Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Tonight you’re mine completely You give your love so sweetly Tonight the light of love is in your eyes But…
Read more An Update on SIP
Before I jump into this, let me just apologize to the readers and to Sam Killay who did a great…
Read more Position Player Review
As the Red Sox are set to meet the mid-mark of the season tonight against the Oakland A’s (Wakefield v….
Read more The Sun Is Out
Well, apparently the Red Sox took my “no more Sox game escapades” ultimatum seriously, as they all banded together to…
Read more Foulke! American Hat Gone
A story ran today in the Associated Press about Keith Foulke’s little war with MLB over a Red Sox hat…
Read more Jason Schmidt one-hits Red Sox, Arroyo Returns, Francona Blows A Gasket
For my triumphant return to writing baseball columns, I figured I would talk about the game I attended on June…
Read more EXPOS AND RED SOX COULD HAVE BECOME BITTER RIVALS
Jean-Pierre Allard, MVN Expos writer, has a guest column for Fire Brand of the AL today. Looking back now, it
Read more With great power comes great responsibility
Dave Isaacs, writer for Athletic Supporters, offers his thoughts on the Spiderman promotion here. The June 11th-13th weekend was adorned…
Read more My Thoughts On Jays Fans
Kirk Jones is a Fire Brand of the AL reader, a fan of the Red Sox stuck in Canada. Here…
Read more Red Sox Nicknames
Sam Killay, writer for the Devil Rays, is also a Red Sox fan. Here he writes down the nicknames of…
Read more Empty Chairs at Crowded Ballparks
Jeff Howe, MVN Angels writer, has a guest column for Fire Brand of the AL today. Sweat ran down my…
Read more Maybe Not Houston, But
Some of you may recall my ‘Free Agents in 2005‘ post. For those of you that don’t, I ran down…
Read more The Return of the Nomar
Terry Francona: Nomar Garciaparra, this is an unexpected pleasure. We are honored by your presence… Nomar Garciaparra: You may dispense…
Read more Dustin Pedroia
The Boston Red Sox selected Dustin Pedroia, SS, with their first draft pick. The following are excerpts from various sources…
Read more An Update On Abe Alvarez
Abe Alvarez In April, I wrote about Abe Alvarez. Ever since then, I have gotten comments from people that have…
Read more A Lowe Blow: That Sinking Feeling
Every fifth day, I mark my calendar with a “L”. You see, why bother watching the game when you know…
Read more Could Mondesi Have Been A Fit?
Over at League of Angels, Jeff Howe questions the Angels’ supposed acquisition of Raul Mondesi. Mondesi’s lifetime batting average is…
Read more Inflammations, Tendinitis’, and Herniations, Oh My!
05/25/04 Bill Mueller is placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to May 20), with patellar tendinitis. 05/24/04 Byung Hyun…
Read more David Ortiz signs an extension
David Ortiz, the 28-year old slugger for the Boston Red Sox, has agreed to a two-year extension plus a club…
Read more Kevin Millar Coming Back in 2005
The Herald today offered the warning that Kevin Millar was about to trigger his 2005 option. This option is mutual,…
Read more The Pinnacle of Pitching
Randy Johnson has just pitched the 17th perfect game. Of course, this number does not include such close perfect games…
Read more Why Kevin Youkilis?
Let me first go on record saying that I enjoy Kevin Youkilis, and loved the fact that his first major…
Read more Saves Per Inning Pitched
In this earlier post, I stumbled across a new statistic, SIP. I have decided to write an article on this….
Read more The West Coast Perspective of Keith Foulke
Dave Isaacs over at Athletics Supporters has done a guest post for Fire Brand. This guest post is especially interesting,…
Read more A Rundown of the Bullpen and a New Stat – SIP
The fearsome bullpen has logged a 2.09 ERA this season, over two runs lower than 2003’s final total of 4.48,…
Read more Running down the Prospects
Well, the Red Sox finally got done with their little five game losing streak that coincidentally concided with Pedro’s mouth…
Read more Pedro Martinez, that old 98-mph heater
Pedro Martinez. So much can be said in those five syllables. On Saturday, articles ran across New England that Pedro…
Read more Good news!
You might remember when I complained about people getting up constantly during the middle of the inning and getting in…
Read more Going On Record
Sam Killay goes on record with his opinion on the Red Sox. (We better not see him changing his opinion!…
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