Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Lawson response – Felix
Check out the picture, about what a “repeatable” delivery is, from the same arm slot-motion. That picture above is from…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more Lawson response
First of all, it is WAY too early to see whether or not King Felix is King, or if he…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more 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…
Read more ProjectSpurs.com: Spurs ink Oberto, re-sign Horry
The San Antonio Spurs announced that they have signed Fabricio Oberto. Per club policy terms of the contract were not…
Read more Hopefully the last word on Mannygate
Hi All, my name is Gary Jacobs, and while Evan is sunning himself, foofoo umbrella drink in hand (GOD, I’m…
Read more Baseball Brawls and Home Field Advantage
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” I think the intro to the conversation says it all… Ryan and I still…
Read more ESPN Insider’s Blue Ribbon Preview: 2005 Cougs
Interesting write-up on the Cougs via ESPN and their Blue Ribbon preview. Nothing earth-shattering, but still, a pretty good take….
Read more The Catholic Minnesota Twins and Ryan, a Brief History
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. Ryan discusses how the Twins are a symbol of his personal being…
Read more Another WSU loss = another UW win in recruiting
Jake Locker, all-everything QB from Ferndale, committed to the Mutts. Yuck. Cougs whiff on another big in-state hoss, UW wins….
Read more How did the Sox do at the deadline
After being rumored to acquire Mike Cameron, Aubrey Huff, Adam Dunn, AJ Burnett, Jose Romero and the Dali Lama, the…
Read more What can we expect from all those prospects?
(Note: there are some cool lists towards the end of the article, so if you want to skip the explanation…
Read more Manny Ramirez trading Beans for Apples?
I’m off to the land of Cape Cod, meaning I’ll be without a computer for a solid week. When I…
Read more Lawson response
Lawson wrote:“Reading this just makes me so pumped…you know I’m a Swogger guy, just like I was a Kegel guy,…
Read more Who To Replace Trot Nixon?
Quick check in… Trot Nixon was placed on the 15-day DL and could miss more than 15 days. This could…
Read more Clement Beaned, Local Boy Makes Good
Hey! Checking in after my trip to Montreal which was a lot of fun. So I get to a computer…
Read more Interview with Red Sox Asst. Director of Amateur Scouting
Hello everyone. My name is Michael Flatt and Evan gave me the opportunity to post on FireBrand while he is…
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