Thomas Paine

by kwellborn on Nov 24, 2007 5:23 PM CST

I just wanted to write a word of encouragement to all the "bloggers" that have recently attacked by some of the paid "journalists". One such attack was a comparison of todays bloggers to the pamphleteers of colonial America. As a teacher and fan of American history I have to point out that this is not such a bad thing to be. I don't know much about colonial pamphleteers, but I do know that one of those referenced colonial bloggers wrote a pamphlet call "Common Sense". His name was Thomas Payne. Kind of an important pamphlet. I wonder how long he stood on the street corner trying to get anyone to read it. To learn more about Thomas Payne you could go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine. Since, wiki can be a bit unreliable you may want to visit Philadelphia. This is where Thomas Payne was living when he wrote "Common Sense". I assume that if you lived and worked in Philadelphia, you already knew this.

Great work Adam. Keep the chin up, we could use a revolution of sports media. You just may be the pamphleteer to do it.

I realize you closed comments on a related topic, but I had to mention this. I don't know if this has already been said. I am sure the people who got to read the comments of the other thread will let me know if it has.

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The reason he closed the comments...

is because I did something I shouldn't have, i.e., I posted some links to brettgardner's myspace page. It didn't have anything to do with the pamphleteers or cranky journalists bashing bloggers.

And, speaking of brettgardner, maybe we can convince Adam to implement this...
http://investigatethemedia.blogspot.com/2007/11/san-francisco-chronicle-deceives-its.html

by benmor78 on Nov 24, 2007 5:25 PM CST reply actions

Brett

declined my friend request on Facebook.

by miles on Nov 24, 2007 5:32 PM CST up reply actions

He declined mine as well

and I was trying to be friendly with him at the end of last evening, asking him how he enjoyed Lubbock. I hope he changes his mind and accepts my friendship.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 5:50 PM CST up reply actions

The thing I like

is that you think you embarrassed me. You've lost every argument you've ever had with me and you pulled a complete stalker move which abused your position. Not only do I think you're the worst writer on this forum, but you're also the most pathetic. Oh goody, another link from the king of the douches. Let's all go to it because we all know that Ben searches all day until he finds something which tangentially relates to whatever lecture he's chosen for the day.

I realize you wouldn't have the balls to apologize, but it's OK because I'm not some crybaby who cowers in the corner. The irony is that you give so many lectures about communication technique and yet you commit one of the biggest logical fallacies out there: discredit the speaker. The substance of any of my comments remains as apropos as ever, and your feeble comebacks remain as laughable.

Like I said before--keep up the funny.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

Like a lot of children...

you crave attention, Brett.

by benmor78 on Nov 24, 2007 5:45 PM CST up reply actions

Just as much as you.

I promise I would never look up your name ANYWHERE. I couldn't care less about you, but you felt so ashamed of being put down that you had to go to great lengths to attempt to embarrass me. I feel truly truly sorry for you.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 5:50 PM CST up reply actions

love the irony there.

Merill Hodge = Skip Bayless < Mark May...yeah, that's saying something.

by Longhorn on Nov 24, 2007 6:24 PM CST up reply actions

The only one who embarrassed you...

is you. You were caught lying about how great you are and Ben called you on it. You haven't had a educated argument with anyone here to "win" or "lose" anything. All you do is say stupid shit to be argumentative with no substance what so ever.

I may not approve of what Ben did, but it has shown everyone here you are a joke. Keep calling everyone "douche's" and then saying everyone else isn't funny.

Oh...and good luck with that ever so impressive "full time job."

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2007 6:08 PM CST up reply actions

To be fair

I do have a full-time job in which I doubtless earn more than you. The thing is, I don't care about lying. It's only people like you who do. I'm not embarrassed and I never was. Little nerds like you got so much glee out of it but the thing is--I don't care. Never did. If you ever want to have an educated argument with me, I'd invite you to try, instead of your laughably ironic personal attacks. Thanks, slc, we really needed more of you. Back to the bottom of the pile with you.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:12 PM CST up reply actions

'ole Brett

is going through that phase in his(or maybe her) life in which he(or she) truly believes that they know everything.

brettgardner=daxflame with a dictionary.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:17 PM CST up reply actions

Where have I ever claimed to know anything?

Please show me. I'm pretty sure I've admitted my shortcomings the entire time I've been on this forum. You don't seem to care to remember that. No matter, I'm not out to impress dstar442005.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:19 PM CST up reply actions

but you are in law school...

and work on capitol hill, and much so much money, but "I'm not out to impress"...hahaha.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2007 6:25 PM CST up reply actions

Yes...

