Articles by Alan Draper (245814)

Brews win Tuesday; Cubs lose…gap down to 2
Both the Brewers and Cardinals collected 10 hits apiece Tuesday night…only the Brewers converted their hits into 9 runs, while…
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Roberto Luongo Wants No Part of Your Ill-Conceived Attempts to Increase Scoring
This net is black not!Getty Images To many the chagrin of many fans, or possibly only me, the NHL has…
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2007-08 Preseason Foreplay: Detroit Red Wings
Editor’s Note: Today’s foreplay is brought you by reader and Red Wings fan Derek C. …and that’s what interns are…
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Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Oakland at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.The War, Part III – PBS, 8 p.m. or check your local listingsBones…
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Tuesday Afternoon Links Update
Time for some new links today. CBS Sports is crowing about its college football ratings. The South Carolina-LSU game on…
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Training Camp Updates
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Wolves Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin McHale said he talked to other teams all summer…
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Back tracking
The plethora of “Oh wow. These Colts are better than last year!” articles continue. Whereas local guys from the Star…
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Mid day wrapup
Lots to talk about again; Ohio State football God dammit, Antonio Henton. What the hell were you thinking? I’ve stayed…
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18 Plays: “It doesn’t suck”
It’s Tuesday, and that can only mean 18 Plays is ready for download. Once again, Demond and I take on…
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All Belichick’s Men
Gregg Easterbrook of TMQ is raising hell over the Pats scandal. In one of the most fascinating and well argued…
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Smith dealing with ankle sprain
Doogie is reporting on KFAN that Craig Smith has suffered an ankle sprain and could miss the next 2-3 weeks….
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2007-08 Preseason Foreplay: Vancouver Canucks
Is there really anything more frightening than an orca with a bazooka?Flickr Quick hits The ‘Nucks have some interesting looking…
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09/25: Winning Would Help
September 25th, 2007 GAME THREAD Oakland Athletics (75-82) @ Boston Red Sox (92-64) Chad Gaudin (11-12, 4.52) @ Curt Schilling…
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October Preview
The only way the Yankees don’t make the postseason at this point is if they go 0-6 in their remaining…
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Attention Cubs Nation
Dear Chicago Cubs and their loyal fans, My name is Jesse Motiff and I am a huge Milwaukee Brewers fan….
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Counting Down to Opening Night: In 4 Days…
…you might do something that you will never live down. Be careful out there, folks. On second thought, probably not…
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One jerk’s comeuppance
You know how when there was a kid at school who was mean to you, you’re mom told you not…
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I Went to a Hockey Game, and the Movie 300 was Reenacted
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Right now I’m hoping someone can find a link to the video, but the Islander/Ranger pre-season game…
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Monday Night Links
I just finished watching the second installment of Ken Burn’s The War on PBS. Just like The Civil War, Baseball,…
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1/3rd full or 2/3rds empty?
Well, to be fair the Giants have played two of only 4 teams in the league that are undefeated. The…
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Captain Crunched
Is anyone else a little disturbed by the fact that Vince Young was voted in as the Titans’ offensive captain?…
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Bad Times in Cleveland, Means Good Times in Dallas
The Cowboys have managed to roll out three wins, and there should be some more solid wins coming from this…
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Mini Pony of the Day 9-25-07 [The Pensblog]
One last piece of business: Go Pens – The Pensblog More from Pensblog on PSaMP: PSaMP’s Halfie Birthday Extravaganza: The…
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Thoughts on Titans Win Over Saints
Tonight, the Tennessee Titans defeated the New Orleans Saints, 31-14. The Titans came out strong and took a 10-0 lead,…
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Wolves Updates 9/25
The Warriors announced yesterday that they have signed Troy Hudson (Click on the link to see a pic of T-Hud…
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ANGEL MVP’s KEY TO POSTSEASON
Figgins and Guerrero Look to Forget Playoffs PastBy Adam DodgeAs Vladimir Guerrero and Chone Figgins celebrate a third division title…
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Brews keep hopes alive with 13-5 pounding of Cards
Monday night’s game was #156 for the Brewers…important in that the Cubs played their game #156 yesterday. So the seesawing…
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The Brewers are in need of Perfection
So we are down to the last week and the math is pretty simple: The Brewers need to finish 7-0…
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