Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Pepsi’s TRIVIA: Batters at the plate
The last trivia question was: “Jon Lester became just the third left-handed pitcher to win at least 10 games for…
Read more The Gretzky Trade is Firmly Embedded in My Memory Bank
OK, that’s a lie. But you know what the straight truth is? This is my latest from FanHouse: Remembering the…
Read more Tempo, Tempo, Tempo
The first day of practices are in the books, so we’ll get right to it with some linkage: First of…
Read more Titans training camp vs. Rams 8-6 morning session report
Everything started off slowly, as the Titans and the Rams separated into their own groups after stretching. Credit the Titans…
Read more From Notre Dame to Lowell: Q+A with Kyle Weiland
Kyle Weiland, 21, was selected out of Notre Dame in the third round of the 2008 draft in June. Hailing…
Read more Wolves announce 2008-09 schedule
Click here for the schedule. From the Timberwolves site: The Minnesota Timberwolves will tip off their…
Read more ESPN Power Rankings are out
ESPN has released their power rankings for the pre-season, and they are what you would expect, complete with a heapin’…
Read more Chris Snee, Drew Rosenhaus and Ahmad Bradshaw get some attention at NY Giants training camp
The biggest news is that Snee’s MRI revealed there is no serious injury. Coughlin implied that that was probably the…
Read more Team Preview: Arizona Cardinals
2007 Record: 8-8 The Arizona Cardinals have had one winning season since moving to the city in 1988. That season,…
Read more The bravery of Buckeye days to go….
I wanted to post a pic of Shawn Springs for Day 24, but I just can’t pass up the opportunity…
Read more More Stats for the Number Freaks
Since August 1st: Jason Bay G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG4–21-8-9–2–1–1–6–.429 Manny RamirezG AB R H 2B…
Read more Good News All Around As Sox Beat Up On K.C.
Ortiz looked good at the plate with no signs of a wrist injury, Jacoby found his swing and speed with…
Read more For Manny & The Sox: We Will Survive
I’m pretty sure Robert Hunter had no idea who Jason Bay or Manny Ramirez were, or that they would be…
Read more Buchholz Can Rest Easy, Colon Gets Shelled in Rehab Outing
If you are thinking that Buchholz’s days with the Sox are numbered and he will be replaced by Bartolo Colon…
Read more ‘Tek’s Recent Activity at the Plate
Everyone is complaining about Jason Varitek’s slump since May 25th. I decided to take a look at his recent activity…
Read more Mark Your Calendar
We've learned the Celtics season kicks off Tuesday, October 28th against the LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. That's the night Banner…
Read more Noteworthy Games
Minutes after my previous post, I find the entire Celtics schedule. I'm taking a quick scan through the list of…
Read more Wolves Weekly: Offseason Edition
On this special summer edition of Wolves Weekly, Robert and I talk about the Wolves free agency moves so far,…
Read more Statistics
Baseball is a game of statistics. Just about every nuance of the game is being recorded somewhere. I found this…
Read more Wolves Updates 8/6
From Darnell Mayberry/The Oklahoman: The NBA will announce its league-wide 2008-09 schedule today at 11 a.m., according to multiple league…
Read more Inaccurate MSM-er Accuses Bloggers of Being Inaccurate
President Bush depicting the brain cramps suffered by bloggers after reading this article. Today, over at USA Hockey Magazine, Ricki…
Read more BOS 8, KC 2: That’s more like it
Obviously, no team in the MLB is a pushover but after a revamped offense and a hot streak a lot…
Read more Major Leaguers not demonstrating their toughness
Major League Baseball players are often criticized for not being as tough as other athletes. I mean, you look at…
Read more More Hall Talk
Here are Tuesday’s links: Peter King is really pushing for the enshrinement of more GMs. DZ emails me to ask…
Read more Links of the Day 8/5/08
Has anyone seen Mickey Tettleton lately? Notre Dame’s Jimmy Claussen is best described as an “ass-clown“. Holy crap, that’s a…
Read more Wolves Updates 8/5 Part 2
Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site chats with assistant General Manager Rob Babcock about the team’s offseason moves (audio).
Read more Bush and the Brewers on the rebound
Dave Bush pitched a gem against the Reds on Tuesday night in an 8-1 Brewers’ win. Bush picked up his…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup 8/5 at Kansas City
You can breathe easy now, Ortiz is in the lineup and so is Lowell 1. J.D. Drew, RF2. Dustin Pedroia,…
Read more Meet PSaMP and OFTOT at Steelers Training Camp
Where: Steelers Training Camp, St. Vincent College When: Sunday, August 10 Time: Practice starts at 2:55 P.M. As a Steelers…
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