Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Tonight’s Lineup
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B David Ortiz, DH Manny Ramirez, LF Mike Lowell, 3B J.D. Drew, RF Jason Varitek,…
Read more Quick Wednesday Linkage
Some links for you here. From his blog, Neil Best of Newsday says “The Odd Couple” is not eligible for…
Read more The Titans have several options in the draft
There is a general consensus that there are three areas of need the Titans need to address in this draft….
Read more Enter Aramis Hillary
Aramis Hillary, besides Chris Smelley, may be in line to gain the most from the recent Garcia situation. (Like Gray…
Read more 4/9: Let’s(ter) Play
Prev. Gm: Detroit Tigers (0-7) @ Boston Red Sox (4-4) Jeremy Bonderman (0-1, 5.68) @ Jon Lester (1-1, 3.38) 7:05…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks (with Some Afternoon Picks Added)
GolfThe Masters/Par 3 Contest – Masters.org, 2 p.m./ESPN, 3 p.m. MLBCleveland at Anaheim – STO/FSN West, 3:30 p.m.LA Dodgers at…
Read more We Didn’t Mean a Whole Concert Neil
Yesterday Neil Diamond announced he would hold a concert at Fenway during a broadcast of him singing “Sweet Caroline” with…
Read more Hello, It’s Wednesday
Time to give you some midweek linkage. Starting with USA Today, Michael Hiestand writes that The Masters has reached the…
Read more Wolves Updates 4/9 Part 2
Hornets blog Hornets 247 previews tonight’s game. From Britt Robson/On The Ball: What I do know is…
Read more New York Media Rips Damon
When you look at the players the Red Sox let go or traded in the last few year you have…
Read more Is Buckner Forgiven?
It’s been 21 years since the ball went through Bill Buckner’s legs. That one moment erased everything else he did…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 4-9-08
Flanked! These mini ponies are good at something, hence the ribbons/trophies. …Hey, baby.
Read more Jackson, Chima Secondary Swap Permanent?
Per today’s TNT, that’s the deal. Alfonso Jackson and Chima Nwachukwu switched positions early in camp, and things have gone…
Read more I’m no Faulkner or Eliot…
but I can still churn out the stream of consciousness when necessary. It’s hard to run a football centric blog…
Read more Kansas victory over Memphis: it is all in the legs
No hard core analysis. No intense research this time around. Just an observation that Memphis clearly lost because their legs…
Read more Appreciating Greatness
Every year when the Brewers schedule comes out I always look to see when the Cincinnati Reds come to town….
Read more The Crisp Conundrum
Entering spring training and the 2008 season, the number one question lingering from the previous campaign dealt with centerfield. Fans…
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Buzzing Around In the Hive
Q&A with "@ the Hive" College Wolf and I recently exchanged some Q & A (the title of this post isn’t just…
Read more Brews eek out extra inning thriller, 3-2
Tuesday evening’s game started out as a pitchers’ duel. It ended as a duel between bullpens–as in, “which bullpen is…
Read more Your Ultra Super Mega Gigantic Playoff Preview In Store Spectacular
Lil Jon Online Here is it. It’s time to take a look at these 16 teams who will, in a…
Read more Fireside Chats
Fireside Chats is the the official MVN Red Sox podcast at Fire Brand of the American League. Tim Daloisio, Fire…
Read more Not a bad year for Kansas
I suppose I should go ahead and acknowledge one of the greatest freaking basketball games I’ve ever seen. I had…
Read more Oh God… Can’t… Stop… Laughing… BAHAHAHA
This is now two days in a row Going Five Hole has an epic screen cap from TSN. I have…
Read more Brok Butcher Journal – The April Edition
Report from: Arkansas – Wyndham hotel April 8th, 2008 – By Brok Butcher When I arrived in Arkansas I knew…
Read more Bryan Murray Returns Yet Again to Poop on Your Parade
Getty/TSN Now playing at your local multiplex, One Man and His Downtrodden Team Try to Poop on Your Hopes and…
Read more A Tuesday Night Update
I’ll give you a few links this evening as I back up my computer. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his…
Read more The $192,109 Golden Sombrero
The New York Yankees paid Alex Rodriguez $192,109 to strike out 4 times against Kansas City pitching today. Fenway West-…
Read more You Can’t Brag If You Don’t Make Any Picks
As the title says, you can’t brag if you have nothing to brag about. So here it is folks, I’m…
Read more Steve Nash anybody?
This is hilarious. Listen the whole way through. Jay Bilas owns the ever-stupid Dan Le Batard. White Canadians apparently don’t…
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