Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
A couple of things I missed
Foxsports has a couple of articles of note. Pete Schrager answers some questions and predicts another Manning bowl come January….
Read more That’s not just nasty, that’s filthy
Portfolio.com reports today on food service violations at MLB ball parks. Angel Stadium led the list with 732 violations, including…
Read more Seattle Times to Attack WSU Football
I guess their UW series just wasn’t enough for the Seattle Times. Maybe deep down we had to know that…
Read more FanHouse Update
Somedays I write a ton here and very little for FanHouse. Somedays it is the opposite. This is one of…
Read more Masterson and J.D. Keep Impressing
Justin Masterson picked up his 4th win of the season in Philadelphia as the Sox won their second straight series…
Read more Its Adam Jones Now
Adam Jones no longer wishes to be known as “Pacman” and has basically disavowed himself from his past. Hence forth,…
Read more Arroyo & Lowe: Where are they today?
No, this is not 2004 all over again, nor deja vu, but when was the last time two former Red…
Read more Titan rookies are making good first impressions
An age-old axiom suggests that first impressions are lasting. A few members of the 2008 Tennessee Titan draft class are…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College World SeriesMiami vs. Stanford – ESPN2, 7 p.m. MLBChicago Cubs at Tampa Bay – ESPN/WGN/ION, 7 p.m.Houston at Baltimore…
Read more Wednesday Workouts
From Kare 11: Kansas guard Brandon Rush and former Michigan State point guard Drew Neitzel worked out for Kevin McHale,…
Read more The Associated Press is Dead to Me
Earlier in the week — you might have heard about it — some joke newspaper in Iowa threatened to sue…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/18 Part 2
From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press: Timberwolves vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said he was glad to see Kevin Garnett…
Read more Links of the Day 6/18/08
Stampede Blue takes some issue with the coverage of the Marvin Harrison fiasco. Not being from the Bay Area, I’ll…
Read more Wednesday Links
Let’s give you some links on this Wednesday. USA Today’s Michael Hiestand says the U.S. Open 18 hole playoff drew…
Read more Today’s Lineup 6/18 at Philadelphia
No Manny, no Youk for today’s game. Ellsbury lfPedroia 2bDrew rfLowell 3bCasey 1bVaritek cCrisp cfLugo ssMasterson p Fenway West- The…
Read more Classic Mini Pony of the Day 6-18-08
(originally published on 6-18-07) Coolest. Site. Ever.Today’s MPotD is lifted from the Personal Ponies Ltd. blog. What is PPL? Glad…
Read more 6/18: Rubber Match
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (45-29) @ Philadelphia Phillies (42-31) Justin Masterson (3-1, 2.90) @ Kyle Kendrick (6-2, 4.54) 1:05…
Read more Top 10 Pass Rushers of All Time
It is so hard, nearly impossible to track and accurately rate run-stoppers. Finding clips of meat and potatoes run tackling…
Read more Matt Murton, Rich Hill to Boston?
Sent to Chicago in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, could Matt Murton be on his way back to Boston? The Chicago…
Read more On Top Of The World
The worn-out, deteriorated jersey sat on my bedroom chair from April into June. The reason: a good luck omen for…
Read more Charlie Zink: Stuck in Pawtucket
Nice piece on Charlie Zink in the New York Times. Telling quote: “The Red Sox have told Zink
Read more Crisp’s two-run homer enough for Sox
Coco Crisp went yard for the Boston Red Sox again and it was ultimately the difference as the Sox beat…
Read more I can’t tell you how happy it makes me…
that the only thing standing between Boston and the greatest sports year ever for a city is… the Patriots wetting…
Read more Lester Shuts Down Phillies
Jon Lester pitched a gem tonight in the city of brotherly love going seven shutout innings before turning it over…
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Your Tuesday Night Links
Let’s give you a few links this evening. Starting with some breaking news, Michael David Smith of the AOL Fanhouse…
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