Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Taylor gets call from league over comments
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Taylor received a phone call Thursday from the league office. The nature of the discussion: Taylor’s…
Read moreCoco to Rays?
ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that Tampa Bay failed to sign Kenny Lofton and the Rays are now in need of…
Read moreWritten in Chalk
How boring was the first afternoon of the best two day event in sports? I’m actually watching the Golf Channel…
Read moreOur Second Nominee for the Fang’s Bites NCAA Tournament Broadcasting Awards
CSTV’s Carter Blackburn would have to be our second nominee when I do the Fang’s Bites NCAA Tournament Broadcasting Awards….
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball NCAA Tournament (All Games on CBS)Kansas State vs. USC – 7:10 p.m.Belmont vs. Duke – 7:10 p.m.Winthrop vs….
Read moreThursday Quick Links
Just a few links for this afternoon. It appears CBSSports.com has fixed its glitches for the second games this afternoon….
Read moreKyle Snyder…..Mr. Celery
While the Sox were boarding the plane yesterday they had loaded the Wally the Green Monster suit but did not…
Read more#11 – Aug. 12, 1974: Ryan fans 19
By Victor Varadi, Angelswin.com Contributor Nolan Ryan started his career with the Mets and was mostly a relief pitcher and…
Read moreOur First Nominee for the Fang’s Bites NCAA Tournament Broadcasting Awards
Craig Bolerjack in the Washington Region is our first nominee for Worst Play-by-Play. He’s using all types of cliches and…
Read moreSox Have Landed…Next Up: Hanshin Tigers
The Red Sox have landed in Tokyo and are on the bus to the hotel after the 18 hour flight…
Read moreSome Technical Problems for NCAA March Madness on Demand
As I logged into March Madness on Demand at NCAA.com, there were a few technical problems. First, there was audio…
Read moreForgive me, Father, for I kept a Cub
I did the unthinkable a minute ago…and felt the need to ask for forgiveness, or at least some assemblance of…
Read moreCowboys Trading Late Round Pick For Pacman Jones
Looks like Pacman Jones is coming to Dallas, whether we like it or not…The Cowboys are in talks to acquire…
Read moreSox On A Plane
As the Red Sox fly to Japan there will not be much news coming out….unless we get an update on…
Read moreCedrick Wilson Released. No Double Standard
Cedrick Wilson was just released, following an incident with his girlfriend. Yes, the same girlfriend involved in this past January’s…
Read moreIs Japan Trip a Good Thing?
It depends who you ask. The Japan trip will be good for MLB’s bottom line. It will be good for…
Read moreThe Thursday Linkage
With this being Thursday, I have a lot of stuff to do and there’s the NCAA Tournament to keep track…
Read moreChanges aplenty
If you haven’t noticed, we introduced a new feature here at Fire Brand called “Quick Posts” — now we’ll be…
Read moreWelcome to Japan!
The Red Sox landed in Japan about a half-hour ago, early in the morning. In an attempt to quickly adjust…
Read moreExciting players
Really, I promise that we’ll get back to my review of the divisions of baseball, but Ryan and Steve are…
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 3-20-08
(originally published on 3-20-07) Should be “Mini Ponies of the Day.” I don’t know the names of these three, but…
Read moreTeam tries to explain Taylor’s comments
The following is a letter from the Wolves organization attempting to clarify the comments owner Glen Taylor made earlier this…
Read moreTHE NFL DRAFT TIEBREAKER IS WRONG
Did you notice the logjam at 3-6 this year in the draft order? Four teams all had the same record….
Read moreKnow Thy Enemy: 2008 Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are being picked as the team to upset the Red Sox and the Yankees. At least…
Read moreRyan’s MLB Preview, NL East
Yeah, this is way too late (or early) for logical reasoning on this topic. But, hey, when has that ever…
Read moreMaybe It’s Just Me…
…but I don’t get this sub-headline. Granted I’m not a great linguist, but how is it getting late early for…
Read more2nd Season
Well, here we are Cougar Nation….41-2, sitting as the #1 seed in the West Region of prognostication, and you know…
Read moreBad Omen for Pac-10?
Valpo, coach Romar? Seriously?? VALPO?? Cats and dogs, living together, mass hysteria. What the hell is going on with UW’s…
Read moreThe Night Before the NCAA Tournament Links
You know that anticipation you had as a kid waiting for Christmas and to get that chance to open your…
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