Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
5/14: Enough is enough…shuffle up and deal…
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (24-18) @ Baltimore Orioles (20-19) Jon Lester (2-2, 4.06) @ Daniel Cabrera (3-1, 3.54) 3:05…
Read moreBrews take first from Dodgers, 5-3
It was just what was needed. The Brewers came from behind…Carlos Villanueva had a “quality start”–and (gasp) Eric Gagne not…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 5-14-08
Some books rule. Horse of the Future would be one of those books. Jill Swedlow Coffey knows what’s up. Go…
Read moreBeckett Can’t Stop The Slide…Sox Lose Again
Josh Beckett did not pitch well yesterday and now the Sox find themselves in the middle of a losing streak….
Read moreKenny Phillips
The early returns are in from rookie minicamp. Manningham has shown flashes, although he did get hurt. Thomas seems in…
Read moreA third Japanese pitcher for Sox next year?
On the heels of Zach Hayes’ 2009 Free Agent Checkup comes news that pitcher Kenshin Kawakami wants to play for…
Read moreTwo pertinent questions
The first: I made some tweaks to the site, namely adding some more buddies to the blogroll (read their sites)…
Read moreA review of the Titan WR crew: Dinger-style
In The Tennessean, old/new offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger provides an excellent analysis of the wide receivers on the Titans roster….
Read moreDoes anyone REALLY care? If not…why?!?
Living just outside of the Windy City…I get inundated with news about the White Sox and Cubs whether I want…
Read moreHome Team Wins Again
There was hope that a healthy Tim Duncan would be the difference, and San Antonio would grab home court advantage…
Read moreIs Hannah Storm Sexing It Up?
When the news broke that Hannah Storm would be returning to sports television by becoming an anchor on the new…
Read more2009 Free Agent Checkup
The Red Sox hit a bump in the road over the weekend and through Monday in the Metrodome, losing three…
Read moreOpening For Eddie
We have been asking for it… and Doc Rivers may be seeing it as well. If all Sam Cassell is…
Read moreIf It’s Up To Us… Then So Be It
Fans always refer to their teams in inclusive terms. "We can't win on the road." "We'll get them in Game…
Read moreHow Do We Distract LeBron?
This is a comment from 'MA' in our last post: I’ll be there – 1 row behind Mommy’s Boy LeBron…
Read moreSliding Sox slip out of first place
Josh Beckett had no answer for the Baltimore Orioles and the slump the Sox are in as Boston lost 5-4.
Read moreGrades Are Bad…Except They Aren’t
I think I like the Matt Leinart beer-bong pics better than this (and you’ve all seen them so I won’t…
Read moreClay Buchholz to DL
The Red Sox placed Clay Buchholz on the 15-day DL with a broken fingernail. He will (obviously) miss his start…
Read moreSampson blames IU, global warming
It was not enough for Kelvin Sampson to set Indiana’s basketball program back five years with his deeds. He apparently…
Read moreWolves Updates 5/14
Tim Kawakami/San Jose Mercury News names Al Jefferson to his First Annual NBA No-Defense All-Star team: Gets a few blocks…
Read moreFireside Chats #7: Where Paul is still in Rochester, Julio Lugo stinks, Manny goes for 500 and we play GM
Boston Red Sox podcast for MVN Radio Episode 6 where Paul is still in Rochester, Julio Lugo stinks, Manny goes…
Read moreCarlos Powell arrested over the weekend in Flo Town
Former University of South Carolina basketball star Carlos Powell was arrested and jailed Saturday on weapons and alcohol charges. Oh…
Read moreFormer Gamecock Troy Hambrick going to Jail
A Tampa, Fla., judge has sentenced former University of South Carolina running back Troy Hambrick to five years in prison…
Read moreNewfangled Suggestion Box Thingy
Funnypop.com If you’re looking at the website here, and not reading through an rss reader or something, you’ll see that…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 5/13 at Baltimore
Lugo (concussion) and Ellsbury (bruised knee) are both out. Coco Crisp, CFDustin Pedroia, SSDavid Ortiz, DHManny Ramirez, LFMike Lowell, 3BKevin…
Read moreTerry Francona Will Miss O’s Series For Funeral
Tito will not be in the dugout for the two game series against Baltimore because he will be attending the…
Read moreSportsCenter Live from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET
In advance of the ESPN network upfronts today, the Alleged Worldwide Leader announced that it will get rid of the…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Baltimore – NESN/MASN, 7 p.m.New York Yankees at Tampa Bay – YES, 7 p.m.Oakland at Cleveland –…
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