Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

If We Aren’t the Spread….

Then what are we?? Coach Wulff made waves last week at the snooze-fest known as media day (and let’s face…

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Series Preview: Cubs (61-44) @ Brewers (60-45)

Let’s get ready to rumble! This marks the third series between these two teams, but the first at Miller Park….

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LOHD thinks Spurrier is just warming up…

I know after reading about the gamecocks are picked to finish 4th again in the SEC East and that the…

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Excellent Bob Popa compilation by NFL.COM

Bob Popa calls the Giants charge to a championship. Still just as sweet.

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Links coming fast and furious…

So much going on…I scarcely know where to start: ESPN’s AFC South Blogger covers Colts’ camp. Prisco takes five things…

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Training Camp Hype and Reporting

Every year it is the same parade. The same beat writers get fed the same stories and quotables from mostly…

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Introducing Mike Jones

If you find yourself at Aqua downtown this fall, ladies, and this svelte gentleman comes along and tells you that…

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Matt Barnaby — of All People — to Replace Melrose at ESPN?

There hasn’t been much serious talk regarding who will fill the shoes (and hair) of Barry Melrose at ESPN. Of…

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That’s More Like It

The rain that fell at Fenway early this evening seemed to wash all of the Red Sox problems away. The…

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The Week Ahead

This week is once again a week of calm. As far as baseball is concerned, there’s a lot of good…

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We’re Experiencing Technical Difficulties

They say you learn something new every day.  Today I learned that laptops don't like wine being dumped on them. …

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Manny makes his case

I know, I know….it’s less than 12 hours since I called Manny out in this very space (see An Open…

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BOS 9, NYY 2: Lester clutch again

Jon Lester has come up big in his last two starts with wins that we needed.

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Tonight’s Lineup 7/27 vs. the Yankees

Dustin Pedroia, 2B Kevin Youkilis, 1B David Ortiz, DH Manny Ramirez, LF Mike Lowell, 3B J.D. Drew, RF Jason Varitek,…

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Wolves Updates 7/28

From Sid Hartman: Timberwolves coach Randy Wittman said he has hired Dean Cooper, vice president of player personnel for the…

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Possibility of Rain Tonight

Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com

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Manny Says Enough is Enough

Manny shed some light on his feelings about the events this week when he talked to reporters in the clubhouse….

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Tired of this crap

NASCAR proved once again today that nothing can bore 250,000 people quite like a stock car race. In case you…

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Why The Hell Not? 2008 Season Predictions… Part I

It’s back. Last year I created a monster and thanks to a few e-mails kicking me in the ass, I…

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7/27: Red Sox Rebound?

Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (58-45) @ Boston Red Sox (60-45) Sidney Ponson (6-1, 4.02) @ Jon Lester (8-3, 3.20)…

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Links of the Day 7/27/08

I missed this earlier, but here is an excellent take on the Francisco Liriano situation. People are beginning to notice…

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Brews drop finale, series, and out of first

Well, that didn’t last long. The Crew dropped Sunday’s finale to the Astros, 11-6, after having led 4-1 after 4…

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Let’s Make a Deal

Does Red Sox whole world lie waiting behind door #3? With teams making deals as the deadline quickly approaches, Theo…

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An Open Letter to Manny Ramirez

July 27th, 2008 Dear Mr. Ramirez, I’ve long admired your ability to hit a baseball. In my book, you will…

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Quote of the Day

From Jim Donaldson of the Providence Journal: “Manny is expected to play again tonight, extending his consecutive games streak to…

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Videos of the Week: 1996 Summer Olympics

In 1990, the International Olympic Committee announced that the 1996 Summer Olympic Games would be held in Atlanta. It would…

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New York Giants Training Camp Day #2

New York Giants Training Camp Report Day #2 items of note>1) competition at Safety going exactly as anticipated with Johnson…

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Chris Johnson: 15-20 carries a game?

Due to his versatility, the expectations surrounding explosive rookie RB Chris Johnson have been centered upon his potential role as…

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