Articles by Alan Draper (246319)

Perceptions
Some things, Red Sox and non-Red Sox I’d like to say: – Barry Bonds is just unbelievable. The bat speed…
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Tim Wakefield: Hitting His Stride or Hitting The Links?
Hitting His Stride Tim Wakefield, my favorite baseball and Red Sox player, has been drawing raves around the league recently….
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Yankee Notes
Notes about the current Yankee series: – I went to Game 1. We (the family) share season tickets with two…
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Abe Alvarez?
Abe Alvarez There has been discussion on the Red Sox forum, Wicked East Coast whether or not Abe Alvarez should…
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It doesn’t mean the season’s over
Fri. Apr. 16 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES Schilling Sat. Apr. 17 vs. NEW YORK YANKEES Arroyo Sun. Apr. 18 vs….
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Rocket v. Pedro
An absolutely sensational post from FourZeroSix comparing Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez’s Sox careers. “As far as Clemens/Pedro, there isn’t…
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Come Off the Ledge
Today we will discuss Bobby Jones and Terry Francona. First off, Bobby Jones was the last man in the bullpen…
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NESN not doing their job?
FourZeroSix takes his ire out at NESN, who might want to do a little more fact-checking. The all-knowledgable people on…
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Second to none: Bellhorn or Crespo?
Now that Nomar Garciaparra is out until the early beginnings of May, Pokey Reese will be shifting over to shortstop….
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Why Mike Mussina won’t survive
Mr. Michael Cole Mussina lost his first game as the Yankees ace. Is this going to be anything new? No….
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Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 New York Yankees
The New York Yankees, the most hated team in baseball, in any sport. And yet they have a following, a…
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Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays were a struggling team. What happened to the once-mighty Blue Jays, winner of two World Series…
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Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 Baltimore Orioles
It wasn’t so long ago, 1997, that the Orioles won the division with 98 wins. Their strong suit was their…
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Thirteen reasons why we can’t stand Nomar
Sam Killay replies to my Nomar article. Extremely good post. Able to run down everything I hated about Nomar –…
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I’m tired of Nomar
Nomar Garciaparra, he of 1231 hits, 173 HRs, 669 RBIs and 272 doubles, officially disgusts me now. I am sick…
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Trot Nixon : Should we be worried?
Trot Nixon burst on the scene only a tender three years ago. Five years ago he started amassing at-bats, but…
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Who should be the second Lefty?
Player++++++W+L++ERA++G++IP++H++R+ER+HR+HBP+BB+SO T Hamulack++0+0++3.00++3++3.0++1+1+1++0+++0++0+4 N Bierbrodt +0+0++13.50++2++2.0++4+3+3++0+++2++1+2 P Seibel++++0+0++0.00++1++2.0++0++0+0++0+++0++0+3 B Jones++++0+0++0.00++1++1.0++0++0+0++0+++0++0+1 E Yarnall++++0+0++36.00+1++1.0++4+4+4++2+++0++2+2 M Malaska+++0+0++9.00++1++1.0++2+1+1++0+++0++1+0 D McCarty+++0+0++0.00++1++0.2++2+0+0++0+++0++0+0 L DiNardo +++0+0++0.00++0++0.0++0+0+0++0+++0++0+0 STATS…
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The Stadium Issue
The new ownership has been making modifications to Fenway Park. Last year they introduced Green Monster seats and added a…
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Baseball and the Juice – ESPN Poll
By K.J. I was strapped for time so I just answered the questions on ESPN
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Baseball and the Juice – Part One
Baseball and the Juice by K.J. In 1986 I watched Ben Johnson demolish Carl Lewis at Rome in the world…
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A Leap Year, a Leap of Faith
This year marks the first year that people have been 100% supremely confident about the Red Sox’s chances. Many people…
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The Strain on Pedro and Superstars
Transcript taken from Boston Dirt Dogs: He said some people – he’s not sure who – accused him of faking…
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Steroid Use in Baseball
Barry Bonds has blasted Turk Wendell for saying that Bonds takes steroids. Steroid use is a hot-button issue in baseball…
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Team Chemistry
I’m going to jump into my own experiences to tell the story rather than break down major league teams by…
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The Business Plan
Recently, the A-Rod debacle has a lot of people shooting their mouths off at John Henry, the owner of the…
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Consistency Index
I got my third baseball preview magazine today. I started out with Lindy’s, got Rotowire’s, and today I got Athlon…
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