Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
How Important Is Matt Clement?
The Boston Globe ran an article on Matt Clement today, the various points I want to emphasize being highlighted below:…
Read moreFriday’s Links
Many apologies to the regular readers to this site. I’ve been busy with work and other personal issues, but I’m…
Read moreRushing Schilling for Opening Day? Why?
>A lot has been made of Curt Schilling trying to make it back for April 3rd to pitch in baseball’s…
Read moreAfternoon Update
For the afternoon update, we have another take on the New York Time Warner-Cablevision feud. This comes from Steve Zipay…
Read moreNine Up, Nine Down: Spring Training Notes
I’m going to pull a Peter Gammons Random Notes Column today. The first four random notes are had help with…
Read moreThe Holy Rollers Gather Moss
Originally posted on the old Is It Sports? site. Ryan was still a die-hard Vikings fan back when Moss was…
Read moreChuck Thompson 1921-2005
This morning, I was remiss in mentioning the passing of legendary Baltimore broadcaster Chuck Thompson. He died yesterday at the…
Read moreUpset Sunday and The Blue Monster
Great TV sports viewing weekend for fans of college basketball and golf. Sunday was Upset Sunday as #1 Illinois fell…
Read moreDouble Southpaws Can Only Help / The Pen is Not Mightier, Wakefield Says
After the 2005 season, the Red Sox are going to have two outstanding free agents with possible replacements waiting in…
Read moreAfternoon Update
Some more news from across the country: The Baltimore Orioles have signed a deal to put their games on three…
Read moreI Believe Jose Canseco
Recently, I was able to sit down and read the Jose Canseco book (Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant
Read morePflugrad’s comments on 2005 recruits
Pflugrad talks 2005 class SPEND TIME TALKING with WSU football coaches about what they look for on the recruiting trail…
Read moreDoug Gottlieb is no friend of Wisconsin
ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb is beginning to make a name for himself. The former point guard at Oklahoma State and Notre…
Read moreMarv to the Nets and a few others
Long time NBA announcer Marv Albert has a new gig. He has signed a new contract with the YES Network…
Read moreWho Gets The Shaft?
Today in a Globe article about Tim Wakefield, he states: He assumes he will be a starter again this season,…
Read moreField of Dreams
“Ty Cobb wanted to play, but none of us could stand the son-of-a-bitch when we were alive, so we told…
Read moreA Couple’s Last Pictures
John and Jackie Knill were vacationing in a Thailand resort December 26 when the massive Asian Tsunami hit their beach….
Read moreESPNews burned
ESPNews got burned Wednesday in reporting the injury to Miami Heat Center Shaquille O’Neal. The network cited a “report” from…
Read more2005 San Francisco Giants: It’s Now or Never
Originally posted on “Is it Sports?” by Kevin. With Kevin, we got a completely different perspective, San Francisco Giants talk….
Read moreWhat I Learned from Basic Cable
Originally posted on “Is It Sports” by Ryan. It’s tough running a sports site in February, where there is pretty…
Read moreHotel Rwanda
I went to see this movie last night at the Avon Cinemas in Providence. I was so moved by the…
Read moreDavid Wells, Spring Training Invitees
What do you think of David Wells? I, for one, am happy that he came out and said he wanted…
Read moreThree Blogs in One
I haven’t been posting as regularly as I should and several issues have popped up since I last wrote so…
Read moreCould Mark Bellhorn Disappoint?
Can Bellhorn replicate 2004? Mark Bellhorn arrived in Boston via the Colorado Rockies, who received future considerations for Bellhorn. He…
Read moreBack to the Basics
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Steve. I kind of forgot how much Kevin was involved in the early…
Read moreFormer SNL Bit Player or MLB Journeyman…The Answers
1 – PAUL BRITTAIN was an SNL bit player. 2 – BRADY CLARK was a former MLB journeyman. 3 –…
Read more5 Key Questions for 2005
Today, Sam Killay of Raystalk gives Evan a breather… First of all, Red Sox fans, I highly recommend that you…
Read moreIs It Sports? Mailbag
Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Ryan. This one is all over the place, filled with a lot of…
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