24 year old's with GED's who say they are in law school but just post with a dictionary next to them are intimidating. But hey "I don't care about lying" so whenever you want to have a "educated argument" you can do so. Did I mention "I make so much money!"

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2007 6:22 PM CST up reply actions

I'm not

24--didn't you get the memo? Why do you care about me so much slc? Why not just ignore me? Honestly.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:23 PM CST up reply actions

Okay

The thing is, I don't care about lying. It's only people like you who do.

This statement confuses me.

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 24, 2007 6:19 PM CST up reply actions

Why?

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:24 PM CST up reply actions

Brett you are hilarious

"The thing is, I don't care about lying."

My sig begs to differ.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:07 PM CST up reply actions

I know you're a bit dense

but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 7:08 PM CST up reply actions

Thank you

for proving my point.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:18 PM CST up reply actions

i'll respond to the logical fallacy

you're right, generally criticizing the speaker is a fallacy...except when someone bases his expertise strictly on his reputation, such as a (alleged) JD, work experience on Capitol Hill, and general badassery.

I think it might actually make sense in that case to point out the fact that all of these credentials are false.

Anyway, I hate it when people screw up logic, or worse, use logic (or stats for that matter) completely incorrectly.

by ab03 on Nov 24, 2007 6:15 PM CST up reply actions

Then you must be very angry

because you got it wrong.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:16 PM CST up reply actions

i guess so

so, when you become a pretend lawyer, you can figure out why expert witnesses need to submit CV's. I personally think their ideas should count for enough.

by ab03 on Nov 24, 2007 6:18 PM CST up reply actions

"pretend lawyer"...hilarious ab03

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2007 6:27 PM CST up reply actions

I missed the deleted thread

why the pretend lawyer jab?

Some professionals get better with age and experience. Lawyers, professors, engineers. Hookers? Not so much. -- DJ Cahill

by tricer on Nov 24, 2007 6:34 PM CST up reply actions

Sigh.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:35 PM CST up reply actions

he was claiming to be so...

much smarter and "contibuting to society" more than ben, zywica, myself, and everyone else for that matter. Said he had 2 degrees and was in law school, blah blah blah...Ben called him on it.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Nov 24, 2007 6:37 PM CST up reply actions

I never claimed to be smarter

You really just can't get enough, can you? I'm like some kind of drug to you. Well, if you really need an enemy, then I'll be your huckleberry.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

I might as well

voluntarily throw myself into the boat with Ben. Sorry fellas.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 5:52 PM CST up reply actions

It's ok

you're a non-factor. Nobody cares.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 5:59 PM CST up reply actions

lmao

Need more Brett Gardners on this blog ... move over, Sharky.

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Nov 24, 2007 6:04 PM CST up reply actions

Apparently you care

I sent you a message on facebook apologizing to you for my actions, but you refuse to accept my facebook friendship. That leads me to the conclusion that you do care about what I did and that it bothered you. If it didn't, then good. If it did, I apologize again.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 6:53 PM CST up reply actions

WoW.....

Cant you children get along....:)

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 24, 2007 6:03 PM CST reply actions

All of you

are about to ruin a very good thing.

ALL OF YOU.

by ncrangerman on Nov 24, 2007 6:10 PM CST reply actions

hardly

and if meno wants to, he could just ban the obvious cancer.

by ab03 on Nov 24, 2007 6:16 PM CST up reply actions

He's only a cancer

because all of you decided to respond to him. From the beginning, his posts were circled as if by piranha.

The majority of you have behaved like the junior high girls lunch clique. Someone came here, farted out loud, and you girls pounced with eye scratching, hair pulling, looking down your noses, and giggly banter with each other over how much better you were than the new girl (who farts).

It's you who are pathetic. Only you can't see it because you've got your heads so much up each others butts. To the point that an admin violates a trust and a basic premise of personal privacy and rather than have the decency to move on lest this gets further out of hand, you simply move to another lunch-table and get on with your inane attacks on someone who should simply be left alone.

All the signatures referencing brettgardner. Very mature. Grow up.

by ncrangerman on Nov 24, 2007 6:39 PM CST up reply actions

+10000000000000000000

Nicely done ncrangerman.

