Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Recap of Blogs With Balls 1.0 Conference

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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the Blogs With Balls 1.0 Conference in New York City. It was a…

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I Love This Game

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I did the deed for SLAM tonight, so for my recap of the Orlando/Cleveland tilt go here. The only other…

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Wolves Updates 2/18

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Mark Murphy/Boston Herald on Gerald Green’s “Birthday Cake” dunk: Had Green closed with that dunk instead of opening with it,…

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Wolves Updates 11/6

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Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune previews tonight’s game against Orlando. Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site and assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff discuss tonight’s matchup From…

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Wolves Updates 10/31

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DLIC/Free Darko posts a forecast of KG’s season at Deadspin. Kevin Garnett is the moral center of the NBA universe…

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Wolves Updates 10/3

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From Mark Madsen’s training camp blog at the Pioneer Press: Towards the end of our second practice tonight, Chris Richard…

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Foye’s Tattoo, Green’s Amputated Finger, Dicky Ravis, And More

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Here are six things you might not have known about a few T’Wolves players… Randy Foye has a tattoo of…

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Rod Allen Drinking Game 2013

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When the Rod Allen Drinking Game was created some years ago, no one knew how big it would become. So…

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Rod Allen Drinking Game v2.0

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Years ago, some alcoholic Tiger fans created the Rod Allen drinking game. This game killed hundreds, but enjoyment of Tiger…

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Gus Johnson Soundboard Enhances Your Tournament-Watching Experience

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Are you sick of boring play-by-play commentators like Ian Eagle sapping the excitement out of your nailbiting NCAA tournament games?…

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Tuesday Links – NBA Trade Talks, Detroit Tigers TV Schedule, & Sean Payton’s Onside Kick Decision

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All-nighters aren’t fun. If you were following me on Twitter, you’d know that. Some links with your links to start…

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The wait is over! Here are my World Series predictions

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Phillie Phanatic, you’re going down. Rocky, you too. And Michael Vick, stop barking! For the next week or so, Philadelphia…

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A look at Dom DiMaggio

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Dom DiMaggio, The Little Professor, may be sitting in the Hall of Fame if not for missing his age 26-28 seasons to fight in World War II.

If he had played through the war and continued playing instead of retiring, there is little doubt in the minds of many that he would have made the Hall of Fame.

.298/.383/.419, 1,680 hits, 87 HR, 100 SB, 1,046 R in 11 seasons

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A Homage to Johnny Pesky

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Johnny Pesky, SS/3B, #6 (1942-present) .307/.394/.386, 1,455 hits, 17 HR, 867 R, 218 K in 10 seasons It was announced…

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Red Sox Hall of Fame: Class of 2008

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On November 7th, 2008 at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston, eight new members will be inducted into the Boston…

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Chick Stahl: 72nd in Top 100

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Today, I wrote about Chick Stahl, #72 in our Top 100 Red Sox the Red Sox blogosphere is doing. View…

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Wolves Updates 09/22 Part 2

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3 Shades Of Blue talks to Grizzlies Coach Marc Iavaroni about the Kevin Love trade and mentions  “knee issues” as…

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Post-Draft Podcast + Interview with Chip Crain of 3 Shades of Blue

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After an exciting draft night Rob and I decided instead of just talking about what WE thought about the trade,…

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Q&A with “3 Shades of Blue”

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Q&A with “3 Shades Of Blue“ I recently hooked up with Spartacus from the superb Memphis Grizzlies blog:  3 Shades…

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Wolves at Memphis 12/1/07

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Grizzlies blog 3 Shades Of Blue takes a look at the matchups in tonight’s game at Memphis. Click here for…

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Wolves Updates 10/15

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From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Tonight’s game at Memphis marks another chance for the players to prove themselves, followed by Tuesday’s…

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Apparently, Steve was right

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(This is your Position in the Spotlight week in review) After every Position in the Spotlight, I try to find…

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We Are One Step Closer to the Zombie Apocalypse

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Every couple of days or so, I seem to go on a rant about how we’re all going to die…

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Introducing Your Newest Blogger Overlords!

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Well regardless of what happens to me, we’re going to be bringing in a few brand spanking new bloggers to…

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Guest Lecturer Series: Carolina on Ice

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The summer is a boring time in Hockeyville. You know this. To try and keep our sanity, various folks from…

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Lightning Unveil New Logo, Fans Have Urges to Go to Truck Pulls and Get Skynard Tatoos

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Kudos to WufPirate and the folks over at Carolina on Ice for breaking this story. They really made a great…

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Another Great Quote Thanks to One of Bryan Murray’s Orifices

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RABLERABLERABLERABLE CP So I’m a few days late on this one. Whoops. It’s been a busy week, if you couldn’t…

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Rick Nash: The Perception of More

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Back in January I posted on what moves Howson should make moving forward, which included trading Rick Nash to the Los…

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If I Were Scott Howson, I’d Be Asking One Question

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Since the termination of Scott Arniel a lot of speculation has gone on regarding the job security of Scott Howson, what…

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