Author Archive for David Allan
Adam Lind’s Quiet Season
In a DVD, Blackberry On Demand society, Baseball is a novel, and it is now while we are watching the final chapters of 2009 unfold that we look back at a third round pick from the 2004 draft who should be noticed. But the way his team is drawing, even his hometown fans aren’t talking. [...]
A-Rod Finally A Yankee?
What a twelve months it has been for the New York Yankees. One year ago they were looking up at the Red Sox and Rays and trying to swallow the fact that for the first time in 13 years the Yankees weren’t going to play any bonus baseball. Around this time, Alex Rodriguez was continuing [...]
Youk the New Red Sox Captain?
Louie Armstrong sang, you must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh in the now immortal “As Time Goes By”. Is a fight just a fight? Not if it involves the Boston Red Sox. What’s that supposed to mean? Just another writer tooting the horn of the Boston [...]
Authoring the Best Career Nobody is Talking About
It’s that time of year of course. It’s the time of year when we start talking about potential rookie of the year, MVP and Cy Young Award candidates. Everyone seems to think that Joe Mauer is a lock for the American League MVP. I can see why, he is batting .366 and on the verge [...]
Will Dodgers Celebrate a Hollywood Ending?
The baseball season seems to unfold like a novel. It has stories and textures, it has layers to be peeled and pulled back. In April it was the Yankees that struggled as the Blue Jays streaked to the top of the American League East. Months later we have seen the Red Sox get hot, [...]
Perception vs Reality – Citi Isn’t to Blame for the Mets Lack of Electricity.
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind this has been a tough year for the New York Mets. The Mets have suffered in almost every way a franchise can during the 2009 season. Whether it be the speculation to what degree the Wilpon’s were victimized by Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme, long term DL trips [...]
Halladay, Wells, Rios, Ryan…JP Ricciardi’s Mess in Toronto
How do you grade the performance of a General Manager, is it on Trades, Free Agent Signings or Player Development? Well certainly all of these come into play when discussing the individual that would be singularly most responsbile when building a major league team. Lets first take a quick look at the trades. Ricciardi’s [...]
If Pitching and Defense Wins Championships…Do the Yankees Have Enough?
*Before I begin on a side note: I’d like to say Thank you to Gary for the Confidence and Support. Hope that the articles are thoughtful, even if people don’t always agree with me* Things are heating up in the Bronx but why and will it be enough? After 115 games the New York Yankees [...]
