Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
07/25: Curt Schilling (12-3, 3.50) @ Jason Windsor (0-0, 1.80)
Boston Red Sox (60-38) @ Oakland Athletics (51-48) GAME: 10:05 PM EDT in Oakland, California (McAfee Coliseum) TV: NESN Radio:…
Read more David Wells On His Way Back?
Yesterday, David Wells pitched a simulated game in Oakland. According to Terry Francona, he threw well. While we don’t know…
Read more 07/24: Josh Beckett (12-5, 4.8) @ Barry Zito (10-6, 3.20)
Boston Red Sox (59-38) @ Oakland Athletics (51-47) GAME: 10:05 PM EDT in Oakland, California (McAfee Coliseum) TV: NESN Radio:…
Read more Final Results
Well the votes are in for the Hottest Female Sportscaster or Sideline Reporter. With 25.1% of the 690 votes cast,…
Read more AL Playoff Picture
The date is July 24 and the contenders are starting to make their move, while the pretenders are fading in…
Read more 07/21: Jon Lester (5-0, 2.38) @ Jarrod Washburn (4-10, 4.41)
Boston Red Sox (59-37) @ Seattle Mariners (46-51) GAME: 4:05 PM EDT in Seattle, Washington (Safeco Field) TV: NESM Radio:…
Read more Down on the Farm
A lot of pieces have had to click for the Red Sox to sit in the position they are; 2
Read more 7/22: Kason Gabbard (0-0, -.–) v. Felix Hernandez (8-8, 4.89)
Boston Red Sox (58-36) @ Seattle Mariners (45-50) GAME: 4:05 PM EDT in Seattle, Washington (Safeco Field) TV: FOX Radio:…
Read more 07/21: Kyle Snyder (1-1, 10.03) @ Jamie Moyer (5-8, 3.75)
Boston Red Sox (58-36) @ Seattle Mariners (45-50) GAME: 10:05 PM EDT at Safeco Field TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850…
Read more One last look at Schultz; New owners on KJR; M’s buyers or sellers??
Interesting story from the best Sonics writer ever: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=hughes_frank&id=2525634&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1 Sure paints Schultz as having one miss after another since he…
Read more Gamecock faithful….Check your pockets….
Soon you may be asked to put your money where your mouth is. Here is an article for you to…
Read more Let’s play GM: Acquiring a starter and trading Trot Nixon
It’s become a common refrain around here lately, but we need a starter. We have relied on stopgaps (Kason Gabbard,…
Read more Morals and college sports (or lack there of)
I don’t really have much to write about today but there are a few stories that I have heard relating…
Read more 07/20: John Rheinecker (4-4, 4.82) @ Curt Schilling (11-3, 3.42)
Texas Rangers (48-46) @ Boston Red Sox (57-36) GAME: 2:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park TV: NESN Radio: WEEI 850…
Read more Throw the Curve, Josh!
Posting for Zach… Josh Beckett??s name is circling the news today in Boston. Josh is coming off one of his…
Read more 07/28: Kelvim Escobar (6-9, 3.88) @ Jon Lester (5-0, 3.04)
Los Angeles Angels (52-49) @ Boston Red Sox (61-39) GAME: 7:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park TV: NESN Radio: WEEI…
Read more Josh Beckett Signs Contract, Tim Wakefield to DL
Josh Beckett, eligible for free agency after the 2007 season, has signed a three-year extension, kicking in next year. The…
Read more 07/19: Mark Redman (6-4, 5.38) @ Josh Beckett (11-5, 5.12)
Kansas City Royals (32-61) @ Boston Red Sox (56-36) GAME: 1:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park TV: NESN Radio: WEEI…
Read more What we have vs. what we’re losing
With the Sonics about to embark on the worst season in their 40-year history in lame-duck city, I’m starting to…
Read more The Baseball Salary Cap
Clearly, from all the comments, my readers are clamoring for my idea for a baseball salary cap. One reader I…
Read more Jon Lester: One Possible Path
By Andrew Lipsett Here are two pitching lines from two different left-handed starting pitchers in two different seasons. Both lines…
Read more 07/18: Brandon Duckworth (1-2, 5.40) @ Jon Lester (4-0, 2.89)
Kansas City Royals (32-60) @ Boston Red Sox (55-36) GAME: 7:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park TV: NESN Radio: WEEI…
Read more Save the Towers
Well as most USC students and alumni know, the Towers (aka honeycombs) are coming down this summer to build a…
Read more Good Ship Mariner taking on a LOT of water….
Some good info posted around the web lately via USSMariner on how much a sinking ship the M’s truly are,…
Read more We Need A Starter.
Expecting a reasoned analysis? A long entry based on who we should get? Not going to get it. I wrote…
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