Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
6/21: Clinch that spot
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (90-64) @ Toronto Blue Jays (83-72) Daisuke Matsuzaka (17-2, 2.93) @ Scott Richmond (0-2, 5.06)…
Read moreTitans vs Texans inactives and gameday thread
From TitansOnline.com: TENNESSEE TITANS INACTIVES #10 QB Vince Young (3rd QB) #11 WR Paul Williams #12 WR Justin Gage #42…
Read moreDave’s Sunday rant
Okay…I just saw the line-up for Sunday’s game and I have a couple gripes to get off my chest: 1….
Read moreGame Day 7
Today is the day the Steelers can prove that this team is different from last year’s team. All the things…
Read moreGamecocks get a Ugly Win Over Wofford
It counts as a win but boy was it painful to watch…USC wins the game by a 23-13 margin…more later……
Read moreDivision Is Slipping Away
The Red Sox did not have much in the tank to keep the heat on the Rays today. Halladay did…
Read moreA Week Away… Time To Limit Ray
It's amazing how short the offseason is when you win a championship. I'm used to trying to come up with…
Read moreWolves Updates 09/21
From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: -The Timberwolves, who begin official practices next week in Mankato, Minn., have 14 players with guaranteed…
Read moreFinal Thread – WSU 48, Portland State 9
Nice to get a W. Everyone around the team will feel good about it, just to get in the W…
Read moreFive Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote – 2008
Last year, I had an entry, Five Women Who Can Make Me Stop Flipping The Remote. Every once in a…
Read moreBuy your DESTROIA T-Shirt!
Thanks to the artistic drawings of Samara Pearlstein, the second Fire Brand t-shirt is now available, this celebrating our diminutive…
Read moreSveum leaves Sabathia in too long; Brewers lose again
A 3-run 6th inning was enough for Cincy, as the Reds beat Milwaukee Saturday, 4-3. The Brewers took a 2-1…
Read moreFour reasons the White Sox will end up in the playoffs
The Twins and White Sox, the teams of choice for the writers here, are in the throes of a playoff…
Read moreLinks of the Day 9/20/08
Heroin? I would have thought NASCAR would have meth problems. Tough times for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Blink 182 drummer Travis…
Read moreToday’s Red Sox Lineup 9/20 in Toronto
Jacoby Ellsbury, RFDustin Pedroia, 2BDavid Ortiz, DHKevin Youkilis, 1BJason Bay, LFJed Lowrie, 3BCoco Crisp, CFAlex Cora, SSJason Varitek, C Jon…
Read moreA Fall-like Saturday Morning Linkfest
I got up this morning and saw it was 47 degrees in Rhode Island. It’s cold. The temps are warming…
Read more5 Keys to beating Wofford for the Gamecocks
The Gamecocks have now dropped six consecutive SEC games and seven of eight overall dating to last season. So playing…
Read moreOhio State 28, Troy 10 – Initial thoughts
Initial thoughts; – Yes, Pryor is the real thing. He’s got his full game under his belt and he looked…
Read more9/20: Lester v. Doc
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (90-63) @ Toronto Blue Jays (82-72) Jon Lester (15-5, 3.15) @ Roy Halladay (18-11, 2.77)…
Read moreMIA Rays Fans
Bugs and Cranks has posted this video explaining how the Rays can increase their fan base[myheavy=embedID=42dc93b3ec8cf74fa7643aae0c287da1&videoID=&autoPlay=] Fenway West- The Western…
Read moreGood Morning Sunshine
This is actually from last week’s ESPN Gameday…..but Erin Andrews and the WSU flag, how could we pass on that?…
Read moreColon Choses Food over a Ring
El Gordo went to the Dominican Republic on a personal matter and would not return to pitch in the Sox…
Read moreHalftime thoughts
Ohio State leads 14-10, and so far things are looking better than the lethargy we saw the last two weekends….
Read morePaw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 9/20
Tough nailbiting win for the UConn Huskies football team last night as the defense held strong at the end of…
Read moreGary Sheffield – whiny bitch, and a liar too!
In case you didn’t see it last night, sparks flew at the Cleveland Indians game last night. Fausto Carmona threw…
Read moreWatching the Jags
Eyes in the Backfield this week focuses heavily on the offensive lines. Here’s a taste: With a miracle win under…
Read moreNo pitching + no scoring = 11-2 loss in Cincy
New manager Dale Sveum kept with his mission of change (uh, I thought that was the theme for the presidential…
Read moreRaiders and Bills: Key Matchups
DE Derrick Burgess vs. OT Jason PetersJason Peters is trying return to full game shape having just been activated a…
Read moreWhat Can Brown Do For You? Brown Leads UConn In 31-28 Win
Donald Brown was once again the man for the UConn Huskies as he rushed for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns…
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