Articles by Alan Draper (246303)

Francona Talks About Ortiz and Okajima

Red Sox Manager Terry Francona spoke with NESN about Ortiz’s injury and Okajima’s bad night.Watch it: Fenway West- The Western…

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Tuesday Linkage

Non-Oregon related post, so, Duck fans, no need to read this….Just some Tuesday random things of interest in Coug-ville. The…

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USC baseball fell well short in 2008

“Tanner admitted that his players could not close their ears to the cries of USC fans who believed this club…

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Lopez thinks workout “went really well”

From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: Stanford center Brook Lopez became the first draft prospect to work out for Minnesota’s brass at…

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For those who don’t read the comments

More videos from the “ryanparkersongs’s channel” channel at Heavy.com Thanks to SpeedBlue47 for the link. Since the last time I…

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Unreal Game 5 Highlights

Simply amazing! Highlights

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Classic Mini Pony of the Day 6-3-08

(originally published on 6-3-07) GO PENS! (Editor’s note: The original post was too long to post here. Plus, I’m way…

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Manny Ramirez’s 500th HR in pictures

Baltimore Orioles fan Anthony Amobi, who writes for the Orioles over at Oriole Magic, was at the park to see…

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Prince charms Snakes in Crew’s 4-3 win

Score one for the Big Vegan. Prince Fielder scored the first run for the Brewers Monday night…but the last run…

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Total Titans will select an all-time Titans team

We’re starting to compile our list of an all-time Tennessee Titans team. Every day, or nearly every day, in June,…

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Statement Series

Coming into the season, even the optimistic Rays fans couldn’t have seen this type of success coming. “Come June 1st,…

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Another ratings failure for the NHL

Once again, the NHL failed to attract their maximum potential audience in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Who’s…

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Okajima Blows Another Good Start By Wake

Tim Wakefield went 7 strong innings giving up 2 runs before Okajima came in for the 8th with a 1…

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Ortiz Will Be Sidelined At Least a Month

Today’s MRI revealed extensor carpi ulnaris (a partially torn sheath of his left wrist) David Ortiz will wear a cast…

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Flip Saunders Fired

Flip Saunders was fired as Detroit Pistons coach Tuesday, four days after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the…

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Pierce Needs Some Sleep

Is it me or does Paul Pierce look a bit odd in this photo from practice? He looks like a…

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Why The Celtics Will Win

Defense wins championships, or so I've heard. This is the number one reason why the Celtics will beat the Lakers…

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Breaking News: Adande, Smith Still Blowing Kobe

Kobe Bryant is more than a basketball player, he's an American hero. At least that's what ESPN wants us to…

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Wakefield jobbed again

Tim Wakefield turned in another quality start for the Boston Red Sox only to see his outing turned into spilled…

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Plea to Brew Crew fans

Sigh. While reading Tom Haudricourt’s JSOnline.com blog on Bill Hall’s request to be traded–and a number of the fans’ responses–I realized that…

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Red Sox recall Chris Carter

After being devastated he would not be making his major league debut last September, he’s finally getting the call. The…

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Lopez scheduled to workout today

From KIMT.com (posted on Monday): The Minnesota Timberwolves will bring in Brook Lopez for a workout tomorrow morning. The Stanford…

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Masterson to Start

The Red Sox have announced that Justin Masterson will be the starting pitcher when the team begins their homestand at…

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Ortiz out for a month or more

According to Tony Massarotti, David Ortiz will be out at least a month and possibly the season: After injuring his…

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Ortiz Likely Headed to DL

The Red Sox are still evaluating David Ortiz’s wrist injury after his MRI this afternoon to determine the course of…

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Tonight’s Lineup 6/2 at Baltimore

Ortiz is still out, Manny will DH and Jacoby will play left. Ellsbury-LF Lugo-SS Youkilis-1B Ramirez-DH Lowell-3B Drew-RF Crisp-CF Cora-2B…

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Edging upward

It’s incredibly fun to WANT to listen to the baseball game tonight. As the Reds sit one game under .500…

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WWGRD? Retire. Maybe.

Don’t look now but the man who inspired Pens Nation, the indestructible man, Pittsburgh’s Chuck Norris might be about to…

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