Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Bullpen blunder
Up 9-7 entering the bottom of the fifth inning the Boston Red Sox had a cushion to work with, but…
Read moreWolves 110, Bucks 101 OT
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: The victory diminished the team’s probability of winning the draft’s No. 1 overall pick from a…
Read moreLinks of the Day 4/16/08
I’m still a little miffed about that whole Denver Post thing from yesterday. Fortunately, Minnesotans have Patrick Reusse writing a…
Read moreDeshawn Returns to Action by Discussing a Day-old Story
In case you all thought I was just wallowing in the misery of the Reds ‘ace’ giving up 5 runs…
Read moreBruins-Habs on NESNplus, Red Sox-Yankees in Sparkling HD on NESN
Bruins fans will not like this news. NESN has announced that Game 5 of the Bruins-Canadiens series will be moved…
Read moreThe Truman Show on Ice?
Boy, it sure seems like the media can’t keep it’s collective hands, I mean cameras, off of Sean Avery. Seriously…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 4/16 at New York
Jacoby Ellsbury CFDustin Pedroia 2BDavid Ortiz DHManny Ramirez LFJ.D. Drew RFKevin Youkilis 3BSean Casey 1BJason VaritekJulio Lugo SS Fenway West-…
Read more4/16: Not this time
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (8-7) @ Boston Red Sox (9-6) Clay Buchholz (0-1, 3.27) @ Chien-Ming Wang (3-0, 1.23)…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Yankees – ESPN2/NESN/YES, 7 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland – FSN Detroit/STO, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Florida – FSN South/FSN…
Read moreClay Buchholz Should Get His First Win Tonight
Buchholz has been getting better with each start; he is keeping balls down in the zone and getting more break…
Read moreFinal Western Conference Power Rankings
Well tonight is the last game for the 2007-2008 NBA regular season for the Spurs and the NBA. So with…
Read moreRed Sox Don’t Do Enough To Honor Robinson
Yesterday was Jackie Robinson Day in the Major League Baseball; April 15, 1947 was the day Robinson first played in…
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 4-16-08
(originally published on 4-16-07) This MPotD loves to play so much. Dude keeps running around his pen, or as the…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/16 Part 2
From Steve Aschburner/MinnPost: But the Wolves also need to hold Wittman accountable now, after a season and a half of…
Read moreTeam Effort Leads To Sweep at the Mistake by the Lake
The Red Sox were running on all cylinders last night when they beat the Tribe 5-3. Wakefield pitched good enough…
Read moreTop 10 Most Unsportsman-Like Plays
In honor of Clay Bennett’s underhandedness, your top-10 most unsportsmanlike plays in recent times: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh_-JS7FRTw&hl=en And in honor of our…
Read moreULTIMATENYG is DRAFT CENTRAL
How often does Ultimatenyg hype itself? With 10 days to go before the draft, fasten your seat belts because this…
Read moreCora to be DL’ed
The Red Sox plan to place Alex Cora on the disabled list today because of an elbow injury he got…
Read moreBush and Brewers come up short against the Cards
Dave Bush desperately needed a good start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night in order to state his case…
Read moreIf He is this Mad About the Wild, Imagine How He Felt About Hockey Before the Lockout
Jacques Lemaire… Lookin‘ creepy… Doug Pensinger/Getty Images/Yahoo Sports Mark Kiszla has an interesting article over at the Denver Post trashing…
Read moreDenver Post columnist hurts my feelings.
I like Minnesota quite a bit, born and raised here, started a blog dedicated to the sports in town. I…
Read moreReview of Real Sports, 04/15/08
This is a review of Real Sports for April 15, 2008. I’m reviewing this while watching the program as it…
Read moreMy Retinas are Burning
Maybe it’s my monitor, but don’t those orange shirts seem a little bright? _uacct = “UA-1868762-1”; urchinTracker(); Bruce Bennett/Getty Images/Yahoo…
Read moreThese Things Are Stupid
I'm officially sick of those "shooting sleeves" that everyone wears now. They don't make you shoot better. They only make…
Read moreDavid Stern Has Amnesia
Earlier this week, David Stern cited the Celtics as a good example of how franchises can be turned around quickly….
Read moreDoc For Coach Of The Year
It's time for the Doc haters to go away for a couple of days. Say what you want about the…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/16
The team is offering a "Pay The Pick" season ticket package whose price will be determined by where the Wolves…
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