Articles by Alan Draper (246303)

The Amazing Race Asia 2 – Final Results

1. Adrian & Collin2. Pamela & Vanessa3. Mutt & Revolting Thank goodness for this result. I’ll have a recap of…

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I Wonder How Angelo Esposito Is Doing?

Yeah, he’s playing for Quebec in the QMJHL right now, but I still like to keep tabs on prospects. Is…

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Petty, I know…but it never gets old

From the NY Post. Thanks to CHFF for the link. . . Links: One of the greatest living baseball writers…

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Papelbon Sets Expectations High

Speaking candidly in Fort Myers, closer Jonathan Papelbon told WBZ TV where he thinks the Red Sox stand going in…

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What in the name of David Wayne Pauley is going on here?

I took a day off today and thought I

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#45 – Sept. 9, 2005: Vlad’s Mad Dash

Thomas Crow – Angelswin.com Contributor A reasonable argument can be made that 2005 was the second-best season in Angels history….

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2007 Saves per Inning Pitched

Every year, I run a feature here at Fire Brand called Saves per Inning Pitched (SIP). It’s a little statistic…

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Wolves Updates 2/15

From Britt Robson/On The Ball: We are supposed to be patient with Foye. Fine. If he is having trouble shooting…

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Question Marks

Bill Polian said today he does not expect Marvin Harrison, Bob Sanders, or Dwight Freeney to be healthy in time…

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The Clemens Implosion

Nothing like a little Congressional Hearing on Clemen’s alleged use of steroids to get the attention of the sports media…

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Theo Opens Up About Schilling

Theo spoke to reporters today and gave his take on the Schilling situation, here are some highlights:“Curt’s here in camp…

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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks

College Basketball/NC State at Boston College – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Rutgers at West Virginia – ESPN2, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Drexel at…

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It’s a Thursday Afternoon Update

Here’s some more linkage for you. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union writes in his blog that the first…

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Tito’s Outlook on the Season

Terry Francona talks about the off-season, Schilling’s injury, spring training, and the Japan trip.Watch it: Fenway West- The Western Home…

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Top 10 Things I LOVE About Being a Coug

Happy Valentine’s Day, Cougs. One of the great – and truly ironic – things about marriage is that the longer…

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Minnesota Twins 2008: Starting “Five”, Part II

Back on November 15th, I wrote about my predictions of the Twins starting rotation. At the time, I said it…

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Winter Ends Today

Pitchers and catchers need to report to Fort Myers by 5 pm today, the sign that winter is officially over….

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Atlanta Uses Reverse Psychology to Lure Fans to Games

The following pictures are safe for work (I think), but that doesn’t make them any less creepy. Thanks to an…

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The Thursday Linkage

Happy Valentine’s Day. I’ll do some quick links here now then do an update later today. Bill Doyle of the…

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Wolves Updates 2/14 Part 2

  From The Onion: Timberwolves Beat Writer Running Out Of Ways To Say ‘Defeated By’  Rob Brittson, a Twin Cities…

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Did it accomplish anything?

With the shock waves of the Clemens hearings still reverberating through our sports world this morning, many are expressing disgust…

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Titans offseason positional review – tackles

When Jon Gruden interviewed for the head coaching job in Oakland, Al Davis asked him to rank the most important…

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#46 – April 27-28, June 9, 2002: Eckstein is thrice grand

By Geoff Bilau – Angelswin.com Editor “Yes! No way! YES!” Three reactions to three grand slams. More specifically, three grand…

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More Tuesday Links

I’ll give you some more links for tonight. Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union gives us the Yankees TV…

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Delcarmen to See Some Time as Closer

There’s no question that Jonathan Papelbon will once again be the Sox go-to guy in the 9th. However, on the…

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Roger* Throws His Final Pitch…..and Walks In The Winning Run

Somewhere Sammy Sosa is laughing; all he had to do was pretend he didn’t understand english and he walked away…

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Carolina went down to Georgia

looking for a soul to steal…just kidding but the men’s basketball team did go to UGA and get slapped around…

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A view from the other side

Simmons from ESPN on his Patriots’ loss. A view from the other side. These were the people who gave us…

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Pitchers and catchers report: Are the Sox the favorite?

I know that Evan is claiming that I didn’t write an article today; I have strong disagreements with what this…

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