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Rollie's Follies: A Hall Of Famer Speaks

**The Quotes as presented are direct from Rollie Fingers courtesy of an interview that he was kind enough to grant me in conjunction with his new book...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 91 reads 2 comments
Pete Rose Deserves the Hall of Fame: Why Can't We Wake Up and Smell The Roses?

So once again Cooperstown, New York played host to thousands of baseball fans that flooded into the small rural town in upstate town. On Sunday, June the 26th, two more legends of the game took their spots among their peers...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 86 reads 0 comments
Blue Jays Trade Deadline Analysis, Part 2: Pitching

You can’t talk Toronto Blue Jays without talking pitching. On opening day 2008 their five man starting rotation consisted of Roy Halladay, AJ Burnett, Dustin McGowan, Shawn Marcum, and Jesse Litsch...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 234 reads 0 comments
Blue Jays Trade Deadline Analysis, Part One: Defense

In my life, there have been a few constants. One of those, the trade deadline, almost never fails to disappoint, as most teams are so scared to fail that they won’t step up in order to succeed...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 191 reads 0 comments
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing...GM's Need To Grow a Pair!

Admittedly some of the packages being mentioned for Roy Halladay since JP Ricciardi had announced that the Blue Jays would in fact listen potential trades offers have been pretty steep...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 149 reads 16 comments
Steroids: MLB = Bad, NFL = Good (Or So the Media Would Have You Believe)

Last night was Monday, July the 13th. We managed to have a night where seven of the best home run hitters in baseball and Brandon Inge got together in an attempt to put on a power display where ...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 193 reads 9 comments
Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Development: The Definition of Insanity

Let's start with a spot I am very comfortable with: The Toronto Blue Jays are terrible at developing young pitchers. While they continue to send arms to the hospital, can I suggest that they schedule J...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 187 reads 7 comments
Time for Blue Jays to Fold JP Ricciardi's Hand for Him

JP Ricciardi reminds me of myself, although maybe not in the way you think. The world in the last three or four years has seemingly been swept up in the craze that is competitive poker. I, unfortunately for my social life, have not...

Written by David Allan about 4 months ago 150 reads 2 comments
For the Blue Jays, Wins are Too Important: Can We End the BJ Ryan Experiment?

So eight isn’t enough in the cause of the Toronto Blue Jays. Although if you’d like to make the case that eight isn’t enough in the New Yankee Stadium, I would certainly have to listen...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 97 reads 3 comments
Adam Lind: To Be an All-Star Selection Casualty?

In baseball, everyone is talking about Albert Pujols, and rightfully so. “The Machine” is once again setting his sites on the first Triple Crown since Yaz in 1967...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 109 reads 2 comments
Not The Usual Steroid Suspects: David Ortiz is Hot in June

So now that David Ortiz has found his stroke again, all the murmurs will start. This will certainly mirror the talk that surrounded Jason Giambi a couple of years ago...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 340 reads 20 comments
A Glove of Their Own: Real Heroes Teach the Art of Catching

Whenever you get the chance to talk to someone that has been there, it’s always special to see it through their eyes. On June the 19, 2009, I was given the pleasure of an audience with Brent Mayne, a 15 year Major League Veteran...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 92 reads 3 comments
Johan Santana Vs. Roy Halladay: The Answer Is Obvious...Isn't It?

Is Johan Santana good? No, he’s better than good. He’s great. He holds a career mark of 117–55 with an ERA of 3.12. He is 8–4 with an ERA of 3.29 in 13 starts here in 2009...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 1,172 reads 17 comments
Ask Cito What Is Wrong with AJ Burnett?

Blazing Fastball: check. Sweeping curveball: check. Two-cent brain: check and double check. Allan James Burnett has been the same guy since the day he entered the league, a live arm with ...

Written by David Allan about 5 months ago 196 reads 7 comments
A Glove of Their Own: Redefining Heroes

Sometimes things happen in life that cause you to reevaluate definitions. Last week an incident with a professional ball player popped up on YouTube...

Written by David Allan about 6 months ago 122 reads 24 comments
On the Fifth Day the Yanks Should Joba? Hughes? How about Both?

Joba Chamberlain pitched a gem against the Indians on June 1, 2009. His stat line was one that would make any starting pitcher proud: IP Pitches Hits SO BB ER 8...

