Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
The Worst Contracts in Baseball
Bad contracts can affect a team in many ways. If a struggling player is guaranteed half of your payroll for…
Read moreIs It a Blog?: Quick Hits #2
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” Ryan and I are already talking about the 2006 baseball season. Steve: booya keeping…
Read moreThe day Qwest Field arrived
REALLY good, quick read on how BANANAS it was at Qwest on Sunday: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/locke/250226_locke30.html I spoke to a friend of…
Read moreOf Bullpens and Contracts
What the devil is going on in MLB bullpens this month? Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen three different…
Read moreMr. Sidney Rice you are the man
Nov. 29, 2005 Sidney Rice has played in only 10 games in his collegiate career, and the record books are…
Read moreSmall school basketball – Winthrop Style
How about the Winthrop Eagles being one of the best mid-major teams around. SI is calling the Eagles the next…
Read more2005 Organizational Depth Chart Review: Catchers
It’s time for the annual minor league organizational depth chart review to begin! We’re going to be covering the catchers…
Read moreIf I Were GM…
Over the long weekend, the signing of Josh Beckett was made official. Counting out a few brave and disgruntled souls,…
Read moreOh those Mormons are at it again
Oh those crazy morman’s are at it again, read this…………………….. Until 1963, interracial marriages were illegal in Utah. Residents who…
Read moreSouth Carolina Y’all
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — “Y’all” isn’t welcome in Erica Tobolski’s class in voice and diction at the University of South…
Read moreNew Stuff on Is It Sports?
Originally posted on “Is It Sports” by Steve. I’m making an attempt to inform that 2 or 3 people that…
Read moreSpurscast Episode 19
With the Thanksgiving week off, we bring you a previously recorded (but new to you) episode of the Spurscast. This…
Read moreDeal Consummated, Plus Another!
Red Sox acquired RHP Josh Beckett, 3B Mike Lowell and RHP Guillermo Mota from the Marlins for SS Hanley Ramirez,…
Read moreJosh Beckett Is Worth The Farm
…and even then, they didn’t exactly trade the farm. The Josh Beckett trade still has yet to be announced, so…
Read moreJuicy Stuff
First of all, THANK GOD I can back out of the driveway for another year without seeing my wife’s f’ing…
Read moreDon’t drink and Die
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A 32-year-old Norwegian bartender was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday for serving a customer…
Read moreTime to turn to Gamecocks Basketball
Nov. 22, 2005 South Carolina, one of the original 13 colonies, will travel to the 49th state, Alaska, for the…
Read more5 Questions: 2006 Rotation
Now that Josh Beckett is (almost) a Red Sox, it’s worthwhile to ask a few pertinent questions about the makeup…
Read moreParadigm Shift
We saw the beginning of the change in philosophy against Texas in the Holiday Bowl. We lost it a bit…
Read moreDo you want to be the Red Sox GM?
Any of you out there who are members of Red Sox Nation and think you can do a better job…
Read moreBreaking Down Beckett
By Andrew Lipsett As you saw from Evan’s gleeful post, the Red Sox tonight pulled off an absolute blockbuster deal,…
Read morePlease pray
As I step back into the real world for a moment, I would like to ask everyone to include the…
Read moreRivalry Weekend Pranks
Well i passed this along (top half) to my friends at Deadspin and they decided not to use this one…
Read moreJOSH BECKETT IS OURS!
THE RED SOX JUST GOT JOSH BECKETT!!!!!! (Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram) This was now just as well confirmed on ESPN…
Read more2006 Returnees: What Can We Expect?
So far, this offseason has been all about the potential newcomers, from the front office to center field to the…
Read more4-7 sure feels good right now
First of all, the winning TD? That was the exact – and I mean the EXACT – same play we…
Read moreMedia bias, continued – plus pick
I probably overreacted yesterday, but when you remove yourself personally and just look at it, it’s natural to see coverage…
Read moreNine Up, Nine Down: November Drags On
I hate November. It’s a terribly boring month. There is zero baseball, and the news all consist of rumors, nothing…
Read moreAttempted Murder on Radish
Ok this one was too good to pass up. Radish in intensive care after murder attempt. No, Radish is not…
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