Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
The Class of 2006 (Part 1 of 2)
Since Theo Epstein took over the General Manager’s office with the Boston Red Sox (see Zach’s article on Theo’s first…
Read more Analyzing Theo: 2003
Theo Epstein is currently at the tail end of a contract dispute with the Red Sox. A Brookline native, Epstein…
Read more The Insane Period
It’s been an absolutely insane week for me, and it has been for the Red Sox too. All we hear…
Read more HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY
Is it the Friday before the crucifixion? Or the Friday before the resurrection? Time will tell…. The picks: USC 48…
Read more Talking to the Man in the Mirror
My father suggested an interesting topic for a post last night, and now that the White Sox have completed their…
Read more Episode 13 coming tonight
We’re pumped and ready for Episode 13 tonight. We’ll bring you all the latest Spurs news and our takes and…
Read more Brink stuff (and some eye-candy as requested by Rooster)
First, this from Rosie today via the Go-To-Guy, on Brink: On replacing Alex Brink with Josh Swogger. It’s just not…
Read more THE “LOGIC” AND THE GAME PLAN
If Brink is so bad then how come you think the Cougs can score 38?The logic is simple and evident…
Read more One Year Ago, We Had A Wild Ride
October 5: Know Thy Enemy: The Anaheim Angels “It??s time for the Red Sox to rip off 11 wins before…
Read more Gooooooo Trojans!
Just keeping with the theme from UCLA a few weeks ago…… All I know is, the tone at USC changed…
Read more World Series Game Blog: 10/26, Game 4, CHW @ HOU
PREGAME Well, here we are again. The Sox are 3-0 against their NL Central opponent, needing only a win on…
Read more What does Matt Clement Need To Do?
The below quote was by a Sons of Sam Horn poster. I e-mailed Sam Killay to get his take on…
Read more Time to re-name this thing to Seahawks blog?
This just in – the Big Tuna is pissed! Seriously though, that must be one of the top 5 greatest…
Read more Swogger – “I’m a Coug!”
Forget the Swoggs-to-transfer rumors. The story is up now that he talked to cf.com and shot down any rumors of…
Read more World Series Notes
Some thoughts following the first two games of the World Series: – The White Sox are destined. I never usually…
Read more BREAKING NEWS? – Swogger transferring to Youngstown St
Per many inside sources on the “premium” stuff, several rumors popped up late yesterday that Swogger was asking for his…
Read more GOING TO VEGAS
If there was ever a time to break the pledge of NOT betting on 18 and 19 year old kids,…
Read more Episode 12 delay
Episode 12 (recorded Thursday night) has been edited and is ready to post, unfortunately, the ProjectSpurs server was down for…
Read more 2005 = 2000
So many heartbreaks, so little time. This year really is shaping up to be Y2K all over again. That year…
Read more What Is There To Say?
I have nothing to say. Sure, I have a lot of things to talk about this offseason, but that’s for…
Read more Looking Back To Game 7
Yesterday, the one year anniversary of the Comeback was celebrated. Fans looked past the gloomy ending to the 2005 campaign…
Read more Recruiting class of 2001 and 2002 breakdown
First, a really quick stadium update from the source. 1) The plan is nearly official at this point. The biggest…
Read more World Series Preview: Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox
Out of thirty, eight. Out of eight, four. Out of four… Two. On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox will host…
Read more Blitz killing Brink, Cougs
Good read on beating the blitz, or getting beat in the process. Explains what we’ve been seeing for the last…
Read more WHAT IF: Is It Time To Trade Trot Nixon?
That’s right. You heard me. Is it time to trade Trot Nixon? Nixon is coming into the final year of…
Read more Quick Derting story
FYI, I spoke to Talarico during and after the game on Saturday, and again on Sunday. He told me after…
Read more Gamecocks quote of the week
It wouldn’t be fair to call South Carolina’s football season thus far a disappointment, but it also wouldn’t be right…
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