Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Sheets tops Santana in duel of pitching Aces
Ben Sheets continued his dominant 2008 season when the Brewers beat the Mets 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Shea Stadium….
Read moreIsn’t this what make the Olympics great?
Many are up in arms over the fact that the Chinese have the Olympic games this year, and in case…
Read moreWeekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, April 12 BoxingShowtime Championship Boxing/Light Heavyweight Unification Bout, Antonio Tarver vs. Clinton Woods and WBC light heavyweight champion Chad…
Read moreSome remarks from Eli Manning and Amani Toomer
1) Interesting take from Toomer on the W17 game…from giants.com… While nobody associated with the Giants felt good about losing…
Read moreWhen Are They Gonna Start Hitting?
It’s not like Chen-Ming Wang is a Cy Young award winner or anything, but the Sox sure made him look…
Read moreBryant Gumbel To Give Up Play-By-Play for NFL Network
In a story that’s breaking just this evening, the NFL Network has announced that Bryant Gumbel has given up his…
Read moreAlien Awakening
It took Sam Cassell more than a month but he finally looks comfortable in a Celtics uniform. It's not often…
Read moreCruise Control
The C's cruised to a 102-86 victory tonight over the Bucks. This truly was a systematic execution. The Celtics defense…
Read moreI Remember When…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGUT63NknSc] Since it will probably be Celtics-Hawks in the playoffs… and we're getting a preview tonight… here's a fun little…
Read moreRays’ Reyes Tased
Tampa Bay pitcher Joes Reyes became the most famous person to get tased by police since the “don’t tase me…
Read moreWolves 102, Magic 101
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: So tight all too often earlier in the season, the Wolves recovered from 14 points down…
Read moreWang proving he is an ace
Chien-Ming Wang went the distance for the New York Yankees tossing a two-hitter against the Red Sox. With stellar pitching…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup
Here’s the Sox lineup for tonight but the tarp is on the field.Update: Game On!!! Crisp 8Pedroia 4Ortiz DHRamirez 7Youkilis…
Read moreFigueroa two much for Brewers
There was two much going on in Shea Friday night–former Brewer Nelson Figueroa’s line told the story: 2 hits (both…
Read moreFenway Flyover Pilot Grounded
One of the F-16 pilots who conducted the opening day flyover at Fenway Park on Tuesday has been grounded by…
Read moreSeries Preview: Brewers (6-3) at Mets (4-4)
The Brewers begina 10 day, 9 game road trip at Shea this Friday, getting their only trip to New York…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks (with Some Afternoon Picks Added)
GolfThe Masters, 2nd Round – ESPN, 4 p.m.The Masters, highlights – CBS, 11:35 p.m. MLBNew York Yankees at Red Sox…
Read moreCivic Arena Ice Sucks
Home ice advantage? Yes (according to me, no, according to Max Talbot). Morning warm ups proved that ice conditions are…
Read moreHey, That’s Enrico Palazzo!
It looks like world famous tenor Placido Domingo will be singing God Bless America at Fenway during the 7th Inning…
Read moreIt’s Our Friday Megalinks
I’m still having computer issues at home which are preventing me from doing an evening update. I can still blog…
Read moreLinks of the Day 4/11/08
It’s cold and miserable here in the greater Victoria Metropolitan Area, so here’s a couple of baseball links, and another,…
Read moreIts A Little Too Quiet For Red Sox-Yankees
The Yankees come to Fenway today for the most unhyped meeting of the two in recent memory. Traditional media is…
Read moreWolves Updates 4/11 Part 2
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: The Wolves are also without Craig Smith, who was ruled out for tonight’s game. Smith suffered…
Read more4/11: It’s on!
Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (5-5) @ Boston Red Sox (5-5) Chien-Ming Wang (2-0, 1.38) @ Clay Buchholz (0-1, 5.40)…
Read moreTimlin in, Corey out
Mike Timlin has been activated off the disabled list, and Bryan Corey was removed from the roster to make room…
Read moreIt’s time for the Sox and Yankees! (insert dramatic music)
Now coming to you in a promotional spot for NESN Friday night baseball, FOX Saturday afternoon baseball and ESPN Sunday…
Read moreSeries Recap: Reds at Brewers
I thought waiting a day to talk about this series would take away some of the sting but it hasn’t….
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