Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Even With Pitching Woes, It??s Still a Division of Yanks
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Boston Red Sox may be the defending World Series…
Read more Reggie Evans for Drew Gooden?
Locke brought this up last night, and apparently it has legs. Cleveland Plain Dealer has a big story on how…
Read more Welcome Back, NHL
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. The Hockey lockout finally ended! I don’t know if anyone has noticed,…
Read more Race to the Wild Card
In 2002, the Anaheim Angels took an AL West lead into mid-September, but lost the lead to the Oakland Athletics,…
Read more Daniels REALLY that big a loss?; UW wins AGAIN?
I must have missed the part where Antonio Daniels was the key reason this team won the division last year?…
Read more Red Sox Players Discuss Red Sox Moves and Rumors
I didn’t want to do the normal analysis today, I wanted to shake things up in a day full of…
Read more A Much Needed Roster Shakeup
Alan Embree Designated for Assignment. Adam Hyzdu from San Diego (who we traded in the spring) was then reacquired for…
Read more Trying to Stay Patient…
Yes, yes, it happened. The Yankees have gained first place. Is anyone really that surprised? And yet, I’m still mantaining…
Read more Even MORE card tricks?
As Ray Allen said in his interview with the Go-To-Guy, we might be seeing those long flights across the country…
Read more Yankees Feel Leiter; Burnett and Lowell to the Red Sox
So, I went to the game. It was a good game overall. The Red Sox didn’t beat themselves like they…
Read more Leiter (3-7 6.64) @ Wakefield (8-7 4.05)
The Red Sox have a pitcher going that: + Has been a Yankee-killer for years + Has a sub 3.00…
Read more Can Billy Wagner Please Come to Beantown?
M. Myers G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP BAA…
Read more An Entire Entry Summed Up In Five Words
There, that’s better, isn’t it? UPDATE: Ah, why the hell not throw these two tidbits out there. 1) Red Sox…
Read more Steve’s Mid-Summer Classic Update (only $39 a post!)
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Steve. I still didn’t have faith in the White Sox yet, but at…
Read more Nine Up, Nine Down: Thoughts on the Game
Leadoff: Well, I can’t say the outcome was a surprise to me, but did the Red Sox have to make…
Read more Gabe Kapler’s Impending Return
Thanks to The Ticket for sending the audio of Gabe Kapler’s impending return to the Red Sox. Each segment is…
Read more A Trade Begats A Trade Begats A Trade
The Red Sox were involved in a flurry of trades today, all reacting in another trade by the receiving team….
Read more Payton for Bradford, Schilling Back
It is official. Jay Payton for Chad Bradford. Schilling activated. Thoughts tomorrow…
Read more Flashback: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
A much needed day off from me brings you this from the Fire Brand Vault of July 16, 2004. A…
Read more USC’s view of the 2005 Cougs
This is a pretty decent write-up from afar. I don’t know if it’s all THAT accurate, of course, and there…
Read more Gabe Kapler is Baaaaack
I have a friend in Austin who just said that their sports station, The Ticket announced Gabe Kapler is back…
Read more What a Difference Two Years Make
Look at that gut of two years ago! Now check out my All-MLB Prototypical Lineup below!
Read more All-MLB Prototypical Lineup
As a preface to this column, I am copying and pasting the email that Joe Hamrahi of Baseball Digest Daily…
Read more Wade Miller (2-2, 4.94) @ Bruce Chen (6-5, 4.06)
Well, the power convieniently went out last night as the Red Sox were winning a game that wasn’t fraught with…
Read more Cougs lose two more recruits?; Kahn RIPS Sonics; A case for Iavaroni?
First off, Cougs look to be losing two recruits from the 2005 class due to academic reasons. Bummer. “In response…
Read more The end of Mr. Sonic
Some interesting stuff on the reasons why, per Frank Hughes in the TNT today: “I feel like it was time…
Read more Big Red Sox News
Jay Payton Designated for Assignment, Adam Stern called up. Ramon Vazquez to Cleveland for Alex Cora, Kevin Millar requests a…
Read more Are we Foulked? To be Curt, no.
Keith Foulke is headed to the DL (retroactive to Tuesday) because they’re going to open up his left knee and…
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