Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
7/7: It Gets No Easier
Prev. Gm: Minnesota Twins (50-38) @ Boston Red Sox (52-39) Scott Baker (5-2, 3.65) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (9-1, 3.12) 7:05…
Read more The Week Ahead
I’ll do the Week Ahead first, then do your links for today. The Week in Sport is a slow one…
Read more Ch-ch-changes: Buchholz back
It’s already been broken in the game thread, but in case you haven’t heard, the Red Sox will call Clay…
Read more Why do Cubs fans hate the Cubs?
It’s a fair question, but one that lacks an easy answer. Be it through goat-cursing or ball snatching, Cubs fans…
Read more Pac-10 Stuff
With some trickle of news here and there, thought it was good to check around the Pac-10 and see what’s…
Read more Guest Lecturer Series: Christy Hammond
The summer is a boring time in Hockeyville. You know this. To try and keep our sanity, various folks from…
Read more Time To Get Back Home
Once again the Sox proved they can’t win on the road. Boston will be back at home until the All-Star…
Read more It is tough being a Gamecocks fan
We have played a total of 114 seasons since 1892, and the numbers only reinforce the idea that being a…
Read more Tough love, aka “get outta my locker room”
Last year, just prior to the BCS National Championship game, we had a bit of bad news. It was referred…
Read more 2008 is shaping up as a tremendous year in sports
A great Super Bowl, arguably the best (Giants fan or not!) Super Bowl with the best Super Bowl play as…
Read more Justin McCareins: Mirage or Oasis?
One of the more riveting breakthroughs during the Titans May/June mini-camps has been the emergence of Justin McCareins. Roydell Williams…
Read more Series Preview: Rockies (37-52) @ Brewers (49-39)
Pitching Probables: Monday, 7/07, 7:05 p.m. CT: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (3-8, 4.50) vs. RHP Seth McClung (5-3, 4.18) Tuesday, 7/08,…
Read more Trading season upon us, should Sox boost bullpen?
With the Milwaukee Brewers acquiring stud pitcher C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians, (expected to be made official sometime this…
Read more Milwaukee struggles to become fatter
Back when Andrew Bogut was drafted by the Bucks, some people were wary of the pick, saying that he wasn’t…
Read more Sox Disappoint in Bronx Finale
Another great start by Tim Wakefield was wasted as the BoSox fell short to the Yankees in extra frames. Manny…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup in the Bronx
Manny has the night off, Casey will DH 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B3. J.D. Drew, RF4. Mike Lowell,…
Read more 7/6: Sox/Yanks, Part IV
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (52-38) @ New York Yankees (46-42) Tim Wakefield (5-6, 3.66) @ Joba Chamberlain (2-2, 2.14)…
Read more Cleveland trades CC Sabathia to Milwaukee for Michael Redd
Well, that’s mostly true. Michael Redd wasn’t part of the deal, but it’d be cool if he had been. However,…
Read more Update: Zack Jackson in the trade to Tribe
In his blog, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and JSOnline.com reported that AAA starter Zach Jackson, reliever Rob Byson…
Read more Red Sox make out like bandits in All-Star roster
So as we all know by now, the following Red Sox players will be on the All-Star roster, with an…
Read more “This is for Sota!”
Note: This article is a solid three-weeks out of date. I could chalk it up to a busy schedule, but…
Read more All Stars Named
TBS just finished naming the rosters for this year’s mid-summer’s classic. I was 9 for 12 (.750) on my pitcher’s…
Read more NYY 2, BOS 1: Yanks hold on
Boston tried to scratch back in the ninth inning on an RBI single by Mike Lowell, but it was not…
Read more CC Sabathia is a Milwaukee Brewer
Yes, Brewers fans, celebrate the night away! CC Sabathia is now a Milwaukee Brewer pending paperwork and an exchange of…
Read more Al All Star Team Arms Race
My picks for the AL pitching crew: Tim WakefieldJon LesterJoe Nathan, MIN, 1.26 ERA, 23/23 SVS/SVO, 44 KJustin Duchscherer, OAK,…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Sabathia to become a Brewer
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Tom Haudricourt is reporting that the Brewers have reached a deal to obtain Cleveland Indians’ ace C.C….
Read more Tennessee all-time team: Free safety
Three players have been the regular free safety for nine of the team’s eleven years in Tennessee, each with multiple…
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