Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
ST Update – 3/26
Matsuzaka simply didn’t have it today. He walked 5 batters and had to be removed after he made over 100…
Read moreKnow Thy Enemy 2007: Tampa Bay Devil Rays
This is the first installment of our annual Know Thy Enemy series, where Firebrand goes in-depth and analyzes the key…
Read moreFree Agency Ratings
Three articles in the Tennessean have caught my attention. The first article says that free agency is about the same…
Read moreWhat’s Coming Up
Here at Fire Brand, we’re starting to get into the swing of things. All this week you will see previews…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 3-25-07
trip and cuddles rule. they are the mini pon(ies) of the day. this picture comes from the good people at…
Read moreFormer UCONN Players in the NBA Week 21
Here is the twenty first installment of the former UCONN players in the NBA. Read more about this after the…
Read moreMore Clues
Some more clues from Sunday’s 7-6 win over the Royals: 1. Carlos Villanueva made his first relief appearance of the…
Read moreDo you take it as a compliment?
Well, they’ve done it again. Cold Hard Football Facts has managed to produce another opinion laden piece of work ,…
Read moreCarolina in my Mind
Greetings NCAA tourney lovers… Well, if any of you caught the USC-Carolina game, you saw the end game for the…
Read moreSpring Updates
My sincere apologies to the 7 people who read this blog regularly. I have been an absentee landlord. Actually, I…
Read moreBest Way to Forget Pitt…
if you are still mourning pitts departure from the dance, get over yourself. most of us saw the loss coming,…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 3-24-07
sorry about not getting this out yesterday. i had to help fix a garage door, and then work from 2-11ish….
Read moreAl Wilson fallout
5 time pro bowler Al Wilson of the Broncos was brought in but failed his physical. What we learn from…
Read moreThe Big Ten in the Tournament
For all the media-types claiming the Big Ten is weak, the NCAA Tournament has given them freedom to claim “I…
Read moreUCONN Moves On To The Elite Eight
The inside duo of Charde Houston and Tina Charles were too much to handle on Saturday night as the UCONN…
Read moreRemember what I was telling you???
A week ago, I posted a little story about how the Buckeyes always seem to turn on the jets when…
Read moreBill Simmons – “Legitimately” Effeminate
Bill Simmons is at times very funny and seemingly an all right guy, don’t get me wrong, but sometimes you…
Read moreMinnesota Timberwolves: “The Void”
Note: This article appears on The Timberwolves Den at DeROK.Net I have always prided myself on being the biggest optimist…
Read moreSome clues in today’s line-up
Saturday’s line-up against Jake Peavy and the Padres had some hints of things to come a week from Monday: 1….
Read moreTitans will miss Carr
All good things must eventually come to an end. The Houston Texans have released David Carr, which is sad news…
Read moreA Case for Greg Aquino
Early on Friday, Brewers’ GM Doug Melvin announced that Gabe Gross will be on the Crew’s Opening Day 25-man…which means…
Read morePeter King works overtime…
In Peter King’s Monday Morning QB column on Monday, he ranted a little about the NFL overtime rules. Saying that…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 3-23-07
im going to edit this picture in ms paint, and put myself in place of the silly looking girl in…
Read moreMmm, A Hoagie and an Apple a Day Keeps the Tears Away!
pitt lost. i guess 36 percent shooting nights dont cut it in march. who wouldve thunk? levon kendall doesnt seem…
Read morePete Prisco’s Colts Free Agency Primer
Pete Prisco of Sportsline.com spells out what we’ve been saying once a week since we started this blog. This is…
Read moreUpdate on Former Gamecocks in NBA
We all know that many NBA fans and Isiah Thomas critics alike balked at the Knicks’ first round pick, Renaldo…
Read moreDJ Gallo-bandwagon jumper
DJ Gallo, a former writer for the The Onion, and currently working with Espn.com, has taken many a cheap shot…
Read moreOden didn’t need to block the shot
I was watching my Tivo of last night’s game, and I noticed something. Greg Oden’s final blocked shot was unnecessary….
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