Articles by Alan Draper (246303)

Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College BasketballOhio Valley Conference Tournament, UT-Martin vs. Austin Peay – ESPNU, 7 p.m.Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Tennessee State vs. Murray…

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Red Sox Pitchers Look Like They Are Throwing BP

This will not go down as a good day for Sox pitching. Yes, it is spring training and pitchers are…

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So Close

If you’ve noticed the counter on the upper-left-part of the page, the number of days counted is getting ridiculously close…

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Buchholz Continues to Struggle

It’s only the second inning in today’s Sox-Twins game in Ft. Myers, but one thing is already clear: Buchholz is…

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Clemson Football Player facing troblue

I am surprised that no news media in the upstate has picked up on this yet…..wait no I am not…

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Citizens of Colorado Panic, Paul Stastny Starts Hunger Strike

The much anticipated return of Peter Forsberg to the NHL has hit a serious roadblock. You see, things were going…

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Guest commentary on Alge Crumpler

I have some very strong and mixed emotions about the addition of Alge Crumpler and I asked for some insight….

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The Manny Rewards Program

Increasingly baseball contracts are filled with incentives. Recent contracts have included clauses providing extra cash for making the playoffs, staying…

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Yo! It’s Friday and the Megalinks are Here

Time to do the megalinks. Before I get started, I want to announce that Fang’s Bites and Boston Sports Media…

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Split Squad Today

The Red Sox are splitting up for two today; one against the Twins and one against the O’s. Here are…

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Dice-K is Scheduled To Make the Japan Trip

Dice-K is expecting his second kid on March 19th but is now scheduled to be with the team for the…

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Mini Pony of the Day 3-7-08

Yo…why do you gotta make these cool little critters strain? It isn’t like the fence is that high, you rude…

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Sonics New Mission…Impossible?

It’s now out there for full consumption – there is new local money that is burning the hole in the…

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Manic on Manning

Thanks to Matt Medved of ‘Sports Matters’ for supplying today’s picture. Toggle to Manic Mode: Eli Manning’s stature is on…

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Manny’s “Secret” Weapon

Jeff Horrigan of the Herald reports seeing Manny Ramirez in the clubhouse reading the New Age self help book The…

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Five reasons the Red Sox might not repeat in 2008

When “Guest Columnist”, er… I mean, Bottom Line Rob wrote a great piece this week on the five reasons that…

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Late Thursday/Early Friday Update

I’ve been working late into the night, but I did want to pass along some late Thursday night links for…

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#24 – May 5, 1962: Bo Belinsky tosses first no-hitter in Angels history

By Geoff Bilau, Angelswin.com Senior Editor “This crowd about to explode. Ball one, strike one the count. Can he do…

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Wolves at Sacramento tonight

Previews of tonight’s game at Sacramento: Mike Trudell & assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff/Timberwolves site  Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press…

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Wolves Updates 3/7

From Britt Robson/On The Ball: Is stockpiling centers that don’t play–even after buying out Ratliff, nearly half the Wolves’ seven-person…

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Will Coco Be On The Other Side of the Diamond When The Sox are on the Other Side of the World?

According to Buster Olney of ESPN.com the Red Sox are still discussing a trade with the Oakland A’s involving Coco…

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Spring training for all

It takes skill, this following baseball. I mean following a single game, in progress. It takes practice. It takes training….

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Search Keywords That Make Me Question My Fellow Man (and Woman)

There was another blog with a similar post that inspired me to write this, but I can’t for the life…

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Moneyball Part II

Bill James of Moneyball fame has been working as a consultant with the Red Sox for a few years. He…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College BasketballBig South Tournament Semifinal, High Point vs. Winthrop – ESPNU, 6 p.m.UConn at Providence – ESPN, 7 p.m.Clemson at…

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Sox-Dodgers Update

The Red Sox are facing D-Lowe today in Fort Myers. Ellsbury is on the board with his first hit of…

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Mike Tomlin Will Speak At St. Vincent Graduation

/Wishing I was younger. Or held back. Apparently, Mike Tomlin will be giving the commencement address at St. Vincent College…

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MLB on Fox Game of the Week Schedule

Here’s the latest press release from Fox Sports and this one is about the upcoming MLB Saturday Game of the…

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Red Sox, Papelbon agree to contract

According to Amalie Benjamin of Boston.com, the Red Sox have reached a one year contract agreement with Jonathan Papelbon for…

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