Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
David or Bryan?
Mike Timlin is returning tomorrow, so another move in the bullpen will have to be made. For a variety of…
Read moreJayyy-Deee Drew!
How ’bout that Drew? No, not Nancy Drew. J.D. Drew. He’s hit safely in all six games that he’s played…
Read moreRediscovering an old friend.
Back in the early part of this decade, the New York Mets were positively dreadful. There were a lot of…
Read moreBrewers beat down by Cincinnati
Milwaukee had their 4-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night when the Reds blasted the Brewers, 12-4. The Brewers fell…
Read moreWho’s the draft expert here?
Not since Alcoholics Anonymous has there been a more well funded endeavor that has yielded such low and undocumented results than…
Read moreTop Ten Draft Steals of All Time
As the NFL Draft moves onto center stage, some fun with draft picks that everyone missed. 10- Roger Staubach9- Larry…
Read moreWednesday Night Update
Some more links on this late Wednesday night. First, John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes that with Time Warner…
Read moreSox Give Tigers Their First Win
The Red Sox had a rally in the second tonight to take a 2-0 lead but those were the only…
Read moreLowell Leaves Game with Thumb Injury
The bad news: Lowell had to leave tonight game against the Tigers after spraining his thumb. The good news: X-Rays…
Read moreTime To Make YOUR Irish Eyes Smile
There comes a time in every college football fans life where one decides where to get their info from. With…
Read moreLugo Makes All 3 Outs In the 4th
Julio Lugo came up in the 4th with no outs and runners on 1st and second. He hit a grounder…
Read moreFox Saturday Baseball Game of the Week Distribution for April 12
Fox will send the Yankees-Red Sox game to most of the country, but in case of a rainout, there’s the…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/10
From Chip Scoggins/Star Tribune: Wittman said he did not feel the need to talk to guard Rashad McCants after benching…
Read moreWolves 90, Hornets 122
From the AP recap: Rashad McCants had 23 for the Timberwolves, who have lost six straight. Randy Foye scored 20…
Read moreTigers finally win
It is about time a team to picked to be in the World Series got a win. Unfortunately, it came…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B David Ortiz, DH Manny Ramirez, LF Mike Lowell, 3B J.D. Drew, RF Jason Varitek,…
Read moreQuick Wednesday Linkage
Some links for you here. From his blog, Neil Best of Newsday says “The Odd Couple” is not eligible for…
Read moreThe 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 moreEnter Aramis Hillary
Aramis Hillary, besides Chris Smelley, may be in line to gain the most from the recent Garcia situation. (Like Gray…
Read more4/9: 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 morePrimetime & 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 moreWe 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 moreHello, It’s Wednesday
Time to give you some midweek linkage. Starting with USA Today, Michael Hiestand writes that The Masters has reached the…
Read moreWolves 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 moreNew 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 moreIs 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 moreMini Pony of the Day 4-9-08
Flanked! These mini ponies are good at something, hence the ribbons/trophies. …Hey, baby.
Read moreJackson, 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…
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