Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Yankees “Jump The Shark” With Crystal Stunt
Have the Yankees really dropped this far? This week the Yankees announced they have signed Billy Crystal to a 1…
Read more Sign Gheorghe Muresan
In light of the Yankees signing Billy Crystal to play against Pittsburgh on Thursday, I’m pleading the Pirates organization to…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 3-11-08
I want to go back to bed. Real bad. This image captures my feelings perfectly.
Read more Bright Spot in Camp is Sox Pen
While much of the news out of Fort Myers this Spring has focused on the injuries of Schilling and Beckett,…
Read more Tuesday Ramblings
Rambling about the Sonics mess was something I was going to lead off with, but you know what? I’m tired…
Read more NY Giants free agency news and items
1) David Carr is visiting the Gmen. I like the move. I thought Carr had enough skill to get the…
Read more Could Lester be the Opening Day starter?
Traditionally a team’s Opening Day starter is their ace, the pitcher who will deal, pitch for pitch, with the opponents…
Read more Live from Spring Training
Fire Brand reader Gerry checks in… SPRING TRAINING OBSERVATIONS. Tradition Field. Port St. Lucie, FL. Mets vs. Red Sox Dodgertowon….
Read more Which Craft Store not to send your kids to
OK, tomorrow, I totally promise to talk about the Bama State-Jackson State game (with video!), but I wanted to discuss…
Read more #20 – May 15, 1973: Nolan Ryan throws his first no-hitter
By Ricardo Ramos, Angelswin.com Contributor When Nolan Ryan stepped on the mount at Royals Stadium on May 15, 1973, none…
Read more Chris Carter Looks Good This Spring
Chris Carter came to the Red Sox in the Willy Mo trade with the Nationals last season. Carter went 2-3…
Read more Today, We Embrace Leafs Nation (Seriously)
Leafs’ fans are a source for never ending entertainment around here (sorry Domi). But today, boy, today do we have…
Read more Indy South
Wow, so Jeff Fischer must really love the ex-Colts. Already a major employer of Indy castoffs (Thornton, Harper, Jabba Simon),…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball CAA ChampionshipWilliam & Mary vs. George Mason – ESPN, 7 p.m. MAAC Championship Siena vs. Rider – ESPN2,…
Read more Finally Some Good News
The Red Sox did not win today but they did not lose either. Lester pitched well going 4 scoreless innings…
Read more More Monday Meaty Links – Big Ten Network Close to Deal with Comcast
Let’s give some more links this afternoon. We’re beginning to hear that the Big Ten Network is close to a…
Read more State of Emergency Declared in Colorado, Forsberg Saga Stretches Into 7th Day
Panic has set in and the National Guard is being called into Colorado as we speak. Sunday, the Peter Forsberg…
Read more Bad Move, Silverback
In case you hadn’t heard (probably not the case), James Harrison was arrested on assault charges after slapping a woman…
Read more Brewers (and Bush) beat Cubs…with offense
Brewers 6, Cubs 4 Dave Bush got the win…even drove in a run…settled down to pitch three scoreless innings…but, then,…
Read more Senators and Game Night
It seemed the only good thing about the Seantors game was the second period. Well and my seats. Section 120…
Read more Brok Butcher’s Spring Camp Journal – Week 1
From Tempe, AZ March 10th, 2008 – By Brok Butcher Here’s a little bit about what I’ve experienced in the…
Read more Argh! First inning…and Bush gets clobbered again….
Dave Bush’s woes continued Tuesday against the Cubs. I checked the box score late in the first inning…as best as…
Read more Injuries, Poor Pitching Plague Sox Spring
It’s only March 10th, but there is still an unsettled feeling in Red Sox Nation. First there are the injuries:…
Read more Telfair to have MRI on ankle
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Wolves point guard Sebastian Telfair will have an magnetic resonance imaging exam on a sprained left…
Read more Spygate saga continues
The Goodell-Specter-Walsh-Belichick Spygate saga does not go away. The bottomline here is that Matt Walsh is a private citizen with…
Read more Titans agree to terms with G Jake Scott
I like the news that the Titans have agreed to terms with Jake Scott. He’s one of the guys I…
Read more Mailing it in.
So, I haven’t really been able to keep up on sports today, or this weekend. I’m sure nothing worth writing…
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