Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Carl Pohlad: fiscally responsible
This is a Devil’s Advocate post. Whether or not I believe in what I’m writing–or how much I believe in…
Read more Another Night And No Santana
Boston seems to have given their best offer to Minnesota and the Twins are not going to accept it right…
Read more Wolves at Atlanta 12/6/07
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Also, Antoine Walker is not expected to play tonight because of a bum ankle that seems…
Read more Visions of Grandeur
By Ricky Ramos – Angelswin.com Columnist The Angels need pitching. SAY WHAAAAT?!?!?! Wait, let me rephrase that. The Angels need…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Crew loses two
In an off-season of looking for outfielders and pitching that is major-league ready, Doug Melvin might have missed a couple…
Read more EAT THIS!!!
“I GOT A FEVER AND I NEED MORE COWGILL!!!!!” Another Gutty victory for our Top 10 team. Man are these…
Read more Beckett won’t restructure contract; okay with Santana signing
Enter the Fire Brand contest here! The Boston Herald interviewed the Red Sox’s Josh Beckett yesterday and inquired about his…
Read more The 1st Annual Fang’s Bites College Football TV Awards
Every year, sports media columnist Rudy Martzke of USA Today would hand out his silly “Rudys” to announcers and sports…
Read more Just When I Thought I Was Out……
It appears the Sox are going to go for another ride on the Santana roller coaster this evening as negotiations…
Read more A Wednesday Night Update or You and Everyone Else Watched Monday Night Football
Giving you some links and this is going to be Monday Night Football-heavy. Why? Because Monday Night’s Patriots-Ravens game set…
Read more I’ve figured it out…
The Vikings are 6-6 for one reason, and one reason only. SECOND STRING DEFENSIVE END RAY EDWARDS USED STEROIDS! I…
Read more Earth to Angels: Juan Rivera hits Home Runs
Where does Juan Rivera fit into the Angels 2008 plans?By Chuck Richter – Senior Editor Angelswin.com Rivera seems to be…
Read more Back Where We Started With Santana
All of the news coming out of Nashville is that no deal is likely any time soon and that several…
Read more Are you creeped out too?
This has been a weird season for the Colts. Adam Vinatieri and Peyton Manning have been called out by the…
Read more Yankees cursed; favorite 07 Sox moment; Fire Brand contest
Okay, little break from Johan Santana talks, okay? (But feel free to gnash your teeth at the constant ‘it’s done…
Read more Anthony Smith Guarantees A Win, PSaMP Approves
Did you hear? Anthony Smith guaranteed a win over the Patriots! Oh my gosh! Bulletin board material! Why would he…
Read more Haren and Santana In The Same Deal?
If the rumor is true that the Mets, Twins, and A’s are involved in negotiations for a mega deal that…
Read more Identity Crisis – Part 1 of a 2 part series
Photo by Eric NottiAngels Still Not “Big” MarketBy Adam Dodge – Angelswin Senior WriterFrom the moment the Boston Red Sox…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 12-5-07
I’ma save you some time. Clicking on this picture won’t do anything (aside from opening the picture in a new…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
NHL/Boston at New Jersey – NESN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Georgetown vs. Alabama – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Ball State at Purdue –…
Read more Additional Wednesday Links
I’ll give you some more links this afternoon. From USA Today, Jorge Ortiz writes about the increased profits for Major…
Read more Winter Meetings Update
Fox Sports is reporting that the Mariners are interested in Santana and that the Sox and Twins are still talking…
Read more Titans prepare for fourth quarter
For as long as I can remember, and probably long before that, coaches have talked about having to play hard…
Read more Are the Sox Interested In Fukudome?
SI has reported that Boston may be interested in Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome. Why might they want another outfielder? The…
Read more An Open Apology to the Main Stream Media
Dear Main Stream Media: I’d just like to start by saying how very, truly sorry I am about this whole…
Read more Cold Feet?
New buzz has the Twins balking on a deal with Boston and looking for new offers from the Mets, Dodgers,…
Read more Steelers Fans Rule
Excuse the surplus of Steelers/Patriots posts this week. Sure, I’ve completely neglected the Pirates (rightfully so) and have drifted from…
Read more Tavarez Is On The Trading Block
The Red Sox are taking offers for Julian Tavarez at the Winter Meetings. He could be a good fit as…
Read more Cost per win (aka “Lynch deserves a raise”)
An interesting chart went up on USA Today (and it wasn’t a pie chart! Will wonders never cease?). It details…
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