Articles by Alan Draper (246303)

Scrimmage even worse than mainstream media reports!?!? Yikes

Glenn is, as usual, the best WSU writer around. And he spares no details in his assessment of the first…

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8/13: O’s continue to be Sox’s cure

Daniel Cabrera (5-7, 4.95) @ Jon Lester (5-2, 3.86) Baltimore Orioles (51-66) @ Boston Red Sox (67-48) 2:05 PM EDT…

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Bakbakbak Beckett

Erstwhile ace Josh Beckett has treated Red Sox fans to a spectacular display of homerun-hitting this year. I don’t know…

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OL suffers big loss already; Little Loren loses his job?

Defense ahead of the offense?? WHAT A SHOCK!?!? 🙂 http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/081206aaa.html The biggest news is Andy Roof broke his thumb and…

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M’s are SOOOOO done; Scrimmages – do they mean ANYTHING?; Kicking game questions galore

Rick Rizzzzz: “AND THEY ALLLLL WILL SCORE! HOLY SMOKES!” I guess the picture would have been funnier if Beltre was…

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8/12: We Needed That

Kris Benson (9-89, 4.71) @ Jason Johnson (3-11, 6.08) Baltimore Orioles (51-65) @ Boston Red Sox (66-48) 1:25 PM EDT…

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08/11: First the Dome, then the Late Innings

Adam Loewen (2-3, 5.72) @ David Wells (0-2, 8.05) Baltimore Orioles (51-64) @ Boston Red Sox (65-49) 7:05 PM EDT…

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“Hall Yes” for Shoeless Joe

I urge everyone to visit this site. It is dedicated to trying to convince Bud Selig to allow ‘Shoeless Joe’…

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Cougs air attack oozing confidence; Scott White out at UW?

Seems as though the confidence in the passing game hasn’t been this great since the Gesser days. When you look…

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Pitching, Pitching, Pitching, Pitching

I wouldn’t want to be Terry Francona right now. Not only does he manage the big-market Red Sox club with…

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08/10: Words Fail Me

Curt Schilling (14-4, 3.78) @ Runelvys Hernandez (2-7, 8.54) Boston Red Sox (65-47) @ Kansas City Royals (40-73) 8:10 PM…

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The start of Two-a-days for Carolina Football

Well boys and girls….two a days have begun and I hope all are excited about the upcoming season not just…

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15-pt dogs? Seems a little high

The current line has Auburn a 15-pt favorite. To me, and others, that does seem a bit high for the…

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Want a divorce or breakup with your bf/gf?

I know that most of my posts are about sports related stuff but this is something that has caught my…

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08/09: The RoyAAAls Continue Bullpen Woes

Josh Beckett (13-6, 5.00) @ Mark Redman (7-6, 5.38) Boston Red Sox (65-46) @ Kansas City Royals (39-73) 8:10 PM…

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I am ready for Carolina Football

Here is the thought of the day; Mississippi State could be the first team in college football history to lose…

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QB intrigue? Not this year; New clock rules an issue?

Decent story in the Times about the numbers game at QB, and how Lopina is going to figure into the…

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08/08: A Sweep Would Alleviate Fears

Nice work, Evan. Accidentally deleted the game thread. Oh well, the game’s over, and it was a pretty forgettable game,…

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Gamecocks Football getting close

Is in the air once again with about three weeks to go until USC kicks off the season against MSU…

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The Sky Is Not Falling

Why are we so upset with the Red Sox? Did we not say that we would be okay with a…

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Cody Boyd healthy? Watch out WSU opponents!

A lot of reporting now that camp is underway. The P-I and Times both do stories on the return of…

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Random Thought of the day

Do you wonder if people who speak foreign languages translate the words in their head before speaking them?

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Jim Halpert is Depressing

Recently, a tragedy befell my household. The crew working on the roads and water lines in my neighborhood hit the…

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Ouch.

To quote Dr. Zachary Smith, “oh the pain, the terrible, terrible pain.” In what is becoming a pattern these days,…

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Blog gets a little more pub

While its nothing new to me that I got mentioned on Deadspin.com as I have been an avid reader of…

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08/06: We Can’t Come Back Every Time

Jason Johnson (3-11, 6.25) @ J.P. Howell (0-1, 14.73) Boston Red Sox (65-44) @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays (46-65) 1:15…

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A Few Thoughts

The dog days are here, and the stretch run looms a scant few weeks away. So before we start with…

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Krueger warned of this on Friday afternoon

Not Coug related, but I have to say I heard Bill Krueger on KJR Friday afternoon. There was actual anticipation…

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08/05: Ortiz In a 0-10 Funk, Ends Up Winning Game

David Wells (0-1, 11.08) @ Casey Fossum (5-4, 4.89) Boston Red Sox (65-43) @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays (45-65) 7:15…

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