Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
2008 is shaping up as a tremendous year in sports
A great Super Bowl, arguably the best (Giants fan or not!) Super Bowl with the best Super Bowl play as…
Read more Justin McCareins: Mirage or Oasis?
One of the more riveting breakthroughs during the Titans May/June mini-camps has been the emergence of Justin McCareins. Roydell Williams…
Read more Series Preview: Rockies (37-52) @ Brewers (49-39)
Pitching Probables: Monday, 7/07, 7:05 p.m. CT: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (3-8, 4.50) vs. RHP Seth McClung (5-3, 4.18) Tuesday, 7/08,…
Read more Trading season upon us, should Sox boost bullpen?
With the Milwaukee Brewers acquiring stud pitcher C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians, (expected to be made official sometime this…
Read more Milwaukee struggles to become fatter
Back when Andrew Bogut was drafted by the Bucks, some people were wary of the pick, saying that he wasn’t…
Read more Sox Disappoint in Bronx Finale
Another great start by Tim Wakefield was wasted as the BoSox fell short to the Yankees in extra frames. Manny…
Read more Tonight’s Lineup in the Bronx
Manny has the night off, Casey will DH 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B3. J.D. Drew, RF4. Mike Lowell,…
Read more 7/6: Sox/Yanks, Part IV
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (52-38) @ New York Yankees (46-42) Tim Wakefield (5-6, 3.66) @ Joba Chamberlain (2-2, 2.14)…
Read more Cleveland trades CC Sabathia to Milwaukee for Michael Redd
Well, that’s mostly true. Michael Redd wasn’t part of the deal, but it’d be cool if he had been. However,…
Read more Update: Zack Jackson in the trade to Tribe
In his blog, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and JSOnline.com reported that AAA starter Zach Jackson, reliever Rob Byson…
Read more Red Sox make out like bandits in All-Star roster
So as we all know by now, the following Red Sox players will be on the All-Star roster, with an…
Read more “This is for Sota!”
Note: This article is a solid three-weeks out of date. I could chalk it up to a busy schedule, but…
Read more All Stars Named
TBS just finished naming the rosters for this year’s mid-summer’s classic. I was 9 for 12 (.750) on my pitcher’s…
Read more NYY 2, BOS 1: Yanks hold on
Boston tried to scratch back in the ninth inning on an RBI single by Mike Lowell, but it was not…
Read more CC Sabathia is a Milwaukee Brewer
Yes, Brewers fans, celebrate the night away! CC Sabathia is now a Milwaukee Brewer pending paperwork and an exchange of…
Read more Al All Star Team Arms Race
My picks for the AL pitching crew: Tim WakefieldJon LesterJoe Nathan, MIN, 1.26 ERA, 23/23 SVS/SVO, 44 KJustin Duchscherer, OAK,…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Sabathia to become a Brewer
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Tom Haudricourt is reporting that the Brewers have reached a deal to obtain Cleveland Indians’ ace C.C….
Read more Tennessee all-time team: Free safety
Three players have been the regular free safety for nine of the team’s eleven years in Tennessee, each with multiple…
Read more A Sox Win Tonight Will Make the Yankees Implode
If Wakefield can have another solid start and the offense can get some timely hits, the Yankees will face a…
Read more Links of the Day 7/6/08
Been gone for a few days, let’s catch up with a couple of links, eh? ESPN seems to believe that…
Read more An Open Letter to Jaromir Jagr
‘Ey! Nice to see yous guys. It’s me, Tony D. from Bensonhurst (for you no good out-of-towners, that’s Brooklyn to…
Read more Former Gamecock Matt Campbell update…
Awhile back we were trying to hunt down info on former USC pitcher Matt Campbell after the MLB draft concluded…
Read more Videos of the Week: 1984 Summer Olympics
Today, we start to get ready for the Olympics with various looks at coverage from previous games. This morning, we…
Read more ESPN Coaches Poll
Rodney Harrison voted dirtiest player Hines Ward voted (Non-QB) smartest offensive player Zach Thomas voted smartest defensive player This one…
Read more Sunday Viewing Picks
Formula 1British Grand Prix (tape delay) – Fox, 1 p.m. GolfLPGA Tour/P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, final round – CBS,…
Read more And I’m back
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Read more I forgot to mention Dice-K in my Lester for All Star Team post! Doh!
Yesterday, I stumped for Lester for All Star Team. (I had already made my case for Wakefield.) In my Lester…
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