Phil Allard Responds

When we last posted here at TheYankeesBlog.com, we took Phil Allard to task for a column in his blog which criticized another fan for thoughts on Derek Jeter. Allard apparently caught wind of this blog post and took the time to e-mail me.

Hi John,

Phil Allard here. I read your commentary about my Jeter comments on the NYYFAN blog and you’re right.

My post has to do with a previous agrument, and that is not clear if the post is read in isolation. I apologize for that.

It’s truly impossible to objectify Jeter; he is a deity.

I do believe you took my 2006 article out of context, but so be it. The Jeter argument will continue.

And YOU continue your good work.

- phil

In light of this clarification, Allard’s column does make more sense. At any rate, I think it shows a lot about Phil’s character that he could write me and civilly discuss a post where I was so critical. I’m not really sure where I took the words he wrote in 2006 out of context, but I definitely owe him an apology for implying he might root for the New England Patriots. That was totally out of line. Nobody deserves the insult of being compared to a Pats fan, even if he does not believe in the godliness of The Great Jeter.