Articles by Alan Draper (246319)
Saturday Morning Links
Giving you some links this Saturday. Jerry Garcia of the San Antonio Express-News says both NASCAR and the NBA have…
Read moreWill Schilling’s Injury Hurt His Legacy?
Curt Schilling is in camp after getting a cortisone shot last week. He is following the Red Sox plan for…
Read more#44 – Angels become first AL franchise with four 30-home run hitters
By Adam Dodge – Senior Writer #44 – April 3-Oct. 1, 2000: Angels become first AL franchise with four 30-home…
Read moreNESN Starts Live Broadcasts on Saturday
For the first time NESN will broadcast spring training workouts live. You may get to see a few sprints, some…
Read moreWeekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, February 16Ironman World Championship Triathlon – NBC, 2 p.m.PGA Tour/Northern Trust (formerly Nissan) Open, 3rd Round – CBS, 3…
Read moreSome More Friday Links
I’ve been searching for stuff tonight and found a few things I can give you. From TV Week, Julianne Smolinski…
Read moreWolves Updates 2/16
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Green, who won the competition last year as a Boston Celtic, will try to become only…
Read moreMemo to the Titans: Give Alge Crumpler a look
Big names continue to drop like flies as teams make cuts to improve their salary cap flexibility in preparation for…
Read moreGood Win!!
I don’t care what anyone says, last night’s win was a thing of beauty in my book. We hold the…
Read moreCollege Basketball Viewing Picks for 02/16 & 02/17/2008 (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, February 16College Gameday, live from Bloomington, IN – ESPN, 11 a.m. Georgetown at Syracuse – ESPN, noonVirginia Tech at…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball/Marist at Manhattan – ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.NHL/Washington at Carolina – NHL Network (US), 7:30 p.m.NHL/Columbus at Detroit – TSN/NHL…
Read moreThe Friday Megalinks Are Here
Have had to deal with a few work-related issues today so the Friday megalinks are late, but I’ll give them…
Read moreWill Masterson Get a Shot at the Rotation?
Justin Masterson was one of the players offered to the Twins for Santana but since that deal is no longer…
Read moreAngelswin.com Interview with Brok Butcher
Brok went a combined 6-9 with a 3.36 ERA between two levels in 2007 By Chuck Richter – Angelswin.com Senior…
Read moreHaynesworth to be tagged, Smith accepts ‘Skins offer, Pacman pleads no contest
There are three big Titans stories in the news today. Titans GM Mike Reinfeldt has informed Albert Haynesworth’s agent that…
Read moreThe Amazing Race Asia 2 – Final Results
1. Adrian & Collin2. Pamela & Vanessa3. Mutt & Revolting Thank goodness for this result. I’ll have a recap of…
Read moreI 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…
Read morePetty, 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…
Read morePapelbon Sets Expectations High
Speaking candidly in Fort Myers, closer Jonathan Papelbon told WBZ TV where he thinks the Red Sox stand going in…
Read moreWhat in the name of David Wayne Pauley is going on here?
I took a day off today and thought I
Read more#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….
Read more2007 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…
Read moreWolves Updates 2/15
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: We are supposed to be patient with Foye. Fine. If he is having trouble shooting…
Read moreQuestion Marks
Bill Polian said today he does not expect Marvin Harrison, Bob Sanders, or Dwight Freeney to be healthy in time…
Read moreThe Clemens Implosion
Nothing like a little Congressional Hearing on Clemen’s alleged use of steroids to get the attention of the sports media…
Read moreTheo 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…
Read morePrimetime & 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…
Read moreIt’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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