David N. Wilson, Author at Baseball Essential

Who Judges the Character of the Character Judges?

Jan 6, 2016

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

No one in baseball has seemed able to get their minds off the endless debates surrounding the Hall of Fame ballot, the possible inductees, the PED "era," and a dozen or more associated topics. Although I obviou...

Cubs History: A Record Setter and Tragedy Recorded on One Ball

David N. Wilson

Jan 5, 2016

Baseball History, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Pittsburgh Pirates

One of the things I do is collect signed Chicago Cubs baseballs. The idea of holding a ball that Ernie Banks held in his hands, particularly back in the days when he was playing, is a thrill that is hard to exp...

A Look at What Might Have Been – Technology, Instant Replay, and Beyond

David N. Wilson

Jan 3, 2016

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions

There is a lot of debate on the MLB instant replay system. Arguments from depersonalization of the game to long delays mid-game have arisen. This sort of back-and-forth is pretty standard in sports. One thing i...

One Particular Cubs Memory from 2015 That Made Me Smile

David N. Wilson

Jan 1, 2016

Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, National League Central

This won't be a recap of all of the home runs and big moments of the season, as so many others have provided, because I have nothing to add to those. Every one of them was special. The moment I'll mention here ...

Milwaukee Brewers: Reviewing 2015 and Eyeing the Future

David N. Wilson

Dec 31, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, National League Central, Offseason

Going into 2015, the Milwaukee Brewers really didn't look all that bad. There was potential, and with the possibility of a rebound year for Ryan Braun and good performance from the rotation, they might have put...

Five New Year’s Resolutions for the Chicago Cubs

David N. Wilson

Dec 30, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Offseason

MLB.TV Resolution 1: Never lose focus. There were very few moments in the 2015 season where the absolute belief in what the team was doing, and what they could do, wavered. Now and then we could see it ...

2015 Oakland Athletics: Just One More Run

David N. Wilson

Dec 29, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The 2015 season was not the year of the Oakland Athletics. Between the effects of a veritable deluge of injuries, and the mid-season trades of Ben Zobrist, Scott Kazmir and Tyler Clippard, the team fielded, at ...

The 2015 Chicago Cubs – A Look Back at the Magic

David N. Wilson

Dec 28, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Last offseason, Rob Neyer of Fox Sports concluded that with the addition of Jon Lester and Miguel Montero, the Cubs would – on the outside – be four or five games better than they'd been the year before. Eighty...

Andre Dawson – Incentives? Three for Three – Scout Dream Honoree

David N. Wilson

Dec 26, 2015

Baseball History, Breaking News, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

In 1977 I graduated high school and joined the US Navy. This was somewhere near the first third of my lifetime as a Chicago Cubs fan. Another thing that happened that year was the arrival of a young man named A...

Jason Heyward and the Thin-Skinned Redbirds… Enough…

David N. Wilson

Dec 23, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central, Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

As exciting as the off-season has been, particularly for Cubs fans, it has not been without its drama. Starting with the John Lackey signing, hackles seem to have risen in the Cardinals front office and spread ...

Author David N. Wilson