Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Manny shoves traveling secretary to ground; threat against Sox’s black and Latinos
Never a dull moment around here. Houston seems to be the land where players get into it with their employers….
Read morePersonal Seat License Grief Counseling
The 5 stages of Personal Seat License Grief:1) Denial- “I can’t believe we have to pay off those rich owners.”…
Read moreVlad’s Decline In Power Numbers
By Eric Notti – Angelswin.com ContributorJune 30, 2008 Behind every problem is a reason. There seems to be a simple…
Read moreThis Week in Angels Baseball (June, 30th)
By Victor Varadi – Angelswin.com Columnist Overall Record: 49-33Games Ahead: 4.5Week Record: 3-3 Week in Review: If John Lackey (2-0…
Read moreSeries Preview: Brewers (44-37) @ Diamondbacks (41-41)
The Brewers start the second half of their 2008 season with four games in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The…
Read moreShould the Red Sox trade Kevin Youkilis for Mark Teixeira?
Talk about your loaded question: should the Red Sox trade Kevin Youkilis for Mark Teixeira? The logic? The Red Sox…
Read moreBagpipe Monday… Warpath
With 2 months to go until college football kicks off, it’s time to get on the warpath.
Read moreMY WISH: An end to the SportsCenter My Wish segments
Steve (you remember Steve?) and were chatting on the interwebs today, and Sports Center came on. The following conversation ensued….
Read moreMalone and Lightning Agree to Long Term Deal
When the Islanders signed Rick DiPietro to an unprecedented 15-year deal it was considered crazy. It still might be a…
Read moreManny Gets Into Altercation With Sox Traveling Secretary
Manny Ramirez was displeased with Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick because he could not get him 16 tickets to…
Read moreMiller on playing for the Wolves
From Sid Hartman: Mike Miller, the Mitchell, S.D., native who came to the Timberwolves in Thursday’s draft-day deal with the…
Read moreBillionaire Boys Club – Lebron James
After watching the NBA Draft on Thursday, one of the big trades of the night was the trade that sent…
Read moreWolves Updates 6/30
From Andrew Alberg/USA Today: That Love just happened to grow up idolizing former Boston Celtics great Kevin McHale was incidental…
Read moreIntroductions Tomorrow
From Celtics.com… our draft picks will be introduced tomorrow morning Giddens, Walker and Erden To Meet Media in Waltham Tuesday…
Read moreIn Appreciation Of… James Posey
We are spending some time looking back over the Boston Celtics championship season… in an effort to truly appreciate the…
Read more“My Dream Came True”
One thing everyone keeps hearing about JR Giddens is that he's got a bit of an attitude problem. If we…
Read morePosey Opting Out Today
The Globe is reporting what we all know… that James Posey is opting out today. He is likely looking for…
Read moreWelcome To Title Town
These are great times in Boston. Show your city pride with our new "Entering Titletown" shirt. click on the shirt…
Read moreMet Fan Knows What to Do With a Foul Ball From A-Rod
A Met fan in today’s Yankee game showed the proper technique for disposing of a foul ball from A-Rod. Watch…
Read moreThe Week Ahead
As Euro 2008 has finished, the sporting eyes turn to the 4th of July holiday weekend in the United States…
Read moreOki Is Not So Doki
I usually agree with Francona’s moves in a ballgame but I must say I was perplexed when he went to…
Read moreTerrible Cartoons take on the Astros
Have you ever actually seen the Astros mascot? It’s named Junction Jack and it is completely terrifying. Run. RUN FOR…
Read moreSOX ON DECK: June minor league notes
When Clay Buchholz was optioned to Pawtucket, it was with explicit instructions to work on (i.e. throw) his fastball. So…
Read moreBen Sheets and Brewers bats ineffective in a dome
Sunday was a day that nothing went right for the Brewers in a 5-0 loss to the Twins. Ben Sheets…
Read moreA Sunday Link Thing
After a few glitches involving my computer, I think I’m ready to bring you some links this morning. Starting off…
Read moreColor Me Confused
Here’s a quote from an article yesterday, not taken out of context mind you, from a certain hockey blogger that…
Read moreToday’s Lineup 6/29 at Houston
CF Jacoby Ellsbury 2B Dustin PedroiaRF JD DrewLF Manny Ramirez3B Mike Lowell1B Kevin YoukilisC Jason VaritekSS Julio LugoSP Josh Beckett…
Read moreSunday Hot Links
Some quick-hitters to get your Sunday going: Jeshua Anderson’s Olympic dreams are over for 2008. After winning the 400m hurdles…
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