Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Red Sox starters could kill a solid bullpen

Bottom Line Rob checking in… get more Red Sox analysis and news from BL Rob at The Bottom Line. After…

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WONDER’S PERSPECTIVE

We can guess all day whether Reese is in a position to trade up or trade down. My instinct is…

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MVN mock pick: Kentwan Balmer

Thanks to everybody who chimed in on my prior post looking for your draft wishes. I ended up selecting Kentwan…

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MLB Analyst John Marzano Dead at Age 45

In what can only be described as a shock, former Red Sox, Mariners and Rangers catcher John Marzano was found…

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Danica Patrick wins at Twin Ring Motegi

See I do a post about the IRL and look what happens later that day? Danica Patrick became the first…

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Suns Let a Close One Slip Away in Double OT

Tonight was a spectacular opening game for what could likely be the highlight series of the playoffs.  The Spurs and…

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Manny Crushes #496 Towards The Mass Pike

Manny’s game winning 8th inning home run may not have landed yet.Jon Lester pitched well after a shaky start and…

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Holy Shit

I wasn’t planning on posting again today, but the Montreal/Boston game just finished and I just wanted to say how…

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Wolves Updates 4/20

Britt Robson/On The Ball on listing Al Jefferson as one of the runners-up for the Most Improved Player award: The…

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Manny’s locked in and hitting for Ortiz

Manny Ramirez said after the game that if Ortiz is not hitting, he will hit for him. Ramirez did just…

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Craig Hansen: Old Name, New Hope

The general rule of thumb for drafting in the first round is 1/3 of players become studs, 1/3 become average…

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Titans should draft quality over quantity at WR

As we all know, the Titans haven’t selected a wide receiver in the first round since Kevin Dyson was chosen…

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Tito Discusses Lowrie and Lowell

Before tonight’s game Terry Francona was interviewed on WRKO and said the Sox were very impressed with Jed Lowrie and…

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Best Play at USC Spring Game

We will call this play the “thanks dad” play. Here’s what just happened: Scottie Spurrier comes off the bench DURING…

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Audience Participation: Best sports day ever?

The best sports days of the year, for me, are always the first day of the NCAA tournament, baseball’s opening…

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Tonight’s Lineup 4/19 vs Texas

no surprises…Coco is still out Jacoby Ellsbury, cfDustin Pedroia, 2bDavid Ortiz, DHManny Ramirez, lfKevin Youkilis, 3bJ.D. Drew, rfJason Varitek, cSean…

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Suppan, Hall shine in 5-3 win over Reds

For the fourth time this year, the Brewers went into extra innings. And, for the fourth time this year, they…

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Ten reasons to watch the unified IRL

The Indy Racing League has finally merged with ChampCar. It’s time to start rebuilding open wheel racing in America. Here…

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Weekly Playoff Update, Coyotes News, Rampage Info

I didn’t have much time to update this week. There were too many games on and I was trying to…

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Marty Brodeur is Not Above Sean Avery

You know, of all the people in the world who I thought might be the mature one — who might…

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Spurs vs. Suns 1st Round Series Preview

You couldn’t ask for a better first round series than Spurs vs. Suns, especially after the way last year’s Western…

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4/19: Jason v. Jon

Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (7-10) @ Boston Red Sox (11-7 Jason Jennings (0-3, 8.79) @ Jon Lester (1-2, 5.31) 7:05…

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The Daily Sniper: Two Down, Six to Go

Last year I wrote the Daily Sniper each day, which covered all the games from the night before. It took…

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Kyle Farnsworth Will Be Suspended For Throwing At Manny

The NY Daily News is reporting that Yankee pitcher Kyle Farnsworth will be suspended for 3 games and fined $2,000…

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Youk Talks About Yankee Fans

The New York Times has an article about Kevin Youkilis and the Yankee rivalry. The Times asks Youk what it…

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USC Football Spring Game Today / Thoughts

Today at 1pm the Univ of South Carolina will hold its’ Spring Game today. Let’s take a moment to review…..In…

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Kevin Garnett: Two Teams. One Goal.

Boston Celtics / Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Preview Note: This article appears on www.DeROK.Net "I’m ready. I can’t even describe it….

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Weekend Viewing Picks

Saturday, April 19 BoxingWorld Championship Boxing/Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe – HBO, 9:45 p.m. GolfLPGA Tour/Ginn Open, 3rd Round –…

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