Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Generic ATHF?
So this caught my eye at McDonalds. Apparently, the company isn’t big enough, so its banking on the popularity of…
Read moreThe Kevin McHale Retrospective: 1995-1996
April 2004: After watching the Timberwolves decimate the Nuggets in the first game of the 2004 NBA Playoffs, I shake…
Read moreRedskins sign Schmitt, Melendez and Brown
When he was five years old, Pete Schmitt got a Washington Redskins uniform for Christmas. Today, THE Washington Redskins offered…
Read moreBrew Crew beats Nats, 3-0, on Monday night
Well, better late than never…Brewers beat the worst team in baseball, 3-0…no true surprises here…biggest news is that Capuano still…
Read moreOh no! It’s Laynce Nix!
Laynce Nix made his comeback at AA Huntsville on Monday and went 1-1 with a 3-run HR and a BB….
Read moreWhen is a Suspension not a Suspension?
Last Friday, I touched on Ron Borges coming off a two month suspension for plagiarism. Borges was found to have…
Read moreMatt Capps Suspended, Prince Fielder Babied
Reliever Matt Capps was suspended 4 games for his actions against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Capps plunked Prince Fielder…
Read moreGardner is cut (The Long National Nightmare is Over)
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/SPORTS03/705080395/1247/SPORTS “Gardner played sparingly in the final three regular-season games and did not dress for the Colts’ four postseason games,…
Read moreDid Ortiz take steroids?
What an interesting article to come out. David Ortiz is not sure if he has taken steroids or not. Ortiz…
Read moreLet’s give thanks to New Jersey
Back on April 18th, the Cavs and Bulls were tied for the 2nd seed, but Chicago held the tiebreaker. Cleveland…
Read moreTonight’s 24
You won’t get a bigger fan of 24 than me, but this season has made it tough for a diehard…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 5-7-07
Today’s MPotD is snacking so hard. I can’t imagine if I was tiny enough to stand behind an absolute mountain…
Read moreLugo’s slump, Dice-K’s new month, the Rocket
Now that Coco Crisp has silenced his critics by playing incredible defense and seemingly hitting better (which isn’t supported by…
Read more05/08: Could It Be?
MAY 8th, 2007 GAME THREAD Josh Beckett (6-0, 2.72) @ Victor Zambrano (0-1, 5.63) Boston Red Sox (20-10) @ Toronto…
Read moreI’m going to the soda fountain, now that this is written
This was an odd weekend in the world of sports, as the two big events were a horse race (an…
Read moreManny Shares the Love
Until MLB Advanced Media makes Daily Motion take it down, enjoy this vid of Manny Ramirez stroking Julian Tavarez’s hair….
Read moreFill ‘er up and some SportsCenter to go, please
To show how arrogant ESPN has become, the 2,000 lb. all-sports gorilla is reaching out to gas stations so filling…
Read moreGamecocks Baseball Moving Up
The Gamecocks (35-14) climbed from 14th to 12th in the Baseball America rankings and from 17th to 14th in the…
Read moreGrandma’s Boy Quotes
Here’s some cool quotes from Grandma’s Boy to cheer your Monday up. UPDATE: A lot of traffic has come to…
Read moreThe Weekend in Review
The sports weekend was quite busy. We had the Kentucky Derby, NHL and NBA Playoffs, Roger Clemens returning, the Wachovia…
Read moreThis Past Weekend Sucked
I took a mini break from blogging this weekend, because, as the title points out, this past weekend sucked. After…
Read moreThe Amazing Race All Stars Finale
Not happy over Eric and Danielle’s win. First off, they were a hybrid team from TAR 9. Second, I wouldn’t…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 5-6-07
I thought I was gonna have some trouble finding a mini pony with better hair than yesterday’s MPotD. However, the…
Read moreRocketing back to NY
With the recent news that Roger Clemens has signed a contract with the Yankees worth a prorated $28 million for…
Read moreHindsight Is 20/20 And What Could of Benn
The Irish are rolling right now. May is barely starting out and Notre Dame already has 12 verbal commits for…
Read moreLand of the useless statistic
There are 8 teams left in the NBA. Here’s the last time each of those teams lost a game…. Phoenix…
Read moreCharles Is A Badass
I needed to write this down, because it was sorta surreal. I was just at practice for college commencement, and…
Read moreSunday Musings
Recovering after being out for a day. A few things for today. Against my better judgment, I bought the De…
Read moreThere is crying in baseball.
So, Benny didn’t look great today. It still looks like he’s getting the ball up too much in the strike…
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