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We've gotten a few things, back channel ... the M's read the locals including us.  Zduriencik does also, not that the 'net chatter weighs heavily with him in view of the resources he listens to daily.  
The M's as an org are loathe to give the public analysts even a hint of credibility ... most MLB front offices like to keep a good distance, but the M's in particular have always been as imperious as any org in baseball.  You'd think they'd have won six championships.
What's a bit odd is that the MSM, other than Baker, carefully freezes SSI out of credit that it would gladly give if it were other blogs writing up the same insights.  For example, on the Brandon League situation (where our analysis did affect the M's decisions), Drayer gave credit to Lookout Landing which was merely passing on (with credit!) SSI's material.  
What I did, to become persona non grata with the sportswriters and radio guys, I dunno.  Maybe it's that I come from a diverse political angle?  It's a pretty intolerant community as far as worldview.  But maybe it's just an obnoxious personality :- )  Maybe it's that they were friendly with Cameron before we got here, and any tension gets transferred.
But then Geoff Baker's links over here make up for that, by a factor of about three.  He's above that type of thing.
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Whether the org as a whole is imperious or not, I give Jack Zduriencik huge credit for the way he treats Baker.  A lot of orgs would start pinching Baker's access in a petty kind of way, but Capt Jack and Sgt Wedge look him in the eye, treat him with respect, and deal with it.
Huge credit.
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Thanks for saying Rick.  Gracious words.