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…

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7/23: 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…

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2009 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…

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Trade 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…

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BLOGPOLL: 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…

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Among the best

Michael Silver, who continues his exile from public consciousness by writing for yahoo.com, has released his annual owner rankings. This…

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Nobody 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…

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New 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…

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38 more days until

“That’s right, BITCH. I got the ball!”

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BOS 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…

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Raiders 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…

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Sox 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…

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Larry 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……

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RMV 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…

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So… 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…

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Lowrie: 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…

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Getty 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…

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Wolves 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…

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Wolves Updates 7/23

From Jonathan Feigen/Houston Chronicle: Dean Cooper, elevated to Rockets vice president of player personnel before last season, accepted a position…

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Tonight’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,…

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Billy 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’…

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Technical difficulties

The official Victoria Enterprises computer has imploded, for the most part. Depending on what Best Buy can do, I may…

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Yankee Security Confiscates Fans’ Sunblock

In a policy that must have come down from Dumbass Hank himself, the New York Yankees have not been allowing…

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Wolves 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…

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Bartolo Colon to Throw Today

Bartolo Colon is set to resume his rehab from his bat swinging injury last month. He will throw at a…

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Wolves 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…

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Titans Position Analysis: Fullbacks

We round out our pre-training camp look at the Titans’ offense with a look at the fullbacks.

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Spurs 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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R.I.P. Estelle Getty

That sucks.

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