Articles by Alan Draper (246303)
We OK baby, we OK!
The day after, can’t help but feel mixed emotions. On the one hand, we’ve always done well not having to…
Read more College Basketball Ramblings
With the NFL winding down, it is right about this time of the year when I start to really pay…
Read more Last-moment updates on Snoop
1) The P-I reports two sources say it’s Oregon, and it has been since Sunday or Monday of this week….
Read more 2 quick notes
1) Talked to my man Todd, and he heard it out of the mouth of Doba himself, last night, that…
Read more GREAT comments Mikey
So good they need to go in on the main page. BTW, you and Rooster need to post on the…
Read more Even MORE speed committed to WSU!?!? Plus last Stewart update
Bad news, and Great news. First the bad – Champoux is confirming what his friend, a grad assistant WSU coach…
Read more Stewart and Mom shoot down Duck rumors – for now
Well, both Stewart and his Mom have shot down the story that he has committed to the Ducks. Late last…
Read more Stewart announcing Friday on King 5, live
Per Rooster: “King 5 News claimed tonight that Stewart will be making his decision this Friday exclusively on King 5….
Read more The Las Vegas Marlins
ESPN.com reports that the Florida Marlins are going to move to Las Vegas by the year 2011. This is the…
Read more Bursey commits to Cougs; Stewart announces final two??
Good news and good news from yesterday: First, Bursey, the speedy JC kid written about yesterday, committed to the Cougs…
Read more Derting, Jordan doubtful for spring; Swogger out?
Looks like some lingering injuries will knock out Derting and Jordan for spring ball. Better to err on the side…
Read more How Could So Many Be So Wrong?
The best weekend of the year as far as playoff football is concerned is now over. I went 3-1 on…
Read more Stewart – in it or not??? Plus a new LB verbal
Ok, new quick info. 1) Stewart has officially dropped UW from his final list. This comes as a huge surprise…
Read more 2004 Player Reviews: SP
Pedro Martinez Pedro had the most innings pitched since 2000, but alas did not go 18-6 with a 1.74 ERA….
Read more It’s That Time of Year
For the NFL fan, this weekend can be described as the best weekend of the season. You have the Divisional…
Read more 3rd in the race for Stewart
Well, sadly I report that it looks like WSU will lose out on Jonathan Stewart. Inside word told me this…
Read more 2004 Saves per Inning Pitched
On May 8th, 2004, I created a new statistic – Saves per Inning Pitched, or SIP. I go much more…
Read more WHAT IS YOUR PRIMARY OBJECTIVE??!!
The best show on television returned Sunday night with a double four hour premiere. Yes, I’m talking about “24”. The…
Read more Memo to Steinbrenner
Sam Killay of Raystalk can hardly contain his exuberance as the Yankees make a fatal blunder. Leave it to King…
Read more The Biggest Non-story By Far
On Friday, Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe wrote a column that for some reason became a national story. Shaughnessy…
Read more I’ll Tell You What!
I’m watching the NFC Wild Card game between the Seattle Seahawks and the St. Louis Rams. Usually, the ESPN crew…
Read more Lots of recruiting news
There is a lot of recruiting stuff coming out, almost too much right now. I will try to update the…
Read more A ball, a ball, my kingdom for a ball
Doug Mientkiewicz (to the left, his very first game as a Red Sox), proud owner of the World Series-clinching baseball,…
Read more Randy Johnson to the Yanks. Who Cares?
The New York Yankees finally got their man in Randy Johnson. As Peter Gammons stated, the Yanks finally have a…
Read more Back, sort of.
Server problems the last couple of days, sorry about that. I lost one article, the Player Review of the outfield….
Read more Why is Ashlee Simpson even a Celebrity?
After watching her on Saturday Night Live messing up her own vocal track, only to blame it on her band,…
Read more I Hate ESPN (Part Deux) (Originally Posted June 20, 2004)
In an earlier blog, I wrote about my dislike of ESPN’s over-promotion of its programming. Well, it’s time to go…
Read more How exactly did we win last year??
This just in – Vince Young is AMAZING. I don’t know if you watched much of that Rose Bowl, but…
Read more Boston racist? No way. Way (Originally Posted on Blogit, June 18, 2004)
Barry Bonds has had an interesting year. He has been under scrutiny for the investigation into BALCO and steroid use….
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