Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
GM Candidates Increasing
Jim Bowden- Former Reds and now Nationals GM Jim Bowden was interviewed on Wednesday by Larry Lucchino and Tom Werner…
Read more First and Foremost: First Base Options
Using The Strike Zone’s updated free agency predictions I decided to take a closer look at the first base options…
Read more Doba taking criticism from local columnist?
Interesting that the King County Journal would choose to write about Doba? Seems pretty far removed from what’s going on,…
Read more the Ole ball coach vs. his old Florida Gators
Florida (7-2) at South Carolina (6-3) 12:30 pm Why to watch: If only there was some sort of storyline to…
Read more MIND GAME: Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
MIND GAME: How the Boston Red Sox Got Smart, Won a World Series, and Created A New Blueprint for Winning…
Read more Pac-10 football revenue figures released from last year
It isn’t pretty – from the bottom on up (in millions): Wash St 9.90Stanford 9.92Berkeley 12.5Arizona 14.6Oregon 16Ariz St. 17.8U…
Read more Pythagorean Differentials: Possible Causes
I have to apologize right up front for today’s column: not for the content, which I think is pretty good,…
Read more Rooster’s Review
There were a lot of bright spots this weekend. Brink’s performance wasn’t as rosy as Millen’s “connections” say but it…
Read more Money in the Bank
“The sun will come out, tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that…..” Put it in the bank, boys, Brinkhater is not…
Read more Big Snacks already done in NYC? Plus other stuff
This from Newsday: Two games into a five-year, $29-million contract is a bit early to call someone a bust. But…
Read more good times in Tampa for the Carolina Panthers
Not only did the Panthers beat the Bucs in Tampa, there cheerleaders got drunk and had sex with each other…
Read more 2005 Saves Per Inning Pitched
In case you forgot, Saves per Inning Pitched (quick synopsis follows this, the link goes more in depth) measures the…
Read more Worst defense in the Doba era?
I write this with 10 minutes left in the SECOND quarter…and ASU nearly has over 300 yards of total offense….
Read more Doba on the QB’s
This from Glenn’s Spokesman blog says it all doesn’t it? “People want to make a (QB) switch just for the…
Read more Analyzing Theo: 2005
[NOTE BY EVAN] Now that we’re in the off-season, Fire Brand’s going to be switching to a weekday website. Not…
Read more Gamecocks go for a bowl game
After one of the greatest victories in South Carolina’s history, the team will travel to the far corner of the…
Read more The Class of 2006 (Part 2 of 2)
The first part of this look at the prospects and rookies that will or could impact the 2006 season was…
Read more ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
“In hindsight, we probably should have thrown the hitch 20 times,” Doba said. “Just keep hammering away. Because they were…
Read more SEC Football is getting crazy
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina are the only teams remaining that are mathematically live for the Eastern Division title. Georgia…
Read more The Nation Cries Theo
Two days after. And the shock is still evident in Boston. We’ve heard since Day One that Theo didn’t plan…
Read more Onward Brinkhater Nation
The nation is building, check out the response to Brinkhater in Glenn’s blog: In terms of the rest of the…
Read more Analyzing Theo: 2004
On Halloween afternoon, Theo Epstein officially stepped down as the Red Sox GM. His Ïdream jobÓ may have been a…
Read more Happy Halloween ‘n stuff
USC’s ass-kicking paid off, as they are the new BCS #1. I guess as Doba said, maybe the computer watched…
Read more End of an Era? The Great Theo Steps Down
Channel 7 in Boston saying Theo Epstein just stepped down and is cleaning out his office. WEEI is also reporting…
Read more South Carolina is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week
South Carolina is Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week Pictured: South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier (AP Photo) 10/31/2005…
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