Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Epstein Might Have To Change Some Sox
Over at All in the Cards, Scott Humphries had a post titled “Jocketty Might Have To Shuffle His Cards” and…
Read more9/21 coaches show recap
Interesting stuff: Bob: asked about Swogger Doba: Practiced some today. Knee has not swollen, partial tear of the PCL, says…
Read more9/21 weekly press release
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wast/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/weekly-092004.pdf As the picture on the main site reads, “Josh Swogger will lead the Cougs against Arizona in the Pac-10…
Read moreNinety-Nine Wins on the Board, Take One Down, Pass It Around
The Red Sox currently stand at 89-59, thirty games above .500, at a .601 percentage. The Red Sox have fourteen…
Read moreWeekly picks recap
I went 4-1 this week, missing on the weak-sister UW giving up 400 yards on the ground (WTF!?!?!?). Lawson went…
Read morePost-Idaho ramblings
First off, the big news – how is Swogger? Well, the news ain’t the worst, but it’s not great either….
Read moreFour of Six
I went out to dinner last night at The Capital Grille in Boston (we sat two tables away from Michael…
Read more9/17 News-n-notes
WE ARE FAM—-I—–LEEEE!!! I GOT ALL MY BROTHERS-N-ME! Interesting tidbits from the local papers. First, looks like we’re seeing some…
Read moreThis week’s press release
Looks like the weekly release is up on the Coug’s website. Check it out, you need Adobe to view it…
Read moreMy Family and Friends
Frank Palmieri has a guest column for Fire Brand of the American League today. If you would like to submit…
Read moreMore from the coaches show
More from the coaches show: Asked about the lack of early verbal commitments, Coach said they are being more selective…
Read moreLawson’s response
All I can say is, wow! Man, do I wish I lived in the NW to hear that coaches show……..
Read moreAgain, 3.5 is Death
It’s an off day, and I prefer not to dwell on our split with the Mariners. I’ve said time and…
Read moreThe Top Twelve
With the culimination of the minor leagues around the country, a lot of publications are coming out with the Top…
Read more3.5 Back Is Death
Bobby ‘Bleepin’ Madritsch! Madritsch pitched eight shutout innings to lead the Mariners over the Sox, 7-1. A couple of columns…
Read moreForty HRs / Who’s the MVP?
FORTY Manny checks into the Oakland series at 37 HR, with Ortiz at 34. With 27 games to go, it’s…
Read moreTwo Opening Days in One Year
I went to today’s game. Maybe I shouldn’t have, perhaps I brought negative mojo to the game, but alas. Not…
Read moreAs August Turns to September
In Jerry Crasnick’s new article (Insider, pay to read), he talks about Fast Finishers and Slow Finishers. Who is consistently…
Read moreA Secret July 24th Article Uncovered
Ed. Note: Apparently back in January as we were on the verge of acquiring Alex Rodriguez and Magglio Ordonez, a…
Read moreWhich Starter should go to the Bullpen?
The Red Sox were built for the post-season in that they were built around their starting pitching, beginning with Pedro…
Read moreAdversary to Ally
Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, has been through quite a bit this year. Before we get into what he’s…
Read moreWEEI Radiothon to help the Jimmy Fund
WEEI, a local Boston radio station, is running an all day 18-hour radiothon to collect money for the Jimmy Fund,…
Read moreShe’s a maniac, maniac on the floor
The Boston Red Sox have won eight of their last nine; 14 of the last 18. The losses include an…
Read moreRevisiting a Sensitive Topic
Over at the newly formed The Cardiac Kids message-board, there is a current interesting topic going on, about the immortal…
Read moreEffects of
Finally, Fire Brand is back! You may notice a dearth of recent entries. This is because Canaca, our old hosting…
Read moreArroyo gets no love as Timlin coughs up HR
The Boston Red Sox dropped another one to the White Sox yesterday, by a score of 5-4. It was a…
Read moreSan Francisco Giants v. Philadelphia Phillies @ Citizen�s Bank Ballpark
The Philadelphia Phillies were blown out by the San Francisco Giants yesterday by a score of 16-6. Barry Bonds hit…
Read morePhilly, here I come
Jane Conroy, Poor Richard�s Scorecard (fellow MVN writer), visited Fenway earlier this year and had this to say about the…
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