Merill Hodge = Skip Bayless < Mark May...yeah, that's saying something.

by Longhorn on Nov 24, 2007 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

God

Thank you. I've found my soulmate. Please never stop being here. I need one voice of reason. I beg everyone to listen to this man.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:43 PM CST up reply actions

NYC

isnt exactly backing u up, more reflecting the fact that childish acts are prevalent throughout.

I completely agree... lets just drop all of this and move on. Its not that hard, its not like you see eachother by the office water jug every day. You share one thing in common(For sure) and that is that ur a rangers fan. Lets stick to that.

Thanks NYC

Its time...

by FormerLSBUser on Nov 24, 2007 7:40 PM CST up reply actions

No he is actually

I've been saying the whole time that people who don't like me should just ignore me. I repeat that now. Back to baseball.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 7:43 PM CST up reply actions

I don't see how...

I "violated a sacred trust." I didn't reveal brett's email address. He was arguing from authority, so I did some quick research and he was lying. I said that I had checked the email address because he continued to lie by saying it wasn't him.

I don't see how I'm the bad guy here.

by benmor78 on Nov 24, 2007 6:55 PM CST up reply actions

You aren't...

the only people that have criticized you are posters who aren't out of high school or obsessively lie about their accomplishments, or lack there of. Brett Gardner had to be put in his place, and he was.

Nobody will ever take him seriously again after the large quantities of lies he told. Talk about being exposed.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:00 PM CST up reply actions

When did I ever ask

you or anybody to take me seriously?

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 7:01 PM CST up reply actions

You are right

I'm sorry. I don't have a good sense of humor apparently. I should have known you weren't being serious when you insisted you have contributed more to the world than Ben because you have accomplished...well see my sig.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

You mentioned that

you knew where I went to school by my email and my name. It doesn't take a benmor78 to put them together.

Anyhow, I never argued from authority, you dolt. I never said I knew more than anybody. God you're dense. Hopefully you'll be stripped of this position soon, not so much because of your actions, but because you're an awful writer, a worse humorist, and obviously a terrible person. I'd point you to ranger's post. Stop paying attention to me and go back to your never-ending interweb quest. Got any links???

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 7:01 PM CST up reply actions

Bro

I'm not sure how to get this through your thick-headed skull but Ben didn't look you up, I did. And I didn't have your e-mail. Ben didn't abuse his powers. I typed your name in facebook and that was it.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:03 PM CST up reply actions

ben localized it

you had no idea which one he was because I believe there are more than 1 brett gardners in this world...

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

by nirvana on Nov 24, 2007 7:10 PM CST up reply actions

Not on facebook...

that go to Texas Tech.

by benmor78 on Nov 24, 2007 7:12 PM CST up reply actions

only 1

And how do I know he went to Texas Tech? See my sig.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:17 PM CST up reply actions

Again

Why would you believe anything he said if you thought he was a blatant liar?

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

by nirvana on Nov 24, 2007 7:24 PM CST up reply actions

So

you point out he is a liar, but then you go ahead and believe him about the Texas Tech thing but don't believe him on the other things?

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

by nirvana on Nov 24, 2007 7:22 PM CST up reply actions

It is one thing to lie

and other to be a compulsive liar. I was trying to determine which one he was.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:30 PM CST up reply actions

i don't post that much

around here, but i have to say something here because this is somewhat troubling...

You looked up his e-mail address with your admin rights to find his myspace page and then posted his page on this blog...and you don't see anything wrong with that?

One picture is worth 1,000 denials.

by nirvana on Nov 24, 2007 7:07 PM CST up reply actions

No it was found by

searching his name on facebook.

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 7:08 PM CST up reply actions

"a trust

and a basic premise of personal privacy". I didn't use the word sacred, and I didn't say you're the bad guy here.

It's my view that you allowed yourself to be baited into a lapse of judgment regarding your responsibilities as an admin of the site. I left around midnight so I don't know how the rest of it played out before Adam stepped in, but at that point the personal info was beginning to surface and I recall one of your posts containing links and a reference to your role as an admin. You've already acknowledged you shouldn't have had any part in that, and that's good enough for me (though you certainly don't need my seal of approval).

by ncrangerman on Nov 24, 2007 7:21 PM CST up reply actions

you know what

i wouldn't mind if you left either. ;)

the point is, as much as you would like to ignore it, you can't. its the same reason you felt the need to post about it at all. its the same reason that if I say "all native americans should get cholera," someone will want to respond to me. its a natural response in a message board. and, especially on a message board you frequent so much, its a natural response to want to clean it up.

