Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Bruce Hurst Returns to Sox as Special Instuctor
The Sox brought back pitcher Bruce Hurst to serve as a special instructor for player development. Hurst pitched for the…
Read moreA Monday Quickie
Giving you a quick Monday update. Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch has his media winners and losers of the week and…
Read moreMonday Morning Combine
I hate the combine and Peter King is sort of annoying, but I’ll link him up anyway. He said a…
Read moreBlues @ Coyotes
Last night the coyotes played the blues and won 2-0. I sat behind the coyotes bench about half way up….
Read more#35 – July 15, 1973: Ryan throws second, most-dominant no-hitter
By Geoff Bilau – Angelswin.com Editor Nolan Ryan pitched far more than one man’s fair share of dominant games while…
Read moreIt’s the Monday Links
Back to work here and my internet is back up here so it’s nice to have right now. USA Today’s…
Read moreNo Media Circus Surrounding Dice-K This Spring
Last year, every pitch thrown by Dice-K in Spring Training was dissected by the media. It’s hard to imagine how…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 2-25-08
Many thanks go out to reader Gina for emailing this picture on Friday. In case you live under a rock…
Read moreDraft Value Chart
The following is a draft value chart obtained by a writer for nfl.com a few years ago. It attempts to…
Read moreTaking Calls
Subway Domer now has a new way for you the reader to interact with me… The Emperor of The Subway…
Read moreKurt Thomas not especially helpful while standing on the baseline
The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and frankly, I don’t care. One trade, however, saw the Seattle Supersonics…
Read moreA Very Unscientific Study
george-bush-pics.com Today, you all have some homework to do. Nothing hard, I promise. If you could just take a moment…
Read moreA Little Perspective
Well, in case you were out of the country, missed the game, or got trashed and forgot everything about last…
Read moreWolves Updates 2/25
From Steve Luhm/Salt Lake Tribune: In his fourth season – but his first with with Timberwolves – Jefferson’s numbers are…
Read moreWolves 83, Mavericks 99
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Tied after each of the first three quarters, Wittman said the "tide turned" when the Wolves…
Read moreFrancona extended; Colon signs
The most successful postseason manager in the history of baseball has agreed to a contract extension to stay with the…
Read moreSabres Fans, as it Turns Out, are Not Fans of Sean Avery
REUTERS/Gary Wiepert It’s hard to blame someone when they get upset about their team losing. We’ve all been there. It’s…
Read moreSox Get A Whiff Of Bartolo Colon
According to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, the Sox have inked right hander Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract. Colon will…
Read moreFourth Quarter Butt Kicking Dooms Wolves, Mavs Win
Here’s one thing to be happy about from Sunday night’s game: I thought the Wolves were doomed in the third…
Read moreTitans offseason positional review – fullbacks and H-backs
I’m combining the reviews of the fullbacks and H-backs because all of them but one are guys who can play…
Read moreWe’re Not Drafting McFadden
I like the NFL Network for the most part, but enough is enough already. These guys spent about 10 mins…
Read moreDefending LeBron 5 on 1 – no more of that
Keep in perspective, this is the memphis Grizzlies. They’re 14-41, so they’re not the best team to use as a…
Read moreSox Take First Live Batting Practice
Rob Duca of the Cape Cod Times caught up with some of the Sox coaches and players following the first…
Read moreSox Give Tito 3-Year Extention
This morning Theo Epstein announced to the Red Sox players that the Red Sox had signed Terry Francona to a…
Read moreIt’s Photo Day….What Will Manny Do?
Today is photo day for the Red Sox and the early word is that the new Manny made it this…
Read moreGamecocks Lose to Mississippi State
As with so many games, the University of South Carolina had its chances on Saturday down the stretch but blew…
Read moreGamecocks Fall 13-4 To ECU in game 2
24th ranked East Carolina scored five runs in the third inning and added a grand slam homer from Brandon Henderson…
Read moreCactus League starts
Well, was pondering which Brewers’ starters would get scheduled for which Cactus League games, and, assuming that Ned Yost wants…
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