Alan Draper

As the Red Sox fly to Japan there will not be much news coming out….unless we get an update on…

Cedrick Wilson was just released, following an incident with his girlfriend. Yes, the same girlfriend involved in this past January’s…

It depends who you ask. The Japan trip will be good for MLB’s bottom line. It will be good for…

With this being Thursday, I have a lot of stuff to do and there’s the NCAA Tournament to keep track…

If you haven’t noticed, we introduced a new feature here at Fire Brand called “Quick Posts” — now we’ll be…

The Red Sox landed in Japan about a half-hour ago, early in the morning. In an attempt to quickly adjust…

Really, I promise that we’ll get back to my review of the divisions of baseball, but Ryan and Steve are…

(originally published on 3-20-07) Should be “Mini Ponies of the Day.” I don’t know the names of these three, but…

The following is a letter from the Wolves organization attempting to clarify the comments owner Glen Taylor made earlier this…

Did you notice the logjam at 3-6 this year in the draft order? Four teams all had the same record….

The Toronto Blue Jays are being picked as the team to upset the Red Sox and the Yankees. At least…

Yeah, this is way too late (or early) for logical reasoning on this topic. But, hey, when has that ever…

…but I don’t get this sub-headline. Granted I’m not a great linguist, but how is it getting late early for…

Well, here we are Cougar Nation….41-2, sitting as the #1 seed in the West Region of prognostication, and you know…

Valpo, coach Romar? Seriously?? VALPO?? Cats and dogs, living together, mass hysteria. What the hell is going on with UW’s…

You know that anticipation you had as a kid waiting for Christmas and to get that chance to open your…

Bartolo “el Gordo” Colon was sent to minor league camp today after starting 2 Grapefruit League games for the Red…

UNCP.edu Yup, that bracket challenge is still open. Try it, you might even win yourself a guest post. The ball…

From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Taylor never said he thought Garnett wasn’t playing with maximum effort during games. What the Wolves’…

NY Giants RT Kareem McKenzie has been one of those cogs that differentiated the Coughlin regime from the Fassel regime.Jim…

Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site recaps the 2008 Taste of the Timberwolves event which included a game of Timberwolves Family Feud.  …

From Jon Krawczynski/AP Sports: Down 14 at halftime, that’s what his Timberwolves – and make no mistake, these are Jefferson’s…

Back to a somewhat competitive division, the NL East. Last year, the Mets had an utter collapse that led to…

College Basketball National Invitation TournamentCleveland State at Dayton – ESPNU, 6 p.m.UAB at VCU – ESPN2, 7 p.m.Morgan State at…

Today being NCAA Tournament eve, finding links today is like trying to find that proverbial needle in a haystack. The…

Who doesn’t anymore? Read these links and feel the love… LINK 1 LINK 2 LINK 3 LINK 4 LINK 5…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-azBP1rXmY The record may not have shown it, but last year’s Reds club was not awful. It just had the…

Now that has to be the most confusing post title ever. Hopefully it catches your attention and gets you to…

I know that the off season is still a few months off, but I can’t help but wonder what moves…