Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
Sox let one slip, lose to Jays 6-5
Despite a rough start from Julian Tavarez the Boston Red Sox (54-35) still had a chance to win, but Kyle…
Read moreGary Sheffield is Bat Shit Crazy
Neil Best of Newsday must be loving this blog thing because he continues to post great stuff. First, he has…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Toronto at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.Jericho – CBS, 8 & 9 p.m.Entourage (4 episode marathon) – HBO, 10…
Read moreKnowing what you’re talking about…
is nice in life.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2935483 Why the Star article didn’t even speculate on this angle to the Simon story, I’m not…
Read moreDrew’s Lines is it Anyway?
After reading the Ladies…’ ridiculous post about cheese (or cheeze), I got to thinking about Whose Line is it Anyway….
Read moreThe Big Ten’s Loss is the MAC’s Gain (and other stuff)
It looks like TV stations in the Midwest are finding ample replacements for Big Ten football games. Instead of finding…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 7-13-07: Part 2
Well, that’s a first. Chalk it up to today being Friday the 13th. I figured I needed to add this…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 7-13-07
Friday the 13th. I love Friday the 13th. My birthday is on the 13th (next month), and I always seem…
Read moreUCONN Releases Men’s Basketball Big East Opponents
The UCONN athletic department released the Men’s basketball Big East opponents for the upcoming 2007-2008 season. Every Big Team will…
Read moreMore Friday Links
I wanted to get the first part of the links up so I could work on some more. Bob Wolfey…
Read morePitt or Pittsburgh? Either Way, Its Money Down the Drain
Remember back in 1997, when then-Athletic Director Steve Pedersen decided to change the PITT name to Pittsburgh, to show the…
Read moreFriday is Finally Here
Let’s get to some links for you. This Dan Patrick-leaving-ESPN story has grown plenty of legs since July 3 when…
Read moreVisitor of the Week: Its Only the Second Week of July?
This week’s VotW race was too good. I couldn’t pick just one. The first (above) comes all the way from…
Read moreReader Response
From my least favorite form of literary criticism to a quippy blog entry title. It’ll work. I wanted to get…
Read moreFinally some love for the line
I’ve been stating my boredom and relative ambivalence for ESPN’s unit rankings all week, but I am glad to say…
Read moreSimon activated? No word on Freeney? What the sheol is going?
Many of you were probably greeted to this line from the Star today.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/SPORTS03/707130441/1247/SPORTS If anyone is paying attention, the Colts…
Read more07/13: Tavarez On Friday The 13th
JULY 13th, 2007 GAME THREAD Shaun Marcum (4-3, 3.62) @ Julian Tavarez (5-7, 4.97) Toronto Blue Jays (43-45) @ Boston…
Read moreGood Reality TV, Bad Reality TV
The Reality TV Genre is here to stay. Unfortunately, there’s too much of it. I enjoy shows like The Amazing…
Read moreSpurs Trade Butler, Rights to Scola to Houston!
In a stupid ass move, the Spurs have traded Jackie Butler and the rights to Luis Scola to Houston for…
Read moreRolling With Dice
One of the biggest question marks facing the Red Sox as we open the second half is the depth of…
Read morePens Avoid Arbitration with Armstrong’s Beak-Nose
Winger Colby Armstrong showed the team he could levitate. The Pens rewarded him with a 2-year deal, successfully avoiding arbitration…
Read moreMini Pony of the Day 7-12-07
A mini pony at the White House…world domination is almost complete. I think this is JFK Jr. However, I could…
Read moreRed Sox win second half opener beating Jays 7-4
Maybe all that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz needed was some semblance of a rest. The result of that rest,…
Read moreThe COPS Drinking Game
I stand by the fact that drinking games are sports in their own right, and feel that I should introduce…
Read morePrimetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Toronto at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.Big Brother 8 – CBS, 8 p.m.PGA Golf – John Deere Classic –…
Read moreFixing the preseason
Clark Judge of CBS picked 12 preseason games that might be worth watching. He happened to put 3 of the…
Read moreThursday Mini-Update
I’ll give you a few links here. Jim Williams in his Watch This! blog in the DC/Baltimore Examiner spins things…
Read moreThe Thursday Links
Let’s get to our links today. MLB finally gets back into action. It seemed last night was a long grind….
Read moreIs Francis Getting the Shaft?
Recently, PSaMP received an email from reader Jody diPerna, a hardcore Ron Francis fan with an interesting question. Francis, who…
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