Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBHome Run Derby – ESPN, 8 p.m. EntertainmentTop Gear – BBC America, 8 p.m.China’s Stolen Children – HBO, 9 p.m.Earth:…
Read more Monday Links
As we get ready for the All-Star Game tomorrow, let’s give you some links. Newsday’s Neil Best, back from vacation,…
Read more LIGHT UP THE BRONX
Trio of Pitchers Represent Halos in All-Star GameBy Adam Dodge – Angelswin.com Senior Writer The All-Star break is once again…
Read more Jerry Remy on Coco
I asked Jerry Remy what he thought about the Sox longterm plans for Coco, here is his response: “I have…
Read more 7/14: Home Run Derby Thread
July 14 2008 HOME RUN DERBY 2008 Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY) 8:00 PM EDT, ESPN LF Ryan Braun (MIL) 1B…
Read more BLOGPOLL: A.L. Awards 7/14
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the…
Read more Passion Season Ends With Loss To Force
Unfortunately, the Passion season came to an end in the Conference Championship game over the weekend. I’ll let longtime reader…
Read more Oregon Suffers Tough Summer Loss
Yes, we generally like to poke fun at our Oregon “friends”. But not today. Today, a big-time hat tip to…
Read more What would you do?
OK, here’s the deal….I just scored a pair of tickets to Ohio State-Illinois on November 15th. I paid 200 bucks…
Read more Dumbass Hank Hides From The Yankees
When asked why he hasn’t been to Yankee Stadium since opening day, Hank Steinbrenner told USA Today the following: “I…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Billy Packer Out at CBS
Kudos to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald for breaking the news that Billy Packer will not return to CBS…
Read more Summer league: Wolves vs Dallas
The Wolves open their Las Vegas summer league schedule against Dallas tonight at 9pm CST. Viewing the game:…
Read more Chic Harley/A.J. Hawk days to go….
This is Chic Harley. He wore #47 a long, long time ago (“back in the day”). Without Chic Harley, Ohio…
Read more Thoughts of an idle mind
Sorry for the radio silence on my part on the site the last week. A much overdue and needed vacation…
Read more Titans Position Analysis: TE
Next up in our series of position analyses is the TE position. The Titans overhauled their TE position this offseason….
Read more A murder mystery
Ok, until we find the body, it’s not really a murder mystery. Let’s at least call it a missing person…
Read more Manny Sets Up An Office In the Green Monster
The Green Monster is now Manny’s personal bathroom, office, and locker. For the second time in a week Manny entered…
Read more The Week Ahead
Two mid-summer events are the highlights for this week. The 79th annual MLB All-Star Game takes some added meaning this…
Read more BOS 2, BAL 1: Sox hold on, recapture A.L. East lead
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six innings scattering four hits giving up no runs to pick up his tenth win of the…
Read more Bless his heart…
Is what my mother would say! Let me explain, when people would say or do things that were stupid or…
Read more We’re Still Alive
Well it was a long week. I mean a really long week. After working 60+ hours between Monday and Saturday,…
Read more Wolves Updates 7/14
From Mario Aguirre/Pioneer Press: Tonight, Love makes his professional debut — well, sort of — when the Timberwolves open their…
Read more Sox Regain Division Lead Heading Into the All-Star Break
With the 7th straight loss by the Rays and another home victory for the Sox today, Boston sits atop the…
Read more POLL: What happens in the 2nd half?
What is most likely in the second half? David Ortiz regains his stroke after two months off and is a…
Read more C.C. eeks out 2nd NL win, 3-2
Well, not all wins can be pretty…but this one was exciting. C.C. Sabathia pitched a complete game en route to…
Read more Yankee Fans Boo Sox Prospect After He Wins Futures Game MVP
Another example of classless Yankee fans was evident today after Red Sox prospect Che-Hsuan Lin helped the World Minor League…
Read more Sunday Links or RIP Bobby Murcer
On this Sunday in which I’ve already done a lot of errands and yard work and still have to attend…
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