If you want me to respond amigo, gonna have to take it down a notch, especially in the Shout Box.
SSI denizens (like me and you) are weeping and wailing and gnashing their teeth :- ) but the difference is: they're gnashing their teeth at DiPoto, at the loss of players they value. You're gnashing your teeth at positions that differ from yours. You're practically daring people to show they're as much "idiots" as DiPoto is. That ain't the tone SSI is looking for.
As a favorite poster put it to me back channel after he left SSI, I'm not going to offer my opinions and then debate them all ad nauseum with a math major. You're a sharp guy Matty, not easy to argue with, and when you get angry it can discourage people from joining the discussion, *especially* people *inside* baseball who drop by.
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In the articles it's a little different: you can afford to be emphatic when writing a post that kicks off discussion. But then in the *interactive* threads, people need to know that if they speak up and disagree, they'll be treated pleasantly and with respect.
Thing to do here is *be aware of* leaving room for others to disagree and yet enjoy the dialogue.
How's about we get that squared away, and then we'll talk.