Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Defending Rickie
Argh, now Tom Haudricourt has joined in the criticism of Brewers’ second baseman Rickie Weeks. I think the criticism is…
Read moreSox Need a Spark
The trade deadline is fast approaching. Thursday at 4pm Eastern to be exact. Much of the discussion in the past…
Read moreLAA 7, BOS 5: Dice-K roughed up
A six run outburst in the sixth inning was the all the Angels needed dumping Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston…
Read moreManny to Dodgers?
Reports have very early talks between the Red Sox and Dodgers for Manny Ramirez. The Red Sox would most likely…
Read moreOne in town…one isn’t
It seems Peyton showed up in Terre Haute. Does anyone want to bet about the odds he tries to play…
Read moreTrueHoop chats with Love
Henry Abbott/TrueHoop talked to Kevin Love on the way to photo shoots for rookie trading cards in New York. …
Read moreTitans Position Analysis: Safety
Next up in our position analyses is the safety position. A healthy Chris Hope and emerging former first round draft…
Read moreMonday Camp Reports
Mon Morning Practice Training Camp Video Update Mon Afternoon Practice Kiwanuka: “Football’s a lot more fun now … than it…
Read moreRooster’s Picks
This is a hard year to pick how the Pac-10 is going to end up. It seems like lots of…
Read moreWolves Updates 7/29
From Joe Palladino/Republican-American: Terms of Gomes’ contract with the Timberwolves have not yet been released. Word on the street is…
Read moreWonder comments on Favre and a possible Jets landing
Late last week Wonder had the opportunity to discuss the possibility of the Jets going after Favre: “If they’re smart,…
Read moreGomes agrees in principle to a five-year contract
From the Associated Press: The Minnesota Timberwolves and restricted free agent forward Ryan Gomes have agreed in principle on a…
Read moreKwame Brown or Patrick O’Bryant?
The Detroit Pistons – the Celtics number one threat in the Eastern conference – have signed Kwame Brown to a 2-year, $8…
Read moreDonaghy Gets 15 Months
Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty last year to taking…
Read moreAren’t They Supposed to be Angels?
AAAAARRGH. The Sox good news streak has ended at….1 day in a row. They can’t seem to put together a…
Read moreI’m thinking of doing the Tour de France
Really, I think I would be a shoe in. Look at the facts: I have been riding bikes since I…
Read moreTitans training camp 7-29 morning practice
Just a few tidbits from this morning’s practice on another hot day. It will be sweltering when the pads will…
Read moreCould Red Sox deal for catcher at deadline?
Let’s take a break from the Manny saga and check out another trade rumbling on the horizon: The Texas Rangers…
Read moreMonday’s 6-4 loss: I was there–here’s what I remember
The Brewers dropped the first game of the series against the Cubs, 6-4. The Brewers are now two back of…
Read more7/28 Sox Lineup vs. LAA
2B Pedroia, Dustin1B Youkilis, Kevin DH Ortiz, DavidLF Ramirez, Manny3B Lowell, MikeRF Drew, J.D.SS Lowrie, JedC Varitek, JasonCF Ellsbury, Jacoby…
Read moreGammons Hits Manny Hard
The late Congressman Mo Udall once said during a Congressional hearing that was going on and on, “everything’s been said,…
Read moreManny to D-Backs? AZ Sportswriter Says No Chance
After all of the Manny comments in the past few days and weeks, you knew the trade rumors were going…
Read moreMonday Linkage
I’ve been a bit busy at work today, trying to get some paperwork finished before the end of the month….
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBAnaheim at Red Sox – ESPN/FSN West/NESN, 7 p.m.Baltimore at New York Yankees – MASN/YES, 7 p.m.Toronto at Tampa Bay…
Read moreTitans Position Analysis: DE
There’s good news and bad news about the Titans’ defensive ends this year. The good news is the two starting…
Read moreWorst Headline Ever…and other thoughts
A couple of things that I’ve been thinking about: How pointless is this headline? I read it and immediately thought,…
Read moreOk, back to hockey!
I found this article on TSN: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=244291&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_nhl#videoyourcallarticle I agree with the revenue sharing but not moving teams back to Canada….
Read moreHere Come the Angels
Even with a good win last night the Sox will still have their hands full when the Angels come to…
Read morePOLL: Justin Masterson’s nickname
Here are the results of the nickname “contest” for Justin Masterson: Monsterson 27% of all votes Jedi Masterson 17% of…
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