Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
BREAKING: Milton Bradley still crazy
Milton Bradley is still struggling with being named after a board game company. This time, he was so enraged by…
Read moreSpring Fish Wrap – Boys From Troy Edition
As a younger Coug fan, I used to hate USC. I really did. Back in the mid-to-late 90’s, they seemed…
Read moreColon Dazzles, Timlin Not So Much
Bartolo Colon earned his 150th career win tonight at Fenway with a win over the Orioles. He went 6 innings…
Read moreOffensive explosion in first holds true
Boston’s offense wasted no time in letting their bullpen have a chance to blow up another game scoring five runs…
Read more“I Think I’ll Play”
X-Rays are negative… nobody's 100%… and Rajon Rondo says he' thinks he's gonna play. The video of him talking after…
Read more“Get Your Rest”
All day Wednesday, ESPN was including in its Finals coverage a clip of Doc Rivers after the game telling his guys…
Read moreWe Really Want This One
A win in Game 3 would have been nice…. but its not exactly critical to the Celtics chances of winning…
Read moreThe Donaghy Effect?
A couple of weeks ago, the NBA decided it wanted to get $1 million from Tim Donaghy as reimbursement for…
Read moreEnough Already… KG Gets It
You can't hear anything about the Celtics now without getting a "and KG needs to get into the post!" sort…
Read moreKobe is a Yankees Fan
According to the Associated Press: “Asked if he was disappointed in Schilling’s comments, Bryant responded, “Go Yankees!” I guess the…
Read moreWolves Updates 6/12
From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: -The Timberwolves report sales of 539 season tickets resulting from their new "pay a pick" promotion,…
Read moreFireside Chats #11: Where Paul’s under the weather, Tim thinks Manny is the most loved, and we talk Interleague action
Boston Red Sox podcast for MVN Radio Episode 11 where Paul’s under the weather, Tim thinks Manny is the most…
Read moreOUCH! This one hurts…
Anyone want a scholarship to play at IU? Enduring all the transfers was really no big deal, but now that…
Read moreTonight’s Lineup 6/11 vs. the Orioles
Jacoby Ellsbury, LFDustin Pedroia, 2BJ.D. Drew, RFManny Ramirez, DHMike Lowell, 3BKevin Youkilis, 1BJason Varitek, CCoco Crisp, CFJulio Lugo, SS Bartolo…
Read moreBig Papi Becomes An American Citizen
David Ortiz became an American citizen today at a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library. Ortiz immigrated from the…
Read more6/11: Crush The Birds
Prev. Gm: Baltimore Orioles (31-32) @ Boston Red Sox (40-27) Garrett Olson (5-1, 3.86) @ Bartolo Colon (3-1, 3.46) 7:05…
Read moreBeanie Wells meets his new #1 fan
OK, so it’s time for me to fawn a little. Most of my readers know that I’m now managing a…
Read moreGamecocks Walk-ons given scholly
University of South Carolina men’s basketball coach Darrin Horn has granted scholarships to walk-on players Branden Conrad and Robert Wilder…
Read moreAlternate Ending to Jericho
I don’t know how the person who posted this video at YouTube did it, this is ending to the second…
Read moreSchilling Update
Curt Schilling has had no problems with throwing off of the mound and has been throwing harder. He will face…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLBBaltimore at Red Sox – MASN/NESN, 7 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Detroit – WCIU/FSN Detroit, 7 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland –…
Read moreMatt Capps Blows First Save, Sleeps With Fishes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30eRyvzoLA&hl=en Sure, last night’s game was memorable for the game-winning homer by Lastings Milledge, or the dugout words between Elijah…
Read moreCalling all callers…We need you!
Fellow Fire Brander’s…Paul and I are heading into the podcast studio this evening and are looking for people to call…
Read moreThe Mid-Week Linkage
On this Wednesday, Southern New England is much cooler and less humid than the last few days so I’m not…
Read moreBidding Adieu to the Year That Was (Part One)
Before we get too far into the summer to even remember it, let’s take a few minutes to look back…
Read moreWolves Updates 6/11 Part 2
From DraftExpress: Almost every draft service around has tabbed Brook Lopez as the third overall pick in their mock draft,…
Read moreOswalt fans 10 to beat Brewers 6-1
Brewers’ skipper Ned Yost, trying to give his team some momentum on the road, tweeked the batting order Tuesday night…
Read moreReview of Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 US Open
Tonight, HBO will air another documentary in its critically acclaimed series, “Sports of the 20th Century.” The latest documentary, “Back…
Read moreA Friendly Reminder…
For those of you who are enjoying what you’re reading and may be new around these parts of the interwebs,…
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