Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Pirates 2012 Season Preview: It’s still probably not the year
Billy licked his lips, thought a while, inquired at last: “Why me?”“That is a very Earthling question to ask, Mr. Pilgrim….
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On The Farm: Introducing the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
It is opening day across a lot of baseball and that’s also the case for the Appleton, WI based Wisconsin…
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Announcer Jon Miller Explains His Preparation for Games
I was at AT&T Park today and got to speak with the San Francisco Giants announcer Jon Miller. In the…
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Series Preview: Blue Jays at Indians 4/5-4/8
The first series of 2012 features the Cleveland Indians hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at Progressive Field. As usual this…
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Game 1: Dead Fish Wash Ashore
Friends, that was a surgical deconstruction of a Marlins team that isn’t as bad as they looked Wednesday night. Kyle Lohse…
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Red Sox Opening Day Roster
Here is the Red Sox roster for opening day after the last round of moves were completed: PITCHERS: Alfredo Aceves,…
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Quote of the Day
“I would’ve liked to have that role, yeah. I feel that I can do that. With that said, I’m not…
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Over/Unders To Start The Season
Yes, this is the time of year that brings a lot of predictions, where authors spend a day voicing their…
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Baseball… finally here
Sure, there were games in Japan, and sure, there was spring training, but we haven’t had a regular season baseball…
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Freeway Series Finale (4/4) Recap
Game Notes: The Angels and Dodgers matched up for the rubber game of the “Freeway Series” this afternoon at Dodger…
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NHL Officials Turn a Blind Eye
NHL Officials Turn a Blind Eye Officiating in the NHL is no easy task. No one is going to tell…
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Further additions coming to Buffalo’s waterfront
After a decade of announcements, renderings and eventual letdowns with regard to most development around Canalside, the ECHDC went out…
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An Opening Day Talk w/ Two Idiots
It’s OPENING EFFING DAY people. The defending World Series champs will take the field tonight in Miami and kick off…
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Recap: Celtics shoulda, coulda but don’t beat the Spurs
That was one helluva frustrating loss. The Celtics scratched and clawed their way back from an early 17 point deficit,…
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Video: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has no love for Spurs’ Splitter
Stephen A. Smith. Some love him, some tolerate him, and some revile him. And after this video clip, I am…
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Chris Leroux goes to the 60-day DL to finalize the roster
With all of the speculating we did about the final roster move in the last couple of days, the Pirates…
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What Did Lundqvist Say to Hartnell Last Night?
Received a few questions from readers wondering what Henrik Lundqvist said to Scott Hartnell at the end of the game…
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Audio: I Talk Rangers
Last night I was a guest on the Hockey This Week Radio Show to discuss everything Rangers which you can…
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Saints Nation: Saints 2012 Preseason Schedule
The Saints’ preseason schedule has been released! Here are the opponents (dates and times still TBD): Sunday August 5th Saints…
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Video: Sean Elliott on this year’s Spurs team
Former San Antonio Spurs player Sean Elliott recently took part in an interview with San Antonio’s ESPN 1250 to talk…
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What’s left in free agency that can help the Redskins?
After a rough first week of free agency, the Redskins have demonstrated professionalism and patience in the second and third…
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TheNYRBlog Fantasy Hockey League Championship Round Standings (4/4/12)
For those of you not familiar with the Yahoo Sports fantasy rotisserie scoring system click here. To view each team’s…
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Arena: David Stern “more hopeful” than “confident” in Kings’ future in Sacramento
The commissioner speaks out on the Sacramento arena project.
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I Hope Whoever Proposed The Rose Bowl Protection Playoff Plan Gets Run Over By A Rose Bowl Parade Float
The postseason of college football is changing, but we know not the direction of that change. Offseason talk has mentioned…
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Get to Know Your TFC Players: Ryan Johnson
Here’s part one in a series of player profiles I will be conducting throughout the season. They are just some…
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The Monkey predicts the 2012 Angels season
This might be my favorite post to write each year. Making predictions about the coming season is just good ol’…
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