Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
5/9: We can’t lose to a guy named Boof can we?
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (23-14) @ Minnesota Twins (17-16) Jon Lester (2-2, 3.94) @ Boof Bonser (2-4, 4.29) 8:10…
Read moreLinks of the Day 5/9/08
I’m of the opinion that baseball fights are awesome. Two things: the announcers AND Eduardo Perez said that the pitch…
Read moreCasey and Cora Feed The Paw Sox
Sean Casey and Alex Cora have honored the tradition of feeding the team during their rehab assignments in Pawtucket. Cora…
Read moreHoiberg to represent Wolves at lottery
From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: Timberwolves assistant GM Fred Hoiberg will represent the team at the NBA draft lottery on May…
Read moreWolves Updates 5/9 Part 2
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site chats with Ryan Gomes about the offseason, his teammates, and the upcoming birth of his daughter (audio)….
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 5-9-08
(originally published on 5-9-07) I understand that MPotD stands for mini pon-y of the day. Singular. Yet there are times…
Read moreIf You Can’t Win, Fight
When you score 1 run in your last 32 innings(!), you are bound to be frustrated. So what the hell?…
Read moreBack-to-back sweeps and a sleep strike
Well with that 7-2 debacle in Miami last night, the Brewers finished up their road trip 2-7 including six straight…
Read moreTRIVIA: Yay for bad OBP
First, the previous trivia: Tom A was right with his answer of Williamsburg to the question of: “The bullpens at…
Read moreIn Praise of the best New York Giants Defensive End of All Time- Michael Strahan
I started to comment to Cody in the previous post and it quickly became obvious that this two sentence reply…
Read moreMarlins finish sweep of Brewers, 7-2
The Brewers lost the series finale to the Marlins Thursday night, 7-2. The loss marks six straight defeats for the…
Read more3 Point Shooting Spurs San Antonio to Victory
San Antonio was facing down a tough challenge in game 3, and as it turns out, they really are up…
Read moreSox Start A New Win Streak
Josh Beckett quickly made everyone forget about yesterday’s loss with a dominating performance. He went 7 innings striking out 8…
Read moreKG Cast – Episode 8
Tonight: College Wolf Game: Celtics over Cavs 89-73, Game 2. Celtics take 2-0 series lead. College Wolf is again soloing…
Read moreQuickie Thursday Night Links
I’m going to try to give you some links in between segments of Lost. Here we go. Ted Hearn of…
Read moreDon’t Change A Thing
Boston fans are great. LeBron has a bad night? No problem… have a seat in our front row and we'll…
Read moreAll NBA Team
KG is a first teamer… Pierce is 3rd team: 2007-08 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM Position Player, Team (1st Team Votes) Points…
Read moreLeBron’s Our Bitch
The Celtics defense against LeBron James is downright Belichick-ian. Simply put: They are in this guy's head. The King followed…
Read moreWe’ve Broken Their Spirit
We've had some fun with the other bloggers out there covering the Cavs. We'll continue to do that… but I…
Read moreCrazy Lakers Fan Takes On KG
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxIVGddRDlg] You remember this whack-job… he did the "Prince" Kobe song. Its a take-off on those Volkswagen ads. If you…
Read moreProspect Update
The Red Sox are positioning themselves to be the favorite in the American League once again. The Sox have been…
Read moreBeckett the Show Stopper
There is a reason you are called an ace, a number one starter, a show stopper, the make it stop…
Read moreCharles Barkley says “I’m a Dumbass” on National TV
One of the funniest pieces of video circulating the internet today is the clip of Charles Barkley getting tricked by…
Read moreSome Thursday Afternoon Links
I’ll give you some additional links on this late Thursday afternoon here on the East Coast. First, Newsday’s Neil Best…
Read moreHonest to blog
If you haven’t seen the now week-old freakout by Buzz Bissinger on Deadspin blogger Will Leitch, do yourself a favor…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Detroit – NESN/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Toronto – FSN Florida/Rogers Sportsnet, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Florida…
Read moreLineup for 5/8 at Detroit
Manny gets a night off, Jacoby will play left. Jacoby Ellsubry, LF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Kevin Youkilis,…
Read more5/8: I’ll see your Verlander and raise you a Beckett…
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (22-14) @ Detroit Tigers (15-20) Josh Beckett (3-2, 4.19) @ Justin Verlander (1-5, 6.28) 7:05…
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