Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Sink or Svuem
This is the game we needed. But no. Good thing I won’t be able to watch the game tomorrow, I…
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Shoppach and Olerud In Boston!
See my below column for my take on what’s going on with the Red Sox, but I had to throw…
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Calm Down.
25-21 with inconsistent starting pitching, a terrible bullpen, an infield who can’t do anything, a platoon outfielder who can’t hit…
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New Red Sox Merchandise Coming!
Sometimes, being the author of Fire Brand of the American League has its perks. Today I was able to view…
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Arroyo (4-0, 3.21) @ Lilly (2-4, 8.82)
Lilly’s not having such a hot year. Arroyo has been on fire, and just doesn’t know how to lose. Ted…
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Davies (0-0, -.–) @ Wakefield (3-2, 3.61)
I’ll be gone until pretty much gametime, so my Renteria bashing article, Lyle Overbay love article, and Trot Nixon to…
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Mirabelli to the DL?
WEEI has said that Doug Mirabelli has been put on the DL. Why, I don’t know, but hopefully more information…
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Matt Clement (4-0, 3.06) @ Barry Zito (1-4, 5.54)
I participated in a Red Sox Roundtable yesterday that was so long, it had to be split into a two-parter….
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Encouraging the Clement Enthusiasm
Marc Normandin, author of Beyond the Boxscore and Sox on Deck chimes in with a dissenting opinion on my “Tempering…
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Tempering The Clement Enthusiasm
Matt Clement has been pitching rather well for the Red Sox lately – he is 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA….
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Nobody Wants to be in My Pants Right Now
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. Ryan and I talk about Juan Rincon doing roids. Been an interesting…
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Here’s What’s Wrong With Manny
A lot of people have been worried about Manny Ramirez lately. When your batting line is .241/.374/.527 that’s cause for…
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Ropati in trouble?
Per many sites, here’s the story on Ropati: Warrant issued for Coug A warrant was issued for the arrest of…
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Something on my mind
Yes, Evan is still away. Yes, I’m still here A little housekeeping first. In the doubleheader yesterday, Wade Miller pitched…
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Improvements to Is It Sports? And Other Random Stuff
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Steve. We had 500 hits on the old site! It’s nice to see…
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I was there
Hey, this entry begins with italics. Which must mean Evan is away again. Is that what you were thinking? If…
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Ryan and Joel’s Spring Break Road Trip: Day 7
Originally posted on “Is It Sports” by Ryan. This is the final part of Ryan’s Spring Break Road Trip posts….
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FIRST COMMIT for next year
Cougs land their first verbal for next year, a top-5 player in the state and a big score! Keith Rosenberg…
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New uniforms for 2005 and beyond
Doba had hinted at this a few weeks ago in a premium story on Cougzone.com. He admitted that there is…
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What an Idiot
What Would Johnny Damon Do? Johnny Damon has long been a fixture atop the Red Sox lineup. He has logged…
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Title These Kind of Articles Contest
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. These columns filled with random thoughts would eventually be called, “The Junk.”…
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Bring Up Cla Meredith!
Rotoworld said it all tonight. After entering a tie game, Blaine Neal gave up two runs in two-thirds of an…
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Quick Hits
Quite a bit happening in Sox land today, so let’s just get down to the nitty gritty, eh!? – Wade…
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When is a deal not a deal?
I was not planning to do links today as stories about the sports media have been rather scarce. But there…
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Good Pac-10 story on ESPN Insider
Nice story by Ted Miller. He’s high on the Cougs this year (as he should be!). Interesting about Cal and…
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Depth Saves Us
So you’ve probably heard the news by now – Curt Schilling is going on the DL with a bone bruise…
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