Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Everybody’s All-American
It’s starting to get to be that time of year. Preseason polls, All-American lists- the whole enchilada. In that spirit,…
Read more Back to the Grind Links
I was enjoying my weekend, but it’s back to the grind today as I was at a jobsite earlier today…
Read more Foreshadowing, Brought To You By Roberto Clemente
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF049FyXIUs&hl=en Spooky, huh? I know its easy to make a claim that you never know when your time may be…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/23 Part 2
In his latest mock draft, Chad Ford/ESPN has the Wolves taking O.J. Mayo with the #3 pick: As of Sunday,…
Read more POLL: Down goes Youk, down goes Youk.
The previous poll asked: In the Youk v. Manny squabble, whose side were you on? Manny’s – Youk needs to…
Read more The Spaceman Can Still Get it Done
Bill Lee won a minor league game in Alaska over the weekend. From the Fairbanks News Miner: Bill “Spaceman” Lee…
Read more Monday workouts- Bayless, Gordon
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: After seeing O.J. Mayo, Danilo Gallinari and Brook Lopez over the weekend, Minnesota worked out its…
Read more Bronson to the Bronx?
There are some trade rumors that former Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo may get traded to the Yankees. It would…
Read more BLOGPOLL: NL Awards 6/23
Each week, I am participating in the 2008 MLB Blog Poll at RotoJunkie.com. Below are my current votes for the…
Read more Michael Strahan’s Career Retrospective with Bob Papa
Giants Access BlueStrahan Tribute Part1Part2Part3Part4
Read more Michael Bowden: Should he stay or go?
The Boston Globe recently published a piece on Michael Bowden and reported that over his last 10 starts for Double-A…
Read more It’s the Time of the Season………
Will GM Tony Reagins make a deal this July?By David Saltzer – Angelswin.com Columnist It’s That Time of Year Again…
Read more Sox Win A Thriller
In perhaps the best game of the season, Kevin Youkilis helped the Sox avoid a sweep in a 13 inning…
Read more Paul Pierce Damn Near Killed Himself
I happened to notice a couple of things going through about a thousand different post-championship pictures. Paul Pierce damn near…
Read more What About Grant Hill?
Grant Hill is hungry for a ring. Starving for one. Desperate for one. He has also made plenty of money. …
Read more Sam’s Coming Back
I don't know if it will be with the Celtics, but Sam Cassell says he's coming back for another season….
Read more Play Hard, Really Hard
The roster for the U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball team is set: MVP Kobe Bryant will be heading to his first…
Read more Categorically, Positively, Unequivocally, Undeniably…
The classic words uttered by Matt Damon in one of the most awesome acts of public trash talking… is…
Read more Youkilis’ walk-off HR negates series sweep
Kevin Youkilis’ homers twice, but the most important one came in the bottom of the 13th inning. The two-run walk-off…
Read more Series Preview: Brewers (41-34) @ Braves (38-39)
Pitching Probables: Monday, 6/23, 6:00 p.m. CT: RHP Ben Sheets (8-1, 2.74) vs. LHP Jo-Jo Reyes (3-4, 4.05) Tuesday, 6/24,…
Read more A summary of the Twins trades I would suggest
It’s time to face the facts. The Twins are actually competing this year, much to pretty much everyone’s surprise. As…
Read more Wolves Updates 6/23
From Jonathan Givony/DraftExpress: As of right now, if Minnesota keeps the pick, it appears likely that Mayo will be selected…
Read more A dire catastrophe is narrowly averted
I really enjoy the word ‘dire’, I think we should use it more often. Thus, your Sunday Terrible Cartoons!
Read more So That Happened…
Well, what can you say? The Times story has broken, and it’s not pretty. Top-fold, front-page Seattle Times story about…
Read more Links of the Day 6/22/08
Kevin, the writer for Melrose Rocks, is not going to Russia. Rest easy. I already hated the White Sox, but…
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