Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more Pierce Needs Some Sleep
Is it me or does Paul Pierce look a bit odd in this photo from practice? He looks like a…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more Wakefield jobbed again
Tim Wakefield turned in another quality start for the Boston Red Sox only to see his outing turned into spilled…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more Masterson to Start
The Red Sox have announced that Justin Masterson will be the starting pitcher when the team begins their homestand at…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more Edging upward
It’s incredibly fun to WANT to listen to the baseball game tonight. As the Reds sit one game under .500…
Read more 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…
Read more Headline of the Day
For his column today, Chuck Finder of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wracked his brain and he picked this title for it,…
Read more Steelers Get Some Love From Madden
Time to bitch and moan. The Penguins have only won in the Finals when I didn’t devote a post to…
Read more Links of the Day 6/2/08
The Big Picture: tempting fate. One of the subjects of yesterday’s post, Nick Blackburn, is OK after attempting to field…
Read more 6/2: Four Game Sweep Is Hard To Do
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (35-24) @ Baltimore Orioles (26-29) Tim Wakefield (3-4, 4.70) @ Jeremy Guthrie (2-6, 3.64) 7:05…
Read more Greedy MLB Doesn’t Get Another Day in Court
You may remember the story of MLB suing an online fantasy baseball company saying it did not have the right…
Read more Knob Hockey is Back and Just in Time
Last year a bunch of knuckleheads from the website Heavy.com put out some ridiculous hockey videos during the playoffs. The…
Read more What Now for Clay Buchholz?
After coming off of the DL Clay Buchholz was optioned to the PawSox. For a pitcher on any other team…
Read more Classic Mini Pony of the Day 6-2-08
(originally published on 6-2-07) First and foremost, PSaMP wants to say Happy Anniversary to my parents!And this is all you…
Read more POLL: Get us that reliever!
What current area of concern is most crucial to the Sox’s October hopes? RP 69% of all votes Injuries of…
Read more Giants sign Renaldo Wynn
I am sure this will shake up your first work day of June… the Giants have signed veteran DE Renaldo…
Read more 2008 May: The good, the bad, the Lugo
May saw the Red Sox go 17-12 and a concerning trend arise: road struggles. Three straight wins in Baltimore seem…
Read more Series Preview: Diamondbacks (32-25) @ Brewers (29-28)
The Brewers continue their homestand with three games against NL West leader Arizona. The series marks the first meeting between…
Read more Angelswin.com Prospect Hotlist – June 2nd
Matt Brown continues to rake in Salt Lake By Jason Sinner – Angelswin.com Columnist 1. Matt Brown, 3B, Class AAA,…
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