Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Marv 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…

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Who Gets The Shaft?

Today in a Globe article about Tim Wakefield, he states: He assumes he will be a starter again this season,…

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Field 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…

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A Couple’s Last Pictures

John and Jackie Knill were vacationing in a Thailand resort December 26 when the massive Asian Tsunami hit their beach….

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Back

Hi, fellas. Long time no talk. Sorry, I was itching to talk about spring training and various people, but computers…

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ESPNews burned

ESPNews got burned Wednesday in reporting the injury to Miami Heat Center Shaquille O’Neal. The network cited a “report” from…

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2005 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….

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What 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…

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Hotel Rwanda

I went to see this movie last night at the Avon Cinemas in Providence. I was so moved by the…

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David Wells, Spring Training Invitees

What do you think of David Wells? I, for one, am happy that he came out and said he wanted…

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Three Blogs in One

I haven’t been posting as regularly as I should and several issues have popped up since I last wrote so…

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Could Mark Bellhorn Disappoint?

Can Bellhorn replicate 2004? Mark Bellhorn arrived in Boston via the Colorado Rockies, who received future considerations for Bellhorn. He…

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Back to the Basics

Originally posted on “Is It Sports?” by Steve. I kind of forgot how much Kevin was involved in the early…

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Former 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 –…

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5 Key Questions for 2005

Today, Sam Killay of Raystalk gives Evan a breather… First of all, Red Sox fans, I highly recommend that you…

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Is 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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Jose Canseco is an Idiot

We have heard this week the “revelations” that will be published in Jose Canseco’s new book, “Juiced”. Canseco admits that…

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INTERVIEW: Jon Papelbon, Red Sox Minor League Pitcher

There’s a treat for you today. I was able to interview Red Sox minor-league pitcher Jon Papelbon, who is among…

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NEW Martin Stadium vision!

Well, the architect’s drawings of the new Martin Stadium have surfaced online. They look amazing, but still hard to tell…

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2006 recruiting targets

Already there are a couple of big-time prospects showing interest in WSU for next year. I’ll post the actual articles…

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Sox Sign Petagine

Courtesy of Sons of Sam Horn, I bring you all the information you ever wanted to know about the signing…

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Curt Schilling Retiring

After 2007. This from Rotoworld: In an interview that will appear on FOX Sports Net Across America on February 20,…

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2005 Predictions

I don’t know why so many people are enamored of predictions, because most everyone always ends up getting it wrong….

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Great points Roost!

I know you said to post these on the Blog Hawk, but I haven’t figured out how to do that…

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Slammin

You ain’t no Manny, Sammy! On February 3rd, 2005, Sammy Sosa departed the Chicago Cubs from where he had remained…

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Chat with Pflugrad

Interesting chat with Pflugrad posted at Cougfan right after the signings yesterday. Good stuff, check it out: IN A LATE-LUNCH…

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Whining in Jacksonville

Super Bowl Week has reached Wednesday, but media whining about Jacksonville and its lack of amenities has been in full…

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Class of ’05 is now signed

Looks like it’s pretty much over now. 20 signees now reported, and with the 3 holdovers from last year (Michael…

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If you like speed…

Check this kid out, and then scroll down to the part that says “exclusive video of Noel Devine”: http://sunshinepreps.net/content/view/56/2/ SCARY…

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