Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

The Brok Butcher Journal – May Edition

By Brok Butcher – Arkansas Travelers P I’m sitting out on the porch of our apartment in Little Rock, Arkansas…

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Yankees hold off PawSox behind Billy Traber

In a word, left-hander Billy Traber stopped the bleeding Tuesday night for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Traber earned the victory by…

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Ugly Game, Frenetic Finish

In typical San Antonio fashion, we were given an ugly game.  The kind of game in which we are accustomed…

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Manny Hits #499 Ties Game

In a crazy half hour we have seen Dice-K hurt, Lugo and Tito ejected and then a 3 run homer…

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Lugo Gets Ejected and Then Tito Too

Julio Lugo was tossed in a rare ejection of a player in the field after arguing with the third base…

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Dice-K Leaves the Game With an Injury in the 5th

Dice-K was holding his side as if he had pulled a muscle after a throw to first when he fielded…

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Corey Patterson just got worse without even entering a game

Jay Bruce’s first game: 3 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 Runs, 2 BB. How bad is Corey Patterson? Not only…

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No Freakin’ Way

J.A. Adande makes an asburd case for Robert Horry making the Hall of Fame. Just know this: The NBA hasn't seen…

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Positive Outlook

The frustration over Game 4's missed opportunity is a thing of the past.  Everything that needed to be said… has…

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At Least They’re Loose

These pictures show two things:  (1)  Leon Powe still exists… and (2) the mood at practice seems to be loose….

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Get a Clue

Dan Shaughnessy is the latest media member to "call-out" Kevin Garnett for his inability to take over games. Here's a…

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Tonight’s Lineup 5/27 at Seattle

Youk is still out with the hand injury. Crisp-CF Pedroia-2B Ortiz-DH Ramirez-LF Lowell-3B Drew-RF Varitek-C Casey-1B Lugo-SS Matsuzaka-SP Fenway West-…

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USC DT Kenrick Ellis Kicked Off Team

Backup defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis has been dismissed from the team for violating team rules and university policy….read more HERE….

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Wolves Updates 5/28

Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site talks to assistant coach Bob Ociepka about the current Wolves working out at the Target Center. MT:…

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Wolves returning to KFAN

From Judd Zulgad/Star Tribune: The NBA franchise and KFAN (1130 AM) will announce at 9 a.m. today that the sides…

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5/27: I’m Baack…and in “Control”…

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (32-22) @ Seattle Mariners 18-34) Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-0, 2.40) @ Miguel Batista (3-6, 6.47) 10:05…

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Sox Lead in All-Star Voting

The most recent update of All-Star voting favors several players on the Red Sox. If the voting ended today: Youk,…

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Let the college football anxiety begin

Now that Memorial Day has come and gone and the dog days of summer are ahead of us that could…

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The King Is Back

I just ordered my copy… and I suggest you do the same. No other pre-season magazine provides you with more…

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Chris Osgood’s Dives Are Acceptable Since He’s Winning

Is Ross McKeon serious? Resort to whining? So is McKeon whining about the Penguins, then? Why else would his title…

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Are The Rays for Real?

As we hit the unofficial start of summer there is a strange name hanging around at the top of the…

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TRIVIA: Who would Duquette have signed?

First, the previous trivia question: Who are the three left-handed batters for the Red Sox that have hit 20 or…

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New Recruit?

Looking for a little more “nasty” in the student body? Look no farther than this crazy bitch. I only wish…

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DraftExpress: McHale “locked in” on Love as a favorite

From Jonathan Givony/DraftExpress: Numerous sources with varying ties to Minnesota confirmed to DraftExpress over the past few days that Timberwolves…

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Ride the Wave

It might not be fair to say Bartolo Colon is back to his Cy Young-self just yet with only two…

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Series Preview: Braves (28-23) @ Brewers (24-27)

The Brewers return home for a 9-game homestand, starting out with their first series against Atlanta. The Brewers took only…

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Tragedy in Sox Nation

Some of you may already know and some may not be aware but in a freak accident former Red Sox…

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Classic Mini Pony of the Day 5-27-08

(originally published on 5-27-07) I defer comment… (Editor’s note: I usually try to make some sort of humorous caption to…

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Sox Bats Come Alive in the 8th To Give Colon 2nd Win

In what started out looking like a carbon copy of a game in the Oakland series ended up being a…

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