Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
The Eighth Inning
Lester cruises through seven, if the Red Sox can just get to Paps the game will be over. This scenario…
Read moreIt’s Official. Mad Dog to Sirius XM
The announcement was made on the Howard Stern show this morning and shortly after that, the press release was out….
Read moreTuesday Ramblings – What Could Have Been
It’s easy to do, pondering what could have been. We do it all the time, in every walk of life….
Read morePeyton shows, Floria screwed, White confused
Peyton showed up at Colts practice today, and appeared to walking fine. All this seriously screws the imbecile Mike Floria…
Read moreInjury Report from Browns game
Brandon London, Terrell Thomas, tho not implied to be serious
Read morePOLL: If the Sox are to catch the Rays, who’s the key?
In the latest edition of the Firebrand poll, we asked: Cool Standings has the Red Sox with an 83.8% chance…
Read morePreseason mid-term grades for the 2008 Titan draft class
With two preseason games already in the books, some of the rookies from the Titans 2008 draft pool have already…
Read moreThis one goes to 11
11 days left! I do love these countdowns. Anthony Gonzalez first showed up on a Buckeye highlight reel when Ted…
Read moreCC writes same story in 9-3 win
Another day, same story. Monday evening, CC Sabathia got the start against the Astros, his 9th since joining the Brewers. …
Read moreSanti ready to go
In good news for the Peyton Manning watch, rookie TE Tom Santi has been declared ready to practice. He is…
Read morePower Outage?
Since coming to Boston, Jason Bay has been more than warmly received. His smooth swing is balanced by a persistent…
Read moreBlogpoll Revisited
After a long hard look at my first ballot for the blogpoll and after watching a string of injuries, arrests,…
Read moreWolves Weekly: New Uniforms Unveiled
It’s a monumental day to be a Wolves fan, as today was the unveiling of the new Minnesota Timberwolves jerseys….
Read moreLester and Bay Deliver
The Red Sox needed a good win today after the disaster yesterday and they got one thanks to Jon Lester…
Read moreMonday Night Stuff
Time for another update. I’ll start with Neil Best of Newsday who tells us that Sirius XM Satellite Radio will…
Read moreNBC Decides To Talk About Everything, But Sunday’s Ratings
The NBC public relations department is very good at finding ways to promote the ratings for the Olympics. It’s using…
Read moreGet Well Yaz
Carl Yastrzemski is in the hospital with chest pains. Here's hoping he'll be ok. Yaz was my favorite player as…
Read moreNew York Giants defeat Cleveland Browns 37-34 in preseason
The Giants first team punched the Browns in the mouth the first half. They physically dominated them, and the score…
Read moreBOS 6, BAL 3: Bay delivers, Lester stays hot
It might be safe to say that Jon Lester is the new ace of the staff. Earning his 12th victory…
Read moreWolves Updates 8/19
Click here for photos of different angles of the new uniform. From The Bleacher Bums: As for…
Read morePractice With Blanton
Robert Blanton at practice. Robert Hughes means business. Sam Yong and the gang are getting serious.
Read moreBaseball should not be played in Florida in September
We’re watching Tropical Storm Fay move into southern Florida today, and evacuations are presently underway for non residents. Fortunately, the…
Read moreRed Sox Injury Update
J.D. Drew: He is sitting tonight with the back issue but it is only precautionary, at the most he will…
Read moreBackup QB Rumors Persist
You can now add Dolphins’ QB John Beck to the list of QBs the Cowboys may be interested in acquiring….
Read moreLinks of the Day 8/18/08
Why, this isn’t 5 parts at all. In fact, it’s just 5 different plans! Someday, this will be me. Good…
Read moreTonight’s Red Sox Lineup 8/18 in Baltimore
Jacoby Ellsbury, RF Dustin Pedroia, 2B David Ortiz, DH Kevin Youkilis, 3B Jason Bay, LF Jed Lowrie, SS Sean Casey,…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBRed Sox at Baltimore – NESN/MASN, 7 p.m.Anaheim Angels at Tampa Bay Rays – KCOP/FSN Florida, 7 p.m.Seattle at Chicago…
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