Though if all you’re looking for is updates, I don’t know why one would take the time to read the retros. Some things that John posts aren’t my cup of tea, but I just don’t read them instead of calling them dumb or boring. He’s catering to a large audience, and you can’t please all the people all the time.

Not saying that you believe that or support that opinion, just saying I don’t get it.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m more interested in seeing the history of the prospect and how John analyzed it/would analyze it than anything else with those. So no, I don’t comment in them very often even though I read them every time John posts one.

As for the Crystal Balls…John’s already said he doesn’t enjoy doing them. The problem with them is people with a vested interest in a prospect want to see the best possible outcome in the CB and get mad when anything other than a HOF career is projected. Go back and read the Billy Butler one as an example, people were throwing fits because John didn’t project multiple 30 HR seasons. Check the stats and you’ll see John was actually more favorable to Butler than what Billy has actually produced the last two seasons. Read the Franklin Morales one, people overwhelmingly said it was pessimistic though John had him with 2 seasons of 190+ IP coming into this season. The nice thing nothing stops anyone else from doing them on their own here. Casejud did that at least once that I remember.

The Minor League Notes don’t generate many comments, either, but they are apparently very popular. Comments does not equal popularity

But I also believe there was a lot of overreacting on Frederick’s behavior. Perhaps he crossed the line, I don’t know because I wasn’t participating in those threads. However, far too many people cried bloody murder when he made some jokes or posted some pictures. The guy knew baseball, added good discussion, and threw in some comedy (sometimes risky, lol). Anyways, what’s done is done. As always, this is John’s site and he can run it the way he wants, that’s his right. That’s my 2 cents on that.

As for the site, I come here for the discussions in the fanposts. I don’t want to sound like a dick, but I find John’s material boring and meaningless at times. He does all these writeups about players that nobody cares about (ie certain prospect retros). I think doing indepth profiles of current prospects, for example, breakout guys, would be far more appreciated by us readers. For instance, an indepth writeup on Wil Myers, or John Singleton, etc.

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2008/7/23/577706/ot-rant-warning-language

Like I said before, it is John’s site, he can do whatever he wants. However, even he went off the deep end that day. Anyways, no need to argue over this. It’s done.

I didn’t get started on it from the beginning, so I’m waiting for the first season to come out on DVD. I enjoy both Parks and Recreations and Community as well. If you haven’t watched those you might give them a try.

I’m the only person who bans people. I want that made clear.

See, now right there you took a swipe at another poster that wasn’t necessary in this thread.

I know the sociodynamics of the website. In five years I have banned fewer than 30 people, because most of the time these things work themselves out without a heavy hand. But when multiple blatant rule violations are committed, I will act.

I “continually insulted” the content that you and Dewey put out, because I believed it to be disingenuous and poorly researched, criticism that anybody who is putting self-generated content up for discussion should be ready to combat. Neither of you were, and obviously the three of us have never been on good terms as a result. Oh well; it happens, and I think some people need to have thicker skin around here to an extent. It got to the point for a while where your rat pack just patted each other on the back every time one of you posted. Maybe it made people soft to criticism; I don’t know.

All that being said, I don’t take anything personally here. Nor do I hold any grudges. If you put up something I like, I’m going to recognize it; it’s not “oh, KBR or Dewey posted; let’s rip them to shreds”. I read most of the posts around here, and I’m only going to post my actual thoughts. It is almost never personal (though I have admittedly slipped when shots were taken at me, because obviously I’m human, and I have a temper). I could probably stand to open up my mouth less when I disagree with things, but I have a tough time silencing my BS alarm when people are trying to broadcast misinformation and are largely getting away with it.

Anyway, I honestly hope this blows over and you are able to stick around, because truthfully you do provide some value to this community. Like I’ve said elsewhere, I don’t really have a problem with people trying to start their own communities, but it was the way that it was happening that irked me, and you obviously didn’t have much to do with that.