Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Late Sunday Links
I’m in a bit of a work jam so let me give you some linkage on this late Sunday evening…
Read more Wolves Updates 3/10
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: There is a lot of debate about how Minnesota should have taken Thornton instead of…
Read more Back in the Loop
So I’m back from my little jaunt to South America, and I’m weighed down with a week of random thoughts:…
Read more Random Thoughts: Gerald Green, Draft Lottery, Bassy
Some random thoughts… *Apparently, Gerald Green is good at birthday cake dunks, and not much else. He was released by…
Read more The NHLs Most Hated Ref
I just had to take this pic last night. The announcement of his name is always followed by boos. There…
Read more El Gordo To Pitch Thursday
Bartolo “El Gordo” Colon will take the mound this coming Thursday against the Devil Rays. Colon likely will get in…
Read more Beckett Update and Today’s Game
Extra Bases has a post saying Tito thought Beckett was way better than expected but he would not speculate on…
Read more Coco To The Cubs?
The rumor mill has heated up for Coco and today’s rumor has Coco headed to the Cubs for Sam Fuld…
Read more Some Sunday Links
I’m going to give you some links now and do an update later. I’ll be out for most of the…
Read more NIT-bound? Not yet…..
Damn, the Buckeyes just don’t want to accept their NIT fate just yet. After losing 6 out of 8 games…
Read more Seattle RB logjam: Possible replacement for Chris Brown?
A ton of focus has been devoted to obvious Titan needs, such as upgrading the wide receiver position, replenishing the…
Read more Sunday Morning Rumors: Crisp to the Cubs
Nothing like waking up to some fresh rumors on a cold Sunday morning. Our friends at MVN’s Cub Reporter are…
Read more #22 – Sept. 21, 1982: Downing and Lynn crash and catch
By Kurt Swanson and Geoff Bilau, Angelswin.com Contributors There have been many outstanding catches made over the years in Major…
Read more Here I am in Montgomery
As you all know, I have taken another road trip, and tonight, I went to the Alabama State – Jackson…
Read more As the Leafs Turn, Edition #142897
It’s funny how things work sometimes. The Leafs, left for dead about a month ago and mired in inner turmoil,…
Read more Wolves Updates 3/9
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Timberwolves point guard Sebastian Telfair missed Saturday night’s game and likely will miss at least a…
Read more Wolves 99, Clippers 96
From the AP recap: Al Jefferson had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Randy Foye tied a career-high with 26 points—six…
Read more Projecting Cowboys #22 and #28 Picks
As you know I’m not in the majority when it comes to drafting a running back, although, I am beginning…
Read more Coco Says Jacoby Is Not Ready
Coco Crisp is starting to feel more pressure with each day he misses. He was out again today and most…
Read more Snowbound and bored
16-20 inches of snow buried me at home over the past two days. My restaurant hasn’t been open since Friday…
Read more Time Heals All Wounds
Glad to see Rocky Wirtz is doing things right in Chicago as legends Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita were welcomed…
Read more 10 Players Cut From Roster
The Naples News reports that the Sox have made some moves to bring their roster to 46 players. Pitchers Edgar…
Read more Trouble in Ft. Myers: Beckett Hurts Back
There’s trouble brewing in Red Sox Nation. Spring has not been kind to Red Sox pitching. First came the news…
Read more The Saturday Links
Time for some Saturday links. Once again, thanks to Bruce Allen of Boston Sports Media Watch for bringing me into…
Read more Beckett Scratched From Start
While rain clouds pounded New England, a cloud of uncertainty fell of Fort Myers today as Josh Beckett was a…
Read more Reading the Tea Leaves: Insight from GM Mike Reinfeldt
Floyd Reese was GM of the Oilers/Titans for over a dozen years. Like him or not (I did, mostly), respect…
Read more A disappointing loss
The boys played really well for about the first 50 minutes or so against the Canadiens. Then they kind of…
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