Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Halftime report
Tom Petty was pretty unremarkable, except for the fact that he came out on a GIANT PHALLUS. Hilarious. With the…
Read more Tom Petty’s set at Halftime
He’s looking really old. Kind of the Mountain Man look with the beard. I’m sure groundskeeper George Toma isn’t too…
Read more The 2nd quarter.
This may be the most exciting 7-3 game I’ve ever seen. Things started to happen, there were turnovers, stops, Tom…
Read more Wolves Updates 2/4
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Until eight days ago, the Wolves were 0-30 when they didn’t score 100 points. Then, twice…
Read more The first quarter.
That was a pretty timid quarter, frankly. It seemed like everyone was afraid to hit. In fact, it seemed like…
Read more Pregame thoughts
Because I’ll forget these two thoughts after the game starts…1. Jordin Sparks probably outweighs her dad, former Giant Philippi. Not…
Read more New York Giants – 1, Bill Belichick’s ego – 0
OK, let me get this out of the way….I was wrong. I said that the Giants would never win this…
Read more About time!
After spending the past few days watching things like the Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge (I collected, because I totally had…
Read more What Would Jimmy the Greek Say?
You know who would have been great at this Super Bowl? The late Jimmy the Greek. He had to be…
Read more Sox Need to Extend Tito’s Deal
In November I posted some reasons why Francona’s contract needs to be extended beyond 2008. With such a quiet off-season…
Read more PHIL SIMMS AND FINAL THOUGHTS ON XLII
I am not a very big Mike Francesa fan, but he did a beautiful job articulating all of the storylines…
Read more Almost Time…
Its coming… Not yet… Almost… I can hardly wait… No, not the Super Bowl… …Puppy Bowl IV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXT-sJcJka4&rel=1
Read more USC Wins in Oxford
The Gamecocks (11-10, 3-4) managed to escape Oxford with a 80-77 win. It gives USC its’ first back-to-back Southeastern Conference…
Read more Signing Day getting close…
To get caught up on the how things are shaping up, as far as commitments, leading up to the day…
Read more Wolves Updates 2/3 Part 2
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: There’s a chance KG might not even be in the building the night they play a…
Read more Impact of Santana trade: A Plus for Brewers
When the best pitcher in baseball gets traded from the other league into your league–in this case, Johan Santana going…
Read more Coyotes and Caps didnt do so well
Well, tonight was a disappointment. I had a great time at the caps game besides them losing. it looks like…
Read more Old Man Manny
“I want to be like Julio Franco and play until I’m 48.” A recent quote by Manny Ramirez, which would…
Read more Spy Gate II – Easterbrook’s Revenge
For those who haven’t heard, Spygate is breaking loose all over again. This time the Patriots are accused of video…
Read more Sox-Dodgers Exhibition Game Sells Out in 1 Hour
80,000 tickets for the exhibition game between the Red Sox and Dodgers on March 29 were sold in 1 hour…
Read more Wolves Updates 2/3
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: At least three times on Friday, Al Jefferson set Corey Brewer up for a perfect…
Read more Reality Bites
Well, today we face the cold hard reality that as magical as last season was, this season figures to be…
Read more Some Saturday Links
I’ve been out running errands on the day before the Super Bowl. I am monitoring the Prof Football Hall of…
Read more Audience Participation: What was your last heartbreak?
The Johan Santana thing has people around here a little blue. It’s not so much that he was traded away,…
Read more Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008
The Hall of Fame inductees for the Class of 2008 are as follows. Fred Dean – DE San Francisco 49ersDarrell…
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