Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
PNC Park and Pedro
I’m back from vacation, and the Red Sox are doing exactly what they were doing when I left: winning. I…
Read more Women in Sports
Last week, I took a potshot at the WNBA that I was surprised I didn’t get nasty comments about. That…
Read more 06/29: Tom Glavine (11-2, 3.33) @ Curt Schilling (9-2, 3.61)
New York Mets (47-29) @ Boston Red Sox (46-28) GAME: 7:05 EDT TV: ESPN Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park…
Read more 06/29: Tom Glavine (11-2, 3.33) @ Curt Schilling (9-2, 3.61)
New York Mets (47-29) @ Boston Red Sox (46-28) GAME: 7:05 EDT TV: ESPN Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park…
Read more Enjoying The Ride
The Boston Red Sox are riding an eleven game winning streak, and I?m enjoying every second. Critics may point to…
Read more Spurs draft Croatian, trade rights to Bucks
After all the talk and rumors of the Spurs possibly moving up into the first round to select a small…
Read more It’s Draft Night
The NBA Draft begins in about an hour and I’ll be watching and blogging as the night goes on just…
Read more Pedro Martinez (7-3, 3.01) @ Josh Beckett (9-3, 4.84)
New York Mets (47-29) @ Boston Red Sox (46-28) GAME: 7:05 EDT TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park…
Read more June 28th is Carolina Day or at least it should be…
I saw this article in the Greenville News today. It is discussing the creation of a “Carolina Day” by Walter…
Read more P.J. Carlesimo on the trade
Spurs assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo was on The Fan 590 (Toronto Sports Radio) talking about the recent trade of Rasho…
Read more 06/27: Alay Soler (2-1, 3.32) @ Jon Lester (2-0, 2.76)
Philadelphia Phillies (35-40) @ Boston Red Sox (45-28) GAME: 7:05 EDT TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park RESULT…
Read more Gammons Undergoes Brain Surgery
By Andrew Lipsett It?s a scary night for all of us who care about baseball and those who have made…
Read more Column Topics
Well, Evan asked me to write this column a couple of months ago, standing maybe 60 feet from home plate…
Read more Column Topics…
Well, Evan asked me to write this column a couple of months ago, standing maybe 60 feet from home plate…
Read more Cory Lidle (4-6, 5.00) @ Tim Wakefield (5-8, 3.82), Take 2
Philadelphia Phillies (35-39) @ Boston Red Sox (44-28) GAME: 1:05 EDT TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park RESULT…
Read more Calm Down Spurrier
I know we still have almost 2 months and a week till football season starts but I can’t wait till…
Read more American League Domination
When interleague play first began, I was weary of the idea. The amount of interleague games appeared overwhelming for my…
Read more American League Domination
When interleague play first began, I was weary of the idea. The amount of interleague games appeared overwhelming for my…
Read more Minor League Manager meltdown.
In all my years of working in minor league baseball, I saw my share of manager tirades when being ejected,…
Read more A Voice of Reason
As I mentioned a couple days ago, Ozzie Guillen, manager of the White Sox, called Chicago Sun-Times columnist an offensive…
Read more The Offseason
I was watching the World Cup match between Portugal and the Netherlands, which was one of the ugliest matches in…
Read more What’s in a (nick)name?
Sam Killay covers the Devil Rays at RaysTalk. About a week ago, Evan asked me to fill in for him…
Read more Brett Myers (5-3, 3.77, $200 Bail) @ Curt Schilling (9-2, 3.55)
Philadelphia Phillies (35-38) @ Boston Red Sox (43-28) GAME: 1:20 EDT TV: FOX Radio: WEEI 850 Location: Fenway Park RESULT…
Read more My National League All-Star Ballot
By Andrew Lipsett On Wednesday, I shared my picks for the American League All-Star team. Today, I want to do…
Read more My National League All-Star Ballot
By Andrew Lipsett On Wednesday, I shared my picks for the American League All-Star team. Today, I want to do…
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