and, i would like to point out, initially, he wasn't even expressing opinions that we disagreed with. he was just putting people down, repeatedly. I think it took him like 3 weeks before he even talked about baseball. I'm not signing off on what Ben did but, overall, I don't see that we're the bad guys for not ignoring it.

by ab03 on Nov 24, 2007 7:02 PM CST up reply actions

"We"

Haha. God you're so desperate for affection aren't you? You can easily ignore me. Somehow a lot of other people manage it. I don't need your approval for anything I do, and similarly, I don't heed your criticism one bit. Grow up.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 7:05 PM CST up reply actions

also

the reason some of the other boards died was not because of disagreements, it was because people kept making inflammatory posts, putting people down, etc. Technically, you could blame it on the back and forth, but isn't the blame correctly placed on the people who seemingly intentionally invite controversy...especially when they are just personal attacks made about non baseball related topics.

by ab03 on Nov 24, 2007 7:13 PM CST up reply actions

who is this

brettgardner?? sounds like a show on HGTV or Food Network. Were you on Iron Chef?

....oh but brett, you're the REAL non-factor.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:13 PM CST reply actions

That's fine with me

I don't seek out fame on lonestarbaseball.com. The ideal situation for me is that we could all express our opinions without fear of reprisal or whining. I guess that's too much to ask of the older, wiser crowd around here.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:15 PM CST up reply actions

I'm 16

friend :) put a smile on :) it needs you.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:19 PM CST up reply actions

Well I'm a few years younger than you (20)

but I still appreciate your tactics, and am "taking notes," but I try to "take notes" from everyone here, well the ones I respect anyway, which dwindles each time HurlerHurley, LBrooks, Lt. Dan, or XXMuscleFags post.

Dstar's humor is stupid. I'm actually quite astonished that you went to the lengths of dignifying him with a reply.

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Nov 24, 2007 6:20 PM CST up reply actions

i see how it is

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:27 PM CST up reply actions

I would

put the over/under on your true age at 15. You're also a latte lapping liberal.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:31 PM CST up reply actions

Honestly dude

there is very little incentive for me to lie on a public message board. I don't stand to gain a whole lot from doing that, which might explain why some choose to use their actual names as their handles.

As for your misfire with the "latte lapping liberal" stray, I'm actually libertarian. So do a little reading, then come back and shoot again, if that's the best you have.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian

T.R. -- enough is enough.

by inactive lsb user on Nov 24, 2007 8:41 PM CST up reply actions

umm

I wasn't talking to you. Don't get your panties in a wad Chase.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 9:09 PM CST up reply actions

lonestarbaseball.com?????

Its lonestarball.com.....and dont you forget it.

"I'd need a picture of Jamey with a shotgun saying "This is my Boomstick!" before I could see that one." DJCahill

by NYTXFAN on Nov 24, 2007 6:32 PM CST up reply actions

Actually

I've written it incorrectly many many times.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:47 PM CST up reply actions

ANDRUW JONES....

ANYBODY? ANYBODY? :)

by bhuckabee on Nov 24, 2007 6:32 PM CST reply actions

I'm with you

let's talk baseball. The thing is, these guys who claim I'm a non-factor and completely unfit to speak with can't stop responding to my every post. But if someone can be man enough to talk baseball, then let's do it.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:35 PM CST up reply actions

What is

your thought on Jaquin Arias?

This is your true test...

by miles on Nov 24, 2007 6:37 PM CST up reply actions

You're right

so I'll set aside the obvious for now.

Basically, I doubt he'll ever amount to much.

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:38 PM CST up reply actions

Your right

about that.

by miles on Nov 24, 2007 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

No he's wrong about that

doesn't every heralded Yankees prospect make it big?

"I'm a former Tech student who has a full-time job while attending law school. Previously, I worked in the capitol while I was in grad school."

by Agreen07 on Nov 24, 2007 6:56 PM CST up reply actions

Do you

just sit at home all day wacking off to Andruw Jones? It sure seems like it...

by miles on Nov 24, 2007 6:36 PM CST up reply actions

Can you think

of anybody better? He's so mysterious...

by brettgardner on Nov 24, 2007 6:36 PM CST up reply actions

fairy

I personally like R.A. Dickey as he goes into the wind-up while glaring at the two glistening fingers of Rod Barajas. Those pics REALLY get me turned on.

"2008 should be about rebuilding, 2009 about taking a step forward. 2010 is the target year." -AJM

by dstar442005 on Nov 24, 2007 6:44 PM CST up reply actions

SOME DAYS.......

