Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Mark Bellhorn DFA
It’s official. Mark Bellhorn has been Designated for Assignment. He may be back, who knows. He just wasn’t producing this…
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It Is Time. No More Excuses.
I think I’ve held out pretty long without crying for drastic changes, but I think the loss last night really…
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Spokesman-Review Blog – D-line preview and more
Check it out: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/wsu/ Good read on the D-line. Man they are SO FRIGGIN’ VITAL to how that defense plays…
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Why is the DH Undervalued?
The August 8th edition of Sports Illustrated had this blurb about the decline of the Designated Hitter: A new low…
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Breaking News
ESPN has declined to match OLN’s bid for the NHL. This means OLN which had been known as the network…
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8/16 scrimmage – QB’s even…or are they?? Plus Cougs land a 6-4 shooting guard
From the media reports, statistically speaking, both QB’s looked OK (better, not great) in last night’s scrimmage. HOWEVER, here’s one…
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Sox Win A Birthday Game
What a long day. It was my birthday, but you wouldn’t know it because I worked all day. I took…
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S.Review – WSU corners under the spotlight
First, before I get the WSU story up, HOW ABOUT FELIX!?!? 8 IP (again)99 pitches (2nd start in a row…
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08/15 – Lawson response
Lawson says: You know, I am just going to take a few chill pills on this whole Swogger thing. Bottom…
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Who in ’06?
Today, Rotoworld came out with a look at the free agent hitting class and also predicted where they would end…
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MANY many updates!
Tons of stuff going on. Read below for:1) Scrimmage stuff2) Andy Mattingly commits3) Taylor Mays from O’Dea to USC (sorry…
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The Junk #3
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. You can again see Ryan’s frustration with me for not posting stuff…
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Quick Comparison of Current and Former Red Sox Second Basemen
Mark Bellhorn, 2005: .216/.328/.360 Mark Bellhorn, Pawtucket Red Sox: “He went 0 for 5 last night in a 10-6 loss…
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Buehrle (13-4, 2.79) @ Wells (9-5, 4.45)
Since July 1st, Wells is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA, numbers he will need to replicate tonight to have any…
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Lawson response – Felix
Check out the picture, about what a “repeatable” delivery is, from the same arm slot-motion. That picture above is from…
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The El Nino Sweeps Through – and so does Boston
Ever since we acquired Tony Graffanino, we have won twelve of fifteen games. In that span, Tony Graffanino has hit…
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8 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 69 strikes, 25 balls
First pitch of the night – 97 MPH fastball. Last pitch of the night? 97 MPH fastball. UNBELIEVABLE. His fastball…
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A PAGE FROM BASEBALL’S PAST (AKA The Greatest Rangers/Red Sox Game That Time Forgot)
Greetings faithful reader of the The Fire Brand. While Evan is away recovering from having his wisdom teeth so ruthlessly…
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Wade Miller to the DL
Wade Miller has apparently been placed on the 15-day DL with a sore shoulder. Probably the right move at this…
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Changes That Need To Be Made
Jose Cruz, Jr. was designated for assignment yesterday, which came as a surprise to me. Considering Trot Nixon is still…
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Lawson response
First of all, it is WAY too early to see whether or not King Felix is King, or if he…
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The Charge of the Light Ramirez
Note by Evan: Not much to say. We won, and Alex Cora got away with silly defense at third. I…
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Nine Up, Nine Down: Confidence
I’m back! Thanks to everyone who filled in, great job. Not as many no-shows as I had feared (just one…
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The KING is here!
UNBELIEVABLE. And, it’s not just the stat line. Sure, 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K in…
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Spurscast.projectspurs.com
Besides www.projectspurs.com/podcast, you can also get here by pointing your preferred browser (Firefox, I hope) to spurscast.projectspurs.com. I still need…
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Thoughts on Last Night’s Game
Vintage Miller When discussing the performance of Wade Miller, one hears the word “inconsistent” with more regularity than that word…
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