Articles by Alan Draper (245814)
What Does Ugliness Get You? A 2.39 ERA
He may be ugly. He may not close his mouth. But Tom Gorzelanny leads the team with a 6-3 record,…
Read more 05/30: Can Daisuke Roll An Eight?
MAY 30th, 2007 GAME THREAD Paul Byrd (5-1, 3.81) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (7-2, 4.43) Boston Red Sox (36-15) @ Cleveland…
Read more Sheets & Bush impress…one wins, one loses
A doubleheader post today–two games for the price of one. On Tuesday evening, Ben Sheets and his blister got behind…
Read more Wednesday Links
Today, it definitely feels like a Wednesday. Middle of the week and I’m ready for the weekend. Here are some…
Read more Buh-Bye Sonics
Well, there goes any optimism I once had. I’m starting to think this isn’t just hard-line talking anymore, and that…
Read more Five minutes that changed the series
It’s now a three-game series, and anything can happen. Last night, the Cavaliers evened the best-of-7 series by knocking off…
Read more Playoff Beards are Having the Best Week Ever!
For those hockey fans around here that are more Hollywood-inclined than the typical hockey fan, the people over at VH1’s…
Read more Why You Should Watch the NFL Network during the NFL Offseason
#1 – Making the Squad – NFL Films’ look into women who try to make an NFL Cheerleading team. Really….
Read more Everybody Else Is Doing It…Part One
The Brooklyn Bridge. How many times in your life have you heard this bit of wisdom; “If all your friends…
Read more Penguins Sign Winger Wallace
The Penguins signed a deal with a winger, but not a high profile, 40 goal guy. Instead, the team agreed…
Read more Heeere comes J.D.!
In April, J.D. Drew was making sure that Red Sox fans didn’t jump on him for a slow start. He…
Read more Beckett and Youkilis cruise Sox to victory
Josh Beckett did not skip a beat after coming off the disabled list to hurl a masterpiece helping the Boston…
Read more The Last Islander Related Post Today. Promise.
Hopefully that Don Maloney post didn’t bore all of you to death. If that’s the case, there should still be…
Read more Lester on the cusp of return
Jon Lester continued to dominate at the Triple-A level today in his fifth rehab start for Pawtucket today. Lester threw…
Read more Tuesday’s Primetime & Late Night Viewing Choices
French Open Tonight – The Tennis Channel, 6:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.Cleveland at Red Sox – NESN, 7 p.m.San Francisco…
Read more Mini Pony of the Day 5-29-07
This is Smooch. Smooch is the MPotD. Smooch rules. Wanna see more of Smooch? All you had to do was…
Read more Who to start a franchise with?
ESPN recently did a poll and asked their analysts (and perhaps their analrapists) who is the best player to start…
Read more Could Kobe and Garnett Unite?
When the #7 envelope was opened to reveal the Timberwolves logo, it was the equivalent of putting a bullet through…
Read more Blazin’ Blondie? Kieshka?
Thanks to Deadspin for pointing this out. At Hollywood Park the other day, there was a bikini race. Not horses…
Read more Lyndsi Hughes and the Passion (5-0) Beat Cleveland
Your Pittsburgh Passion kept up their undefeated ways this weekend, beating the Cleveland Fusion for the second time this season….
Read more Even the undead get nicked up
Zombie Bob Sanders is hurting. His small stature and rabid, brain-hungry style of play lead to him frequently getting hurt….
Read more Hughes out for Game 4
The news came down last night….Larry Hughes will most likely miss Game 4 tonight. This is bound to provoke two…
Read more Maloney Set to Dismantle The Phoenix Coyotes
[Start Rant]Don Maloney will ruin the Phoenix Coyotes. Those are my words. Write them down. Add them to your MySpace….
Read more Farm system producing a good harvest
The Red Sox farm system is currently overflowing with an embarrassment of riches. There are already 4 products of the…
Read more Sox win fourth in a row on an eventful night
Trot Nixon’s return to Boston (35-15) was met with a standing ovation, a Curt Schilling 10 strikeout performance, and a…
Read more 05/29: Just Joshin’
MAY 29nd, 2007 GAME THREAD Jeremy Sowers (1-4, 6.29) @ Josh Beckett (7-0, 2.66) Boston Red Sox (35-15) @ Cleveland…
Read more Gamecock Club becoming a ‘elite’ club
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees in a special Memorial Day meeting approved a dues increase for the…
Read more This blog is not to be read in Victoria
I spent much of my afternoon visiting my grandmother, as she had a speaking role in her residence’s Memorial Day…
Read more Baseball Polls updated
Coastal Carolina University replaced the University of South Carolina as the state’s highest-ranked team, and Clemson University gained one spot…
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