Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Do I Really Need To Write About the Ray’s?
Here’s a post I didn’t fathom that I would ever be writing. What are the Ray’s up to, and why…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBAnaheim Angels at Red Sox – FSN West/NESN, 7 p.m.Baltimore at New York Yankees – MASN/YES, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at…
Read more LOHD’s Hidden Gem on Offense – Eric Baker
LOHD is going to share with you who we feel is the “hidden gem” on offense in 2008. First, let’s…
Read more 7/29: Step Up, Clay
Prev. Gm: Los Angeles Angels (65-40) @ Boston Red Sox (61-46) John Lackey (8-2, 3.02) @ Clay Buchholz (2-5, 5.81)…
Read more Wolves Updates 7/29 Part 2
The Timberwolves site has a transcript of this afternoon’s press conference announcing that Ryan Gomes has been re-signed. Q:…
Read more Return to the routine
In case you missed me for the extra day I stayed away……I’m back at the computer in mom’s basement, eating…
Read more Birds Are Steelers Fanboys
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH57eXzgj1U&w=425&h=344] Macaws rule. What with training camp starting up, football fever is in the air. It’s entirely different from both…
Read more Wolves re-sign Gomes
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Here’s the deal on the deal: Officially, it’s for five years, although the Wolves have options…
Read more Bullpen Trade Rumors Heating Up
The Sox pursuit of bullpen help seems to be generating a lot of trade rumors. MLBtraderumors.com has been keeping an…
Read more Team Preview: New Orleans Saints
2007 Record: 7-9 A bad defense and key injuries doomed the Saints from the start last season, one which began…
Read more Defending Rickie
Argh, now Tom Haudricourt has joined in the criticism of Brewers’ second baseman Rickie Weeks. I think the criticism is…
Read more Sox Need a Spark
The trade deadline is fast approaching. Thursday at 4pm Eastern to be exact. Much of the discussion in the past…
Read more LAA 7, BOS 5: Dice-K roughed up
A six run outburst in the sixth inning was the all the Angels needed dumping Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston…
Read more Manny to Dodgers?
Reports have very early talks between the Red Sox and Dodgers for Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox would most likely…
Read more One in town…one isn’t
It seems Peyton showed up in Terre Haute. Does anyone want to bet about the odds he tries to play…
Read more TrueHoop chats with Love
Henry Abbott/TrueHoop talked to Kevin Love on the way to photo shoots for rookie trading cards in New York. …
Read more Titans Position Analysis: Safety
Next up in our position analyses is the safety position. A healthy Chris Hope and emerging former first round draft…
Read more Monday Camp Reports
Mon Morning Practice Training Camp Video Update Mon Afternoon Practice Kiwanuka: “Football’s a lot more fun now … than it…
Read more Rooster’s Picks
This is a hard year to pick how the Pac-10 is going to end up. It seems like lots of…
Read more Wolves Updates 7/29
From Joe Palladino/Republican-American: Terms of Gomes’ contract with the Timberwolves have not yet been released. Word on the street is…
Read more Wonder comments on Favre and a possible Jets landing
Late last week Wonder had the opportunity to discuss the possibility of the Jets going after Favre: “If they’re smart,…
Read more Gomes agrees in principle to a five-year contract
From the Associated Press: The Minnesota Timberwolves and restricted free agent forward Ryan Gomes have agreed in principle on a…
Read more Kwame Brown or Patrick O’Bryant?
The Detroit Pistons – the Celtics number one threat in the Eastern conference – have signed Kwame Brown to a 2-year, $8…
Read more Donaghy Gets 15 Months
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty last year to taking…
Read more Aren’t They Supposed to be Angels?
AAAAARRGH. The Sox good news streak has ended at….1 day in a row. They can’t seem to put together a…
Read more I’m thinking of doing the Tour de France
Really, I think I would be a shoe in. Look at the facts: I have been riding bikes since I…
Read more Titans training camp 7-29 morning practice
Just a few tidbits from this morning’s practice on another hot day. It will be sweltering when the pads will…
Read more Could Red Sox deal for catcher at deadline?
Let’s take a break from the Manny saga and check out another trade rumbling on the horizon: The Texas Rangers…
Read more Monday’s 6-4 loss: I was there–here’s what I remember
The Brewers dropped the first game of the series against the Cubs, 6-4. The Brewers are now two back of…
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