Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
07/16: Must Sweep
JULY 16th, 2007 GAME THREAD Brian Bannister (5-5, 3.71) @ Kason Gabbard (2-0, 4.87) Kansas City Royals (39-52) @ Boston…
Read more Back to Work Links
If you’re back at work, this is a grind. But if you’re on vacation, I don’t want to hear about…
Read more Getting Messi
Rather than lead off today with yet ANOTHER LIST, I figured I’d recap my bitter-sweet soccer weekend. My beloved boys…
Read more List-o-rama
I’m sick of them and so are you, but this one is by the Footballoutsiders so a. it’s right and…
Read more Some Sunday Links
Let’s give you some Sunday links just before we head back to work on Monday. The New York Times’ Richard…
Read more John Ferguson: 1938-2007
“Former NHL player and general manager John Ferguson Sr. died Saturday after a lengthy fight with prostate cancer. He was…
Read more A-Rod To Boston? Really?
Alex Rodriguez playing for the Boston Red Sox. The dream scenario we envisioned and almost came to fruition in the…
Read more More Lone Justice
Did I ever tell you that I love Lone Justice? Yes I did! Ok, here are a few more videos….
Read more 22 Best Board Games. Ever
Most of us were children prior to the dawn of the computer age. Video games are all good fun, but…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 7-15-07
Sweet. This is the 2004 design for the L’il Beginnings Membership button. The place is the biggest miniature horse and…
Read more Titans positional analysis – quarterbacks
We conclude the analyses of offensive position groups with the quarterbacks. It’s one position that’s set in stone. The only…
Read more Sox bats provide no run support for Beckett, lose 2-1 to Toronto
Josh Beckett (12-3) pitched well enough to earn his 13th win throwing for 8 innings, giving up seven hits, two…
Read more The New York Islanders Want Their Fans to Support Other Teams, Too
Those are some pretty big security guards.(C) New York Islanders Yesterday afternoon, I ventured to the Broadway Mall in Hicksville,…
Read more Cerveceros gana
{My apologies if I conjugated the verb incorrectly} The Cerveceros de Milwaukee beat the Rockies, 4-3, in the rubber match…
Read more A Night of Cautious Optimism
The 2-1 extra inning win over the Rockies likely left some fans with a sense of cautious optimism that the…
Read more 07/15: Ace On The Hill
JULY 15th, 2007 GAME THREAD Jesse Litsch (1-3, 4.74) @ Josh Beckett (12-2, 3.44) Toronto Blue Jays (44-46) @ Boston…
Read more The Other Manny Gets it Done
When Brendan Donnelly was placed on the DL on June 17th, a critical void was left in the Red Sox…
Read more Papi ends homerun drought, Hinske and Varitek also go big fly in win
The last homerun any Boston Red Sox (55-35) fan had seen from David Ortiz at Fenway Park was on April…
Read more We’ll be back soon
I know there hasn’t been a lot of action going on here recently, but I just got home a few…
Read more Everybody Else Is Doing It… Episode VI The Empire Strikes Back
Welcome to the 5th and final edition of Subway Domer’s “Why The Hell Not, 2007 Season Predictions.” Enjoy! The Fighting…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 7-14-07
This MPotD’s name is Bobby Dazzler. If/ when I ever get one (two) mini pon(ies), I’m going to name it…
Read more Zach Frazer Named Irish Starter
According to EA Sports, Frazer gets the nod over actual ND students for the starting job. Other sweet tidbits about…
Read more “But it’s not an endless rope either.”
Adam McCalvy, on brewers.com: “We’ve seen ‘Cap’ when he’s been good, and if we’re going to be successful, it’s going…
Read more Richardson arrested on drug charge
Going from stabbed to this? Quintin Richardson, 18, an offensive lineman and former Spring Valley High star, is charged with…
Read more Brent Sutter Wants Lou Lamoriello to Fire Him
Awkward press conference photos, #42.Mel Evans/AP As it turns out, Lou Lamoriello actually hires coaches. I was starting to think…
Read more Weekend Viewing Picks
Saturday, July 14Tour de France – Versus, 8 a.m.PGA Golf, John Deere Classic, 3rd Round – CBS, 3 p.m.Dodgers at…
Read more 07/14: Dead Birds
JULY 14th, 2007 GAME THREAD Dustin McGowan (5-4, 4.65) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (10-6, 3.84) Toronto Blue Jays (44-45) @ Boston…
Read more Buchholz Up To Pawtucket
Clay Buchholz was recently promoted from AA Portland to AAA Pawtucket, and is due to make his first start for…
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