Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
07/25: Please…..Please Win Some More
JULY 25th, 2007 GAME THREAD Josh Beckett (13-3, 3.41) @ Fausto Carmona (12-4, 3.52) Boston Red Sox (61-39) @ Cleveland…
Read more The Eddie Bane Connection, July Edition
Q: (Angelswin) – Christopher Pettit, wow what more can I say? This guy has been on an absolute tear this…
Read more Gallardo brilliant again in 5-3 win
Yovani Gallardo notched his 3rd win of the season Tuesday night in Cincy, holding the Reds scoreless until the 7th;…
Read more Titans positional analysis – defensive tackles
Tennessee was 30th in the league defending the rush last year, which is not a sign of stellar defensive tackle…
Read more Crunch Time
What are the factors that have, historically, determined how long into a season the Sox have stayed competitive or how…
Read more Damages and Meadowlands (two reasons why we should be watching cable this summer)
I just finished watching the series premiere of Damages on FX. This was one of the best premieres I have…
Read more Off Season Midterm Grades: The Losers
“Is the guy…?” “Is the bear…?”Art.com Robin: Jumpin’ Jehovah’s Witnesses Batman! Kevin is doing actual analysis! Batman: Yes, Robin. Even…
Read more Matsuzaka pitches gem while outdueling Sabathia in 1-0 win
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven innings strong and Mike Lowell blooped home the only run on a single to left to…
Read more “just got to move on”
http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10267525 The shock has worn off, and a few days later Tarik Glenn’s retirement has been formalized. It is kind…
Read more Mechanics the Key to New Brink?
I have to hand it to Cougfan – they’ve got an excellent analysis of Alex Brink’s changes this year. It’s…
Read more The Sharks Are Hip and With It
(C) San Jose Sharks What you see before you is the new logo of the San Jose Sharks. It’s hip,…
Read more Third of three new articles is up on 18to88.com
http://www.18to88.com/Articles/dungyHOF.htm Deshawn Zombie goes in depth with a detailed, stat-loaded look at Coach Dungy’s chances of enshrinement. Excellent stuff. As…
Read more U.S. Captures Pan American Gold Medal
From the AP via CSTV: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) – Mattee Ajavon scored 24 second-half points to help the…
Read more Tuesday Afternoon Links
Here are a few more links before I ease up for the day. For satellite radio subscribers, we have a…
Read more Primetime and Late Night Viewing Picks
Red Sox at Cleveland – NESN, 7 p.m.America’s Got Talent – NBC, 8 p.mAtlanta at San Francisco – TBS, 10…
Read more Wait. Did I Say That?
Ever wonder what a sports symposium consisting of several Pittsburgh sportsbloggers would sound like? Sure, you may not have thought…
Read more Filling Up With Fist Pumps
Steve Filer is Irish. All of ND nation can breath out now. This has been THE commitment we all have…
Read more The Commish Was Front and Center
In the 11:00 a.m. ET hour, NBA Commissioner David Stern went in front of the media to talk about the…
Read more Hate mail from Michigan fans
For about two weeks, I’ve been getting excessive amounts of hate mail from Michigan fans. It seems to increase each…
Read more 07/24: Please……Please Let’s Keep Winning
JULY 24th, 2007 GAME THREAD Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-7, 3.99) @ C.C. Sabathia (13-4, 3.81) Boston Red Sox (60-39) @ Cleveland…
Read more Latest Trade Rumor: A’s Joe Kennedy
MLB.com’s Trade Winds update says the Crew is interested in the A’s Joe Kennedy: A’s: The A’s continue to be…
Read more First Video of Camp Tomlin
Need physical proof that Pirates season is over in the ‘Burgh? How about the first video from Camp Tomlin as…
Read more Tuesday Morning Links
Listening to Scott Baio on the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio. The women he’s banged. If I only…
Read more Movie review
I saw Transformers last night, but I think the movie could really have been improved if they had thought to…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Oxspring sold…to Korea!
Tennessean.com is reporting that Brewers’ AAA pitching prospect Chris Oxspring was sold Tuesday morning to the LG Twins of the…
Read more Trade deadline looms…what about…?
Doug Melvin has made it known that he’d like to add another solid set-up man to join Manny Parra, Carlos…
Read more Crew falls off the seesaw in 12th
Brewers’ starter Chris Capuano allowed a solo homer in the 3rd; Reds’ starter Aaron Harang then got taken downtown by…
Read more The return of Jon Lester sparks questions
The triumphant return of Jon Lester last night certainly inspired many. It’s no small task to return from cancer to…
Read more Lester wins in return from cancer
A setback is a setup for a comeback. Jon Lester returned from a big setback beating out a treatable form…
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