Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Welcome to the Show, Craig Hansen!
Strike Out, Pop Out, Strike Out. Fastball topped out at 97, no lower than 95 except when he “tossed” one…
Read more Prized Prospects Get The Call
Some exciting news today, as the Red Sox brass calls up Hanley Ramirez and Craig Hansen from AA Portland. Although…
Read more Week 2 picks – plus Doba’s quote says it all
First, recap of last week’s games: Rooster went 7-4. Not bad for your first week.Lawson went 9-2, a strong week.I…
Read more 9/19: David Wells (13-7, 4.35) vs. Mark Hendrickson (9-7, 6.04)
Boston Red Sox Before 9/5/05: 80-56 (.588), 784 runs in 135 games (5.81 per game), 3.5 games ahead in the…
Read more Done From The Start
I did my best to ignore the hideous red jerseys the Red Sox sported today, but it was impossible to…
Read more 3-0 as expected, but how good are we?
The good: 48-7 515 yards of total O Only 208 total yards allowed, including 11 rushing yards on 37 carries…
Read more Picks recap, plus Football Friday notes
Happy Football Friday! First of all, how about that 2002 USC @ WSU rebroadcast last night? Boy that WSU team…
Read more I’m Comfortable With That
Just like my laptop, the Red Sox are falling apart. Or are they? The Red Sox are 5-5 in their…
Read more “Little birdie” updates from yesterday, plus weekly picks
Our good friend and source sat down with a certain AD the other day and gave me some good nuggets…
Read more David Ortiz is Clutch, and the Obvious MVP
What, you were expecting a more in-depth column? Considering this is my class day from hell, you won’t be getting…
Read more Lucky #7 recording Thursday night
The Spurscast crew will be recording tomorrow night (Thursday) over the Gizmo Project once again. Call into our conference room…
Read more Wells (12-7, 4.37) @ Towers (11-10, 3.88)
What, did you think it was going to be easy? Why are we screaming our heads off over being 2.5…
Read more Cougs land all-state tackle with Cougar blood
The Cougs got a verbal commitment from an All-State O-tackle, Grady Maxwell, from Tacoma. The story hasn’t broken yet on…
Read more 2005 class – Best “instant impact” ever at WSU?
Great read on the 2005 class and how many of those kids are already playing THIS year. At least double…
Read more Alabama will need a great catch like last week to defeat the Cocks
Crimson Tide fans have an opportunity to make their voices heard as junior wide receiver Tyrone Prothro’s acrobatic catch against…
Read more Trading Manny for Carlos Beltran?
Unfortunately, Peter Gammons is now Insider only. He’s pretty much the reason I now subscribe to it … that and…
Read more Leaving New York … Happy?
Before the series, both teams had definite things they wanted to do. The Yankees wanted to sweep, the Red Sox…
Read more Schilling (5-7, 6.83) @ Chacon (5-9, 3.66)
Curt Schilling looks to build upon his previous two starts. Schilling pitched four excellent innings after the first two against…
Read more This is Why Aaron Small Is So Good…
I was all set to write a nice little column today, but then I read something that is so funny,…
Read more Weekly picks – Week 1 (really week two)
Good morning boys. I was without internet access for the last 48 hours so I’m only now posting the games…
Read more Is It Sports? 2005 NFL Preview
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by all of us. We have another massive, triple season preview, this time for…
Read more Boston’s Own Angel – David Ortiz
David Ortiz does it again. There has been talk around the internet on if David Ortiz really is clutch or…
Read more Spurscast recording tonight
We will be recording the Spurscast tonight with the full team. Joining me will be Melissa Martinez, Jeff Garcia and…
Read more Updates, updates, updates
Good to be back! Loved the week at the most beautiful lake place in America, Hill’s Resort at Priest Lake….
Read more Tim Wakefield Throws A Game
Baseball – a game of irony. In the offseason, we bandied about whether Bronson Arroyo or Tim Wakefield should be…
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