Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Football links? It’s about time…
Here are a couple of interesting ones to chew on: Scouts Inc ranks the top 64 wideouts. Wayne, Harrison and…
Read moreManny Wins 1 Million Yen
Manny Ramirez was named the MVP of the opener in Japan and was awarded the prize of 1 Million Yen….
Read moreThis DirecTV Outage is Irritating Not Just Me
Well, I sent an e-mail to DirecTV asking what happened with the system outage this morning that effected the two…
Read moreVerron Haynes Likes To Bounce Checks
Stupid Verron and your flashy cars. It appears that (former?) Steeler Verron Haynes sucks at paying bills (he was released,…
Read moreOpening Day Links
It may be early for baseball to open the season, but there’s always something special about Opening Day. For Red…
Read moreWhat do you want to ask Peter Gammons?
Wow, what a treat. On a flier, I e-mailed Peter Gammons and asked him if he would be willing to…
Read moreDirecTV Outage Costs Many Fans Opening Day
As has been reported on in many places this morning, DirecTV subscribers waking up early to watch Opening Day were…
Read moreMoss and Manny Help Sox Steal A Victory
The Red Sox are 1-0 but for much of the night (or morning) it looked like they were headed for…
Read moreGamecocks Garcia latest in Arrested
So what do you say or what can you say? There have been seven USC players arrested or cited since…
Read moreMoss and Manny deliver
The stage was set for Daisuke Matsuzaka to have a big showing, but Brandon Moss and Manny Ramirez stole the…
Read moreBREAKING NEWS: Brewers release Claudio Vargas
Adam McCalvy of MLB.com’s story JSOnline.com’s Tom Haudricourt’s take on it Wow…neither McCalvy, Haudricourt, Vargas, or myself saw that coming….
Read moreForegone conclusion
No, it’s not just the name of David Brent’s band (bonus points to anyone who gets that reference). The Cleveland…
Read moreClassic Mini Pony of the Day 3-25-08
(originally published on 3-25-07) Trip and Cuddles rule. They are the Mini Pon(ies) of the Day. This picture comes from…
Read moreEven Video Games Love Carolina
With our biggest hoops game since the 1941 NCAA title game coming up Thursday, the experts are coming out of…
Read moreDice-K Struggles in the First
As I posted earlier, Dice-K needs to pitch well in the first and the Sox need to win the inning…
Read moreJ.D. Drew Out of Lineup
J.D. Drew was scratched minutes before the first pitch in Tokyo due to a bad back. Drew was replaced with…
Read moreThe Wisdom of Crowds: 2008 Red Sox Predictions
I usually write my posts the day before they publish here on Fire Brand of the American League and then…
Read morePOLL: Who will be in a Sox uni?
Predict a player who is not in a Red Sox uniform now that will be before October. Rich Harden 20%…
Read moreWestern Conference Playoff Race Celebrity Power Rankings
As you know, I’m not the most knowledgeable when it comes to the Western Conference. But far be it from…
Read more3/25: …and we’re back
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (0-0) @ Oakland Athletics (0-0) Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-0, -.–) @ Joe Blanton (0-0, -.–) 6:05…
Read more#6 – Oct. 5, 2002: Angels beat Yanks, win first postseason series
By Adam Dodge, Angelswin.com Senior Writer Fresh off of a Game 3 come-from-behind win, one in which the Anaheim Angels…
Read moreRyan’s MLB Preview, Postseason and awards
Let’s get those awards out of the way first. We’ll start with the MVPs, in which I suspect they will…
Read moreChampionship Week
In the fantasy hockey world, this week is the big cheese, the whole enchilada if you will. It’s time to…
Read moreMorning Viewing Picks
MLBBoston Globe Pre-Game Show – NESN, 5 a.m.Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland A’s – NESN/ESPN2, 6 a.m.Extra Innings – NESN,…
Read moreSome Monday Night Links
Let’s give you some links this evening. The Sports Media Watch says College Gameday, the football version gets its earliest…
Read moreMore on the XM-Sirius Merger
Earlier today, the Department of Justice approved the buyout of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius. The agreement between the two…
Read moreSteve’s MLB Preview: AL East
Time for the Yankees, Red Sox, and everyone else division. The Red Sox actually won the division for the first…
Read moreSteve’s MLB Preview: AL Central
The is by far the most talked about division on this site, so let’s talk about it some more, shall…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball National Invitation TournamentCal at Ohio State – ESPN, 7 p.m.Dayton at Illinois State – ESPNU, 7 p.m.UAB at…
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