Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Mini Pony of the Day 8-10-07
Man, I really don’t remember if I used this picture before. If I did, I allow you to ridicule me…
Read more Fun with Attendance Figures!
Hello, Fire Brand readers. I’m Andrew Lipsett – you may remember me from such Fire Brand articles as ‘The One…
Read more ESPN Blogger may be dumbest man alive
Not that this is a news flash or anything. ESPN scout/blogger Doug Kretz claimed today that the Colts had really…
Read more Titans positional analysis – special teams
There are more questions and unknowns than you should expect about the Titans’ special teams this year, especially after a…
Read more Visitor of the Week: Quit Making This Easy, Fools
I really try to just highlight one visitor each week. Honestly. However, yinz guys love to put yourself out there,…
Read more Which of these goals do you want to see USC achieve?
Which of these goals for 2007 would you want to see S. Carolina achieve? A unprecedented third-straight bowl game with…
Read more 8/10: Tough test
August 10th, 2007 GAME THREAD Boston Red Sox (69-45) @ Baltimore Orioles (52-61) Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (13-8, 3.70) @ Erik…
Read more Assessing the NL playoff picture
I know, I know…it is waaaay too early for any meaningful guesses as to who will be the four NL…
Read more 19 Years and the NHL Hasn’t Changed One Bit
AAAAAHHH!!!! IT’S THE STANLEY CUP!!! AAAAAAAHHH!!!!Mike Ridewood/AP Well, it seems like exactly everyone has felt the need to write a…
Read more Benefit of the doubt
Some people doubt the star quality of players like Shockey, Pierce and Wilson. If Shockey did not have a piece…
Read more Pre-season Game #1 at Dallas
Rambling, off-the-top-of-my-head thoughts during the game: 1) The D looked bad on the first drive, that is to say they…
Read more The Phillips Era Begins with a Win, Cowboys 23 Colts 10
You have to feel good about this first live action game, as the Cowboys defeated the Colts 23-10. The Cowboys…
Read more Kansas City is Dying for Hockey
…or so they say. I will remain very skeptical for the time being. Apologies for the short post, it’s been…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 8-9-07
Sorry, can’t get this picture any bigger. However, today is the perfect day to post it, seeing as how massive…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
MLS/LA Galaxy at DC United – ESPN2, 7 p.m.PGA Championship – TNT, coverage continues until 8 p.m.NFL/Indy at Dallas –…
Read more Thursday Afternoon Linkage
The PGA Championship is in full swing. There is online coverage and PGA.com is simulcasting TNT from 2 – 5…
Read more Welcome Back Deshawn Zombie!!!!!!!
Just in time to watch your Colts play their first game as defending WORLD CHAMPIONS. Nice timing. Yes, you heard…
Read more Titans in MVN’s NCAA Alumni Tournament
Most Valuable Network is now conducting a NCAA Alumni Tournament with NFL players returning to their alma maters to suit…
Read more BREAKING NEWS: Graffanino out for year
Adam McCalvy of mlb.com reported that infielder Tony Graffanino’s MRI Thursday revealed Graffy will need surgery to repair a torn…
Read more Paw Prints
UCONN football started it’s fall practice on Monday with pretty much a full roster. The biggest injury is to wide…
Read more Thursday Linkage
Time for your links this morning. Let’s get to them. Starting with Neil Best of Newsday, he has a column…
Read more Steely McBeam Commands Your Attention
Steely McBeam? Why? I’ve been dreading this for awhile, now, and the naming delay just added to the nervous apprehension….
Read more Brewers’ pitchers’ numbers, last 30 days
As I had a second, I wanted to see if this meltdown over the last month could be attributed to…
Read more Korn to the Rescue
Will this guy be the savior of the Clemson Football Team in 2007 or is a redshirt heading his way?…
Read more Reaction To Bonds*
With one swing of the bat, the sanctity and cleanliness of sports’ most cherished record vanished. Like a cannonball, Barry…
Read more New Steelers Mascot Name
Two words. Steely. McBeam. Somewhere, the Terrible Fan weeps. More on this tomorrow…
Read more No sweeping for Angels, Sox six game lead over NYY
Dustin Pedroia had the go-ahead homerun in the seventh and Mike Lowell was 4-4 with two RBI’s to help Boston…
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