Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
9/29: Scott Downs (4-3, 4.35) @ Matt Clement (13-6, 4.50)
I could write a whole big thing about this game. It could be about several things. It could be about…
Read more MIND GAME: The Banality of Incompetence; Shopping for Winners; The A-Rod Advantage
MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning…
Read more DB’s limping into OSU game
Not good news coming out of practice this week in regards to our DB’s. Injuries are mounting, a pretty discouraging…
Read more Not Getting It Done
It??s discouraging to let such a perfect opportunity slip away. An opportunity so large that this may be the game…
Read more 9/28: Ted Lilly (9-11, 5.72) @ Bronson Arroyo (14-9, 4.29)
What he said. Starting Lineups No. Toronto Boston 1 Russ Adams, SS Johnny Damon, CF 2 Frank Catalanotto, DH Edgar…
Read more MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning
Today I got my advance copy for MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series,…
Read more Best name in college football
Ok so I will be giving awards out this year on my blog for different things during the season, and…
Read more Git ‘Er Done
See the game thread below to comment on during the game. Two games in one day! We can win both….
Read more Good read on Brink; Quick look at OSU
First, a good read on Brink from the Spokesman: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/sports/story.asp?ID=92501 Finally, a really quick look at OSU and where they…
Read more One Huge Week
This is the week. The week of judgement and decision. The week where the warriors step up to the plate…
Read more An Ex-Enemy Becomes A Friend
Not to hijack the game thread or “the week of judgement and decision” but … Back when we signed David…
Read more 9/26: Dave Bush (5-10, 4.45) @ Curt Schilling (7-8, 5.89)
Today is the first day of the rest of your life. 7 games to go for us, 7 to go…
Read more Putting It Away Early
Two outs? Not a problem. Show those pitchers not to ignore Manny Ramirez. Maybe they
Read more 9/25: David Wells (13-7, 4.49) @ John Maine (2-2, 4.76)
It worked last time, so let’s do it again. All we have to do is win.
Read more Oh, to be Matt Leinart; Hello Tony Bennett!; Plus week 4 picks
First, ESPN.com is running a “Rock Star in Pads” story about Matt Leinart. DUH. Check out the cover pic of…
Read more 9/23: Bronson Arroyo (13-9, 4.31) @ Daniel Cabrera (10-11, 4.68)
I’m not going to lie. I’m not a happy camper. I can be optimistic, but every once in a while,…
Read more Cowboy Down And Out?
Evan recently wrote a great article on the drop in production from Edgar Renteria, an idea I decided to steal…
Read more The Best GM in the Game
By Andrew Lipsett This is not an article about Theo Epstein. It is only tangentially an article about the Boston…
Read more The View From Second Place
Go ahead and hit the panic button. The cord finally came loose on this first place deal, and the previously…
Read more Pac-10 stats – how the Cougs stack up
Interesting stats so far from the quarter-turn of the ’05 season. Granted, WE HAVEN’T PLAYED ANYONE YET, blah blah blah,…
Read more Troy comes to town
As we prepare for the 2nd of three games with schools from Alabama, our 2nd cake team comes to town….
Read more 9/21: Tim Wakefield (15-11, 4.07) @ Scott Kazmir (9-9, 3.77)
We have a chance to get above .500 at Tropicana Field. We are now 4-4 this year, after the absolute…
Read more Offensive Explosion
On the menu tonight for the Red Sox: first, a nice appetizer courtesy of David Ortiz defying human life with…
Read more 9/20: Curt Schilling (6-8, 6.20) @ Seth McClung (6-10, 6.61)
The Battle of the 6.00 ERA occurs. The Red Sox have put me in a foul mood, so I’m just…
Read more