Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Predicting the Conference: Brinkhatertology
“Hey Lennie, when we’re done with the Preview, do you think we can go pet some rabbits?” Seasons Greetings to…
Read more7/23: Road Sweep?
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (59-43) @ Seattle Mariners (38-62) Clay Buchholz (2-5, 5.67) @ Felix Hernandez (7-6, 2.95) 4:35…
Read more2009 Gamecock Football Schedule Set
Here is the 2009 Gamecock Football Schedule that was released last week…. Sept. 3 – at N.C. State (Thur.)Sept. 12…
Read moreTrade Adam Dunn? For Huston Street?
The most insane rumor is currently running around MLB sites. It has the Reds dealing Adam Dunn (who now is…
Read moreBLOGPOLL: N.L. Awards 7/22
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the…
Read moreAmong the best
Michael Silver, who continues his exile from public consciousness by writing for yahoo.com, has released his annual owner rankings. This…
Read moreNobody could have ever predicted violence in Detroit….
I don’t often discuss the WNBA (this is my first time, be gentle with me), but I caught a glimpse…
Read moreNew York Giants sign Kenny Phillips
New York Giants sign Kenny Phillips. Now all the Giants need to do is get Plax in camp and this…
Read moreBOS 4, SEA 2: Dice-K paces Sox
Daisuke Matsuzaka went 7 1/3 innings striking out six in the process leading the Boston Red Sox past the Seattle…
Read moreRaiders and The New Power (Ranking) Generation
So the power rankings came out on Monday and it appears that the “experts” are expecting more power outages in…
Read moreSox Win On the Road Again!
The Red Sox have won a road series and there is still a game left to play! Granted the Sox…
Read moreLarry Bird: Still A Total Badass
Larry Bird generally takes crap from exactly no one. And while he hasn't exactly been the most successful executive around……
Read moreRMV FAIL! (a.k.a. Business As Usual)
So Big Baby… of the BOSTON CELTICS… showed up to promote the new Boston Celtics plate at the Watertown Mall. Some…
Read moreSo… We’re Done… Right?
Now that we've got TA and EHouse back in the mix… Patrick O'Bryant to back up Perk… and just some…
Read moreLowrie: Long-Term Solution At Short?
The Red Sox signed Julio Lugo prior to the 2007 season mostly out of necessity. Sure, Theo Epstein long favored…
Read moreGetty Images Perfects “Crotch Cam” Technology
(C) Bruce Bennett, Getty Images, Yahoo! Every day it seems we see new innovations in the way the media brings…
Read moreWolves Summer Caravan hits Mankato
From Chad Courrier/Mankato Free Press: Hoiberg was among the Timberwolves’ contingent that conducted a free basketball clinic Tuesday at the…
Read moreWolves Updates 7/23
From Jonathan Feigen/Houston Chronicle: Dean Cooper, elevated to Rockets vice president of player personnel before last season, accepted a position…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 7/22 at Safeco
Jacoby Ellsbury, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B J.D. Drew, RF Manny Ramirez, DH Mike Lowell, 3B Kevin Youkilis, 1B Jed Lowrie,…
Read moreBilly Hall’s late homer does it again!
For the second straight night, Brewers’ manager Ned Yost decided to start the right-handed hitting Bill Hall against a Cardinals’…
Read moreTechnical difficulties
The official Victoria Enterprises computer has imploded, for the most part. Depending on what Best Buy can do, I may…
Read moreYankee Security Confiscates Fans’ Sunblock
In a policy that must have come down from Dumbass Hank himself, the New York Yankees have not been allowing…
Read moreWolves Updates 7/22 Part 3
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Gomes’ agent continues to seek from other teams an offer sheet that the Wolves would be…
Read moreBartolo Colon to Throw Today
Bartolo Colon is set to resume his rehab from his bat swinging injury last month. He will throw at a…
Read moreWolves will announce Telfair signing tomorrow
From the Timberwolves site: The Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Sebastian Telfair have agreed in principle on the terms of a…
Read moreTitans Position Analysis: Fullbacks
We round out our pre-training camp look at the Titans’ offense with a look at the fullbacks.
Read moreSpurs Re-Sign Thomas
After losing out on Corey Maggette and not even attempting to sign J.R. Smith to an offer sheet, it looked…
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