Written by David Allan about 6 months ago 134 reads 4 comments
All Hail the "Boy" King?

I might be in the minority here, because this will be the second Anti-LeBron James article I have written to date. (The first was in jest...

Written by David Allan about 6 months ago 236 reads 15 comments
Paging Tim Wakefield...It's the Hall on Line One?

*It is fitting that my 49th article is about No. 49* TIM WAKEFIELD FOR THE HALL OF FAME!!!! God, I love shocking discussion to life. Wait, wait, wait...before you scroll to the comments section and blast me, hear me out...

Written by David Allan about 6 months ago 216 reads 9 comments
If the NHL's Discpline Is Supposed To Be a Joke, I Am Not Laughing.

I have finally reached my breaking point with the NHL. I have defended her from all challengers, and all critics. Today, that changes...

Written by David Allan about 6 months ago 889 reads 44 comments
Manny Ramirez Fallout: If You're Shocked, Realize This Is a "You" Problem

So, Manny being Manny included Manny being on the Juice. Now it’s Manny being suspended. So what? If we aren’t going to demand that accountability for this fall at the feet ...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 262 reads 22 comments
It Has Been Unseasonably Hot in Toronto: Blue Jays' April Review

After a month of tempered excitement, the Blue Jays' bats have remained fairly hot. They put a 15 and 9 stamp on April and opened with three straight in May to run their record to a collective 18 and 9...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 152 reads 3 comments
Yankees Ticket Price-Slashing Fallout: PR Is Only an Issue If...

Permit me to put on my tin foil hat for a minute. Nothing says conspiracy theorist like tin foil on your head. Are the New York Yankees brass just like you and me, only richer? Do they make ...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
Romero Comes Through Big Time: Blue Jays Weekly Review

OK, so the kids have cooled down. It doesn’t look like Adam Lind is going to bat .400 in 2009. That being said, the Blue Jays have kept it rolling through the second week of the season...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 137 reads 0 comments
Ten Years Ago, We Lost a Great One

In Golf, Jack walked away from the game and now Tiger is rewriting the record books. In the NBA, Jordan finally hung up his kicks for the final time, and we have Kobe and LeBron to take of the mantle...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 93 reads 3 comments
Not a Moment Too Soon: John Madden Steps Out of the Broadcast Booth

It’s finally over, and it couldn’t come a moment too soon for this sports fan. After 30 years in the booth, there will be fewer "Boom!" moments...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 467 reads 85 comments

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David Allan Article Archive

Rollie's Follies: A Hall Of Famer Speaks

Pete Rose Deserves the Hall of Fame: Why Can't We Wake Up and Smell The Roses?

Blue Jays Trade Deadline Analysis, Part 2: Pitching

Blue Jays Trade Deadline Analysis, Part One: Defense

The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing...GM's Need To Grow a Pair!

Steroids: MLB = Bad, NFL = Good (Or So the Media Would Have You Believe)

Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Development: The Definition of Insanity

Time for Blue Jays to Fold JP Ricciardi's Hand for Him

For the Blue Jays, Wins are Too Important: Can We End the BJ Ryan Experiment?

Adam Lind: To Be an All-Star Selection Casualty?

Not The Usual Steroid Suspects: David Ortiz is Hot in June

A Glove of Their Own: Real Heroes Teach the Art of Catching

Johan Santana Vs. Roy Halladay: The Answer Is Obvious...Isn't It?

Ask Cito What Is Wrong with AJ Burnett?

A Glove of Their Own: Redefining Heroes

On the Fifth Day the Yanks Should Joba? Hughes? How about Both?

All Hail the "Boy" King?

Paging Tim Wakefield...It's the Hall on Line One?

If the NHL's Discpline Is Supposed To Be a Joke, I Am Not Laughing.

Manny Ramirez Fallout: If You're Shocked, Realize This Is a "You" Problem

It Has Been Unseasonably Hot in Toronto: Blue Jays' April Review

Yankees Ticket Price-Slashing Fallout: PR Is Only an Issue If...

Romero Comes Through Big Time: Blue Jays Weekly Review

Ten Years Ago, We Lost a Great One

Not a Moment Too Soon: John Madden Steps Out of the Broadcast Booth

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