Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
Oh, to be Matt Leinart; Hello Tony Bennett!; Plus week 4 picks
First, ESPN.com is running a “Rock Star in Pads” story about Matt Leinart. DUH. Check out the cover pic of…
Read more 9/23: Bronson Arroyo (13-9, 4.31) @ Daniel Cabrera (10-11, 4.68)
I’m not going to lie. I’m not a happy camper. I can be optimistic, but every once in a while,…
Read more Cowboy Down And Out?
Evan recently wrote a great article on the drop in production from Edgar Renteria, an idea I decided to steal…
Read more The Best GM in the Game
By Andrew Lipsett This is not an article about Theo Epstein. It is only tangentially an article about the Boston…
Read more The View From Second Place
Go ahead and hit the panic button. The cord finally came loose on this first place deal, and the previously…
Read more Pac-10 stats – how the Cougs stack up
Interesting stats so far from the quarter-turn of the ’05 season. Granted, WE HAVEN’T PLAYED ANYONE YET, blah blah blah,…
Read more Troy comes to town
As we prepare for the 2nd of three games with schools from Alabama, our 2nd cake team comes to town….
Read more 9/21: Tim Wakefield (15-11, 4.07) @ Scott Kazmir (9-9, 3.77)
We have a chance to get above .500 at Tropicana Field. We are now 4-4 this year, after the absolute…
Read more Offensive Explosion
On the menu tonight for the Red Sox: first, a nice appetizer courtesy of David Ortiz defying human life with…
Read more 9/20: Curt Schilling (6-8, 6.20) @ Seth McClung (6-10, 6.61)
The Battle of the 6.00 ERA occurs. The Red Sox have put me in a foul mood, so I’m just…
Read more Welcome to the Show, Craig Hansen!
Strike Out, Pop Out, Strike Out. Fastball topped out at 97, no lower than 95 except when he “tossed” one…
Read more Prized Prospects Get The Call
Some exciting news today, as the Red Sox brass calls up Hanley Ramirez and Craig Hansen from AA Portland. Although…
Read more Week 2 picks – plus Doba’s quote says it all
First, recap of last week’s games: Rooster went 7-4. Not bad for your first week.Lawson went 9-2, a strong week.I…
Read more 9/19: David Wells (13-7, 4.35) vs. Mark Hendrickson (9-7, 6.04)
Boston Red Sox Before 9/5/05: 80-56 (.588), 784 runs in 135 games (5.81 per game), 3.5 games ahead in the…
Read more Done From The Start
I did my best to ignore the hideous red jerseys the Red Sox sported today, but it was impossible to…
Read more 3-0 as expected, but how good are we?
The good: 48-7 515 yards of total O Only 208 total yards allowed, including 11 rushing yards on 37 carries…
Read more Picks recap, plus Football Friday notes
Happy Football Friday! First of all, how about that 2002 USC @ WSU rebroadcast last night? Boy that WSU team…
Read more I’m Comfortable With That
Just like my laptop, the Red Sox are falling apart. Or are they? The Red Sox are 5-5 in their…
Read more “Little birdie” updates from yesterday, plus weekly picks
Our good friend and source sat down with a certain AD the other day and gave me some good nuggets…
Read more David Ortiz is Clutch, and the Obvious MVP
What, you were expecting a more in-depth column? Considering this is my class day from hell, you won’t be getting…
Read more Lucky #7 recording Thursday night
The Spurscast crew will be recording tomorrow night (Thursday) over the Gizmo Project once again. Call into our conference room…
Read more Wells (12-7, 4.37) @ Towers (11-10, 3.88)
What, did you think it was going to be easy? Why are we screaming our heads off over being 2.5…
Read more Cougs land all-state tackle with Cougar blood
The Cougs got a verbal commitment from an All-State O-tackle, Grady Maxwell, from Tacoma. The story hasn’t broken yet on…
Read more 2005 class – Best “instant impact” ever at WSU?
Great read on the 2005 class and how many of those kids are already playing THIS year. At least double…
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