connection – August Edition
Eddie Bane chatted live with Angelswin.com members in this month’s edition of “The Bane Connection”. Let’s find out what was…
Read moreSteelers Schedule Breakdown
So we’ve been hearing it all offseason. The Steelers have the hardest schedule in the league. The Browns are poised…
Read moreLabor Day Viewing Picks
College FootballFresno State at Rutgers – ESPN, 4 p.m.Tennessee at UCLA – ESPN, 8 p.m. GolfPGA Tour/Deutsche Bank Championship, final…
Read moreOffense Could Not Deliver the Sweep
The Red Sox lost today with a piecemeal lineup against the Chicago White Sox. The team has been devastated by…
Read moreRyan’s NFL Preview: NFC West
The NFC West is arguably the worst division in football. It’s a solid argument, but I can’t think of a…
Read moreSteve’s NFL Preview: NFC West
Probably the least contested division in football history, the NFC West, will continue the trend this season. In the 1970’s,…
Read moreLinks of the Day 8/31/08
Hey, Josh Zerkle agrees with me! He doesn’t think a college football tournament would solve anything either. Zerkle! Joe Nathan…
Read moreSweep in Pittsburgh improves Crew’s playoff chances
The Brewers’ three-game sweep of the Pirates in Pittsburgh brings their record to 80-56–the Crew will either be 5½ or…
Read moreSunday Morning Gloom – Okie Edition
Oh well. Week one in the books, and now we have something to go off – and look forward to…
Read moreToday’s Red Sox Lineup 8/31 vs. the White Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Jed Lowrie, 3B David Ortiz, DH Dustin Pedroia, 2B Mark Kotsay, RF Jason Bay, LF Jeff Bailey,…
Read moreEight signed for Titans practice squad
The Titans have signed eight players to their practice squad, reports ESPN’s Paul Kuharsky. The names are familiar: WR Biren…
Read moreVideos of the Week: 2008 Olympics – Various Opens and Closes
Now that the Olympics are over, I can find some worldwide TV partners opens and closes. This includes the BBC…
Read moreWhich Titan will be cut next?
We now have our “final” 53-man roster, at least for a few hours. The Titans have traditionally picked up a…
Read moreUpcoming National TV Games
August 31~ SOX v. CWS, TBS, 10:35 am September 1~ NYY @ DET, TBS, 10:05 am September 3~ NYY @…
Read moreCW Sox manager Ozzie Guillen on Pedroia
From redsox.com: “I never thought I would walk a jockey,” quipped Guillen, who heaped enormous praise on Pedroia before the…
Read moreSo, Injuries a problem?
When you have team with depth, and you have a farm system you can trust, seems to me the injuries,…
Read moreHeh Heh… “Beaver Roundup”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bza63nnqiKA] That's VP candidate Sarah Palin… doing sports 20 years ago when she was Sarah Heath. The "Beaver Roundup" happens…
Read moreBOS 8, CWS 2: Pedroia tallies four hits
Batting out of the cleanup spot Dustin Pedroia collected four hits and Michael Bowden earned his first MLB win on…
Read more8/31: Walking the jockey
Prev. Gm: Chicago White Sox (76-59) @ Boston Red Sox (79-56) Gavin Floyd (14-6, 3.70) @ Tim Wakefield (8-8, 3.73)…
Read moreIs the Titan 53-man roster set in stone?
And then there were 53. The Titan roster now consists of the aforementioned number of players, due to yesterday’s final…
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