BUT REALLY WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT BRETT GARDNER, MILES, OR BHUCKABEE!!!! NOW ANDRUW JONES, THAT NAME GETS ME A LIL EXCITED THAT I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME IMPORTANT BASEBALL GAMES TO WATCH IN OCTOBER!!!!

ANDRUW 08

OH AND GO KANSAS!!!

by bhuckabee on Nov 24, 2007 7:41 PM CST up reply actions

I'm going to close this thread, too...

...if folks don't settle down and quit the pointless bickering...

by Adam J. Morris on Nov 24, 2007 7:12 PM CST reply actions

As

Daxflame would say...

"I actually threw up some of my ovaries."

by miles on Nov 24, 2007 7:21 PM CST up reply actions

I think you need to put out another...

Top 50 Rangers of All Time, post haste.

This off season is getting ugly on LSB.

by ghostofErikThompson on Nov 24, 2007 7:41 PM CST up reply actions

I have bene busy with family

the last few days, not posting much, not reading much. Looks like I haven't missed a thing.

Tomorrow Never Knows

by t ball on Nov 24, 2007 7:34 PM CST reply actions

Isn't it Thomas Paine?

Not to be dickish, but I'm pretty sure that's the spelling.

I hate Adam so much. <Sharky>

by WyoRanger on Nov 25, 2007 3:46 AM CST reply actions

Heh

You're absolutely right. I didn't want to say it because it would only extend a useless argument.

by brettgardner on Nov 25, 2007 8:18 AM CST up reply actions

Yes

it is Paine. I enjoy correcting people's grammar and spelling. I don't mind being corrected myself. I even searched it correctly and link him correctly on wikipedia.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Nov 25, 2007 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Ugh

"Yes it is Paine. I enjoy correcting people's grammar and spelling. I don't mind being corrected myself. I even searched it correctly and link him correctly on wikipedia."

Well...

As author of this diary you can edit the title. Why haven't you done so?

Brett Gardner broke my heart...

by Brian Thomas on Nov 25, 2007 9:21 PM CST up reply actions

because

I think it should be spelled Payne. He may have been an excellent pamphleteer, but he obviously didn't know how to spell his name.

I hadn't really thought about to be honest.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Nov 26, 2007 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

Done.

I fixed it. Just for you Bryan Thomas.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Nov 26, 2007 5:40 PM CST up reply actions

Thank you

And that was kind of funny, Kevan...

Brett Gardner broke my heart...

by Brian Thomas on Nov 26, 2007 9:17 PM CST up reply actions

I actually

new someone in college that spelled it Caven and pronounced it Kevin. The professor of the class asked him jokingly on the first day, "Do your parents not know how to spell?"

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Dec 1, 2007 1:33 PM CST up reply actions

Thomas Paine

I wonder how many people on this board are fans of The Age of Reason...and, no, that's not a snarky remark about the board's reasonableness. I would think that a lot of people on this board would be offended by much of its content.

I own a lot of Apple stock,so buy more iPhones!

by Ajax on Nov 25, 2007 8:34 AM CST reply actions

With threads

like this, it will have to be another blog that brings about change in sports media. I love the information I get from the Statheads on this site. Being a stathead is a good thing. I am not patient enough to be a Stathead. I don't always agree with Adam's opinions, but the guy does an awesome job. He never presents an opinion without plenty of evidence to back it up. The most impressive thing is that he manages to stay out of this mindless bickering and resists the temptation to personalize his arguments about baseball. This kind of crap takes away from LoneStarBall.

Now, don't you think it is funny that Bill Conlin compares bloggers (who he apparently hates) to colonial pamphleteers. When it was a colonial pamphleteer in Philadelphia (the city Conlin lives and works in) who some would say inspired the colonist to claim their independence by writing a pamphlet.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Nov 25, 2007 2:47 PM CST reply actions

I almost hate to enter into this, but......

I pay about as much attention to Conlin as I do these bitch-slap personal confrontations. But I do enjoy the Ranger-talk even when I'm not actively posting, so, once again, thanx Adam!

by tklawless on Nov 25, 2007 4:24 PM CST up reply actions

You being

hesitant to join in and say something completely noncontroversial is a perfect example of the damage discussions like the one above do to a forum like this one.

Ephesians 1:3-10

by kwellborn on Nov 25, 2007 8:57 PM CST up reply actions