Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
JD Drew On the Mound??
Terry Francona was running out of pitchers fast. He was down to his last pitcher, Scott Kazmir of the Tampa…
Read more Fenway West, the All Star Game, Red Sox v. Yankees, etc…
More on how I came to write for Fenway West furthur on down the line, but tonight I had the…
Read more This is the “last season at Yankee Stadium”…since when?!?
The All-Star break has officially come and gone…did you hear the one about this being the “last season at Yankee…
Read more An All-Star image to make you sick
Fortunately, the picture of Carlos Quentin and Justin Morneau in a loving embrace is not yet out there. EDIT: Oh…
Read more Don’t Hang Run NL Run #3 on Papelbon!
That run was the responsibility of catcher Dinosaur Navarro of Tampa Bay. Tejada would’ve still been on 2nd base when…
Read more MVP J.D. Drew Helps Lead the A.L. To Victory
Even though Fox wanted you to believe this night was all about the Yankees, the Sox players and some of…
Read more Summer League: Wolves vs Lakers
The Wolves play the Lakers in the Las Vegas Summer League tonight at 7:30pm CST. Viewing the game:…
Read more Ohio State’s greatest player ever days to go…..
When I was a boy, my dad had a bumper sticker on his car that read “Thank you, Mrs. Griffin”….
Read more Papelbon Responds To Daily News Cover
Jonathan Papelbon was none to pleased with the New York media today and had the following to say about this…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBAll-Star Game – Fox, 7 p.m.Mantle – HBO, 7 p.m. EntertainmentWipeout – ABC, 8 p.m.Big Brother 10 – CBS, 9…
Read more Red Sox Second Half Contest
Enter to win the Fenway West Second Half Contest Add the number of stolen bases Ellsbury will have + the…
Read more Tennessee all-time team
A very big two-tone blue thank you to all who participated in selecting our all-time Tennessee era team. I was…
Read more USC linebacker Vandaral Shackleford exits
The State is reporting that USC linebacker Vandaral Shackleford is moving on….full story here. Seems he got a little talking…
Read more Angelswin.com Prospect Hotlist – Week of July 14th
Sean Rodriguez is on fire in Triple-A for the Bees Once a week (Every Monday) AngelsWin.com will cover the top…
Read more 7/15: 2008 All-Star Game Thread
2008 MLB ALL-STAR GAME Ben Sheets (10-3, 2.85) @ Cliff Lee (12-2, 2.31) Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) 8:00 PM EDT,…
Read more Some Tuesday Links
I have to head to a jobsite soon so I’ll provide as many links that I can before I have…
Read more 46 days to go….
Again, tomorrow will be an easy choice. 45 is kind of a big deal. photo credit – Gary Housteau
Read more Kevin Jones Might Sign With The Steelers?
FWP.Rashard Mendenhall.Mewelde Moore.Kevin Jones? I’m not going to go into this in great detail, primarily because it isn’t a done…
Read more It Was Bound To Happen
It was a stretch to think the Yankee fans could make the All-Star Game a tasteful celebration of Yankee Stadium…
Read more Hamlin Signed 6yrs
Ken Hamlin is expected to sign a six-year, $39 million deal with $15 million guaranteed. Jerry has just capped off…
Read more Wolves Updates 7/15 Part 2
David Thorpe/ESPN ranks Kevin Love #4 among this year’s rookies. His game is special, but below the rim. He looked…
Read more Giants sign OT Shane Olivea
Giants signed OT Shame Olivea. Once again, it is not what is said but what is NOT said. What is…
Read more Manning has knee surgery…yawn.
Yeah, so you never want to hear that your franchise QB just had knee surgery. I’m sure this is probably…
Read more Why Ortiz Is The Face Of MLB
What is not to like about Big Papi? He has the great comeback story; from being released by the Twins…
Read more Preview of the Next Costas Now, 07/16/08
Here’s what you can look forward to when Bob Costas holds his second Town Hall meeting of the year, this…
Read more Monday Night Linkage
As I was watching ESPN’s coverage of the Home Run Derby through MLB.com, two quick observations. Chris Berman is just…
Read more The Divorce is Now Final
ESPN If all mommy and daddy do is fight, they probably should find other people. That’s about the best way…
Read more The Home Run Derby
Today was one of those days where things worked out well for the fans but not so much for ESPN….
Read more Wolves Updates 7/15
From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: -Timberwolves rookie Kevin Love was measured at 6 feet, 7 3/4 without shoes at the NBA…
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