Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Melvin’s first signing: A bush-league reliever?
Doug Melvin jumped right into the 2007-2008 free agent market, and signed…Randy Choate? Choate spent most of ’07 in the…
Read more One, Last, Good Cry Before Messier Rides Off Into the Sunset
Mark Messier is the NHL’s very own exploding dam. He’s got a lot of water in him and could burst…
Read more Our Midweek Links
Time for some linkage today. Let’s get to them. The USA Today’s Michael Hiestand is back today and he writes…
Read more What’s wrong with Timmy?
I had this conversation over instant messenger the other day with a friend who runs another NBA team fansite, Somewhere…
Read more Season Will Begin in the Land of the Rising Sun
The Red Sox players agreed to the trip to Japan to start the ’08 season. Boston will play 2 games…
Read more Live Blog Tonight
Join me tonight at 7:00 CST as I live blog the Wolves/Kings game (the game is being broadcast on FSN). …
Read more I’ll believe it when he goes on IR
The Star claims Freeney is done for the year. Or rather, the headline says that. The text of the article…
Read more The Chief Rules
Don't know if you caught any of the Steelers 75th anniversary exhibit in the Heinz Field Great Hall. If you…
Read more Jed-Zilla Now Probable?
It’s never a good thing to see your starting TE on crutches. Especially a TE who happens to lead all…
Read more Wolves Updates 11/14 Part 2
From Jerry Zgoda/On The Wolves: Buckner, who started the season as one of the Timberwolves’ most used reserves and became…
Read more R’oh R’oh: George wrecks market for closers
The Yanks have offered closer Mariano Rivera $15 million per year. The older, and apparently less effective Rivera, is now…
Read more Straight from the bottle
Is how Demond was drinking his wine while recording this week’s 18 Plays. And no, I’m not making that up….
Read more Red Sox Honored in the Capitol
The World Series Trophy was in Washington D.C. today and on display in the House of Representatives. Resolutions to honor…
Read more NDNation Vent…Zahm Is On Notice
I saw this on NDNation and needed to share it with everyone. LINKLINK I’ve often thought that I should send…
Read more Arizona Fall League in Review
Arizona Fall League 2008By David Regan – Angelswin.com Contributor It was a great time in Arizona this year. Saw five…
Read more Youk to third?
Well, if Mike Lowell decides not to come back to Boston the move of Kevin Youkilis to third base seems…
Read more Impressive Linguistic Talents – November 13
It’s time for another one of these already? It sure seems like weeks go by in minutes these days. Before…
Read more Season of the Damned?
ESPN is reporting tonight that an anonymous source says that Dwight Freeney might be out for the season. This is…
Read more Wolves Updates 11/14
Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune on tomorrow’s game against Sacramento: For the Wolves, Buckner (illness) is questionable after missing a second consecutive…
Read more The US Open to…. VERSUS????
Here are a couple of more links. I was going to incorporate them into the Tuesday Late Update, but I…
Read more Is The Party Over?
It seems the Boston Red Sox and the Red Sox Nation’s World Series victory party ended at 2pm today when…
Read more Primetime Viewing Picks
NBA/Celtics at Indiana – Comcast Sports Net New England, 7:00 p.m.NHL/Detroit at St. Louis – Versus, 7:30 p.m.NHL/Montreal at Toronto…
Read more Some Tuesday Late Links
We have some links for you on this Tuesday. First, from Awful Announcing via Sports by Brooks, we get the…
Read more Tribe wins game 8 – Sabathia takes Cy Young
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett lost out to Indians starter C.C. Sabathia for the 2007 Cy Young Award. Beckett and…
Read more Eagles Fans Rule
Since I'm currently out of state and away from all internet connections, I'm forced to offer you, the reader, a…
Read more Tuesday Links Plus a New Look
Back to work for many of you and there’s a new look on the blog as well. I’m trying a…
Read more Spurs vs. Lakers Preview
Tonight begins a huge test for the Spurs (6-1) as they face the Lakers (3-2) in San Antonio then the Chokers errrrr…
Read more Will the Parade Keep Rolling?
Josh Beckett could win the Cy Young today. He was by far the best pitcher for the Red Sox this…
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