Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Red Sox starters could kill a solid bullpen
Bottom Line Rob checking in… get more Red Sox analysis and news from BL Rob at The Bottom Line. After…
Read more WONDER’S PERSPECTIVE
We can guess all day whether Reese is in a position to trade up or trade down. My instinct is…
Read more MVN mock pick: Kentwan Balmer
Thanks to everybody who chimed in on my prior post looking for your draft wishes. I ended up selecting Kentwan…
Read more MLB Analyst John Marzano Dead at Age 45
In what can only be described as a shock, former Red Sox, Mariners and Rangers catcher John Marzano was found…
Read more Danica Patrick wins at Twin Ring Motegi
See I do a post about the IRL and look what happens later that day? Danica Patrick became the first…
Read more Suns Let a Close One Slip Away in Double OT
Tonight was a spectacular opening game for what could likely be the highlight series of the playoffs. The Spurs and…
Read more Manny Crushes #496 Towards The Mass Pike
Manny’s game winning 8th inning home run may not have landed yet.Jon Lester pitched well after a shaky start and…
Read more Wolves Updates 4/20
Britt Robson/On The Ball on listing Al Jefferson as one of the runners-up for the Most Improved Player award: The…
Read more Manny’s locked in and hitting for Ortiz
Manny Ramirez said after the game that if Ortiz is not hitting, he will hit for him. Ramirez did just…
Read more Craig Hansen: Old Name, New Hope
The general rule of thumb for drafting in the first round is 1/3 of players become studs, 1/3 become average…
Read more Titans should draft quality over quantity at WR
As we all know, the Titans havent selected a wide receiver in the first round since Kevin Dyson was chosen…
Read more Tito Discusses Lowrie and Lowell
Before tonight’s game Terry Francona was interviewed on WRKO and said the Sox were very impressed with Jed Lowrie and…
Read more Best Play at USC Spring Game
We will call this play the “thanks dad” play. Here’s what just happened: Scottie Spurrier comes off the bench DURING…
Read more Audience Participation: Best sports day ever?
The best sports days of the year, for me, are always the first day of the NCAA tournament, baseball’s opening…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup 4/19 vs Texas
no surprises…Coco is still out Jacoby Ellsbury, cfDustin Pedroia, 2bDavid Ortiz, DHManny Ramirez, lfKevin Youkilis, 3bJ.D. Drew, rfJason Varitek, cSean…
Read more Suppan, Hall shine in 5-3 win over Reds
For the fourth time this year, the Brewers went into extra innings. And, for the fourth time this year, they…
Read more Ten reasons to watch the unified IRL
The Indy Racing League has finally merged with ChampCar. It’s time to start rebuilding open wheel racing in America. Here…
Read more Weekly Playoff Update, Coyotes News, Rampage Info
I didn’t have much time to update this week. There were too many games on and I was trying to…
Read more Marty Brodeur is Not Above Sean Avery
You know, of all the people in the world who I thought might be the mature one — who might…
Read more Spurs vs. Suns 1st Round Series Preview
You couldn’t ask for a better first round series than Spurs vs. Suns, especially after the way last year’s Western…
Read more 4/19: Jason v. Jon
Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (7-10) @ Boston Red Sox (11-7 Jason Jennings (0-3, 8.79) @ Jon Lester (1-2, 5.31) 7:05…
Read more The Daily Sniper: Two Down, Six to Go
Last year I wrote the Daily Sniper each day, which covered all the games from the night before. It took…
Read more Kyle Farnsworth Will Be Suspended For Throwing At Manny
The NY Daily News is reporting that Yankee pitcher Kyle Farnsworth will be suspended for 3 games and fined $2,000…
Read more Youk Talks About Yankee Fans
The New York Times has an article about Kevin Youkilis and the Yankee rivalry. The Times asks Youk what it…
Read more USC Football Spring Game Today / Thoughts
Today at 1pm the Univ of South Carolina will hold its’ Spring Game today. Let’s take a moment to review…..In…
Read more Kevin Garnett: Two Teams. One Goal.
Boston Celtics / Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Preview Note: This article appears on www.DeROK.Net "I’m ready. I can’t even describe it….
Read more Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, April 19 BoxingWorld Championship Boxing/Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe – HBO, 9:45 p.m. GolfLPGA Tour/Ginn Open, 3rd Round –…
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