Re: Theriot should be shopped

[TruffleShuffle]

IMO the main thing that separates the Cubs from the likes of the NYY and Red Sox is that those teams are producing a regular influx of all-star caliber talent out of their farm system.

 

the yankees haven't been producing a regular influx of all-star caliber talent since the late 90s.

[davearm2]

So I think the lesson learned is to actually read and not skim what I write. :)

 

I see your point on the article structure, though I don't think the second one line sentence is completely neutral and just serves as a transition point in the article.

Look you wrote an article outlining reasons why the Cubs should shop Theriot.

 

Is "Tim used to like Ryan Theriot" a reason why the Cubs should shop Theriot?

 

How about "Tim is one person who no longer thinks of Ryan as such a nice guy"? Is that something that should be entering Jim Hendry's decision process?

 

I would've thought it would be easy to understand how these personal jabs detract from the point of the article.

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So I think the lesson learned is to actually read and not skim what I write. :)

 

I see your point on the article structure, though I don't think the second one line sentence is completely neutral and just serves as a transition point in the article.

Look you wrote an article outlining reasons why the Cubs should shop Theriot.

 

Is "Tim used to like Ryan Theriot" a reason why the Cubs should shop Theriot?

 

How about "Tim is one person who no longer thinks of Ryan as such a nice guy"? Is that something that should be entering Jim Hendry's decision process?

 

I would've thought it would be easy to understand how these personal jabs detract from the point of the article.

Talk about being obtuse...

 

I'm writing an opinion piece - I believe my opinions are fairly relevant to the piece. Whether they are relevant to Jim Hendry or not doesn't really matter, does it?

 

Also, you're bright enough that after reading the remainder of the article, you should realize that, "I used to like Ryan Theriot" is a double entendre that serves as a hook for the reader to begin the article. It means both that I used to like Theriot as a good fit for the Cubs (primary meaning based on the content of the article) as well as I used to like Theriot as a guy (family man, seems fun, etc.).

[Tracer Bullet]

So I think the lesson learned is to actually read and not skim what I write. :)

 

I see your point on the article structure, though I don't think the second one line sentence is completely neutral and just serves as a transition point in the article.

 

The second one-line paragraph is a transition, but given the first and 3rd (and the general tone of the article), the second one-line paragraph plays into the overall perception that you want him traded b/c of how he handled the Bradley situation.

 

The way I see the article, you used to like Theriot b/c he was an average player that was inexpensive and you thought it was a nice guy. He's still an average player, though not as cheap as he once was. But you "hate" (your word) the way he handled the Bradley situation. It appears from the article that the baseball stuff supports why another team would value him now (aka, why a trade is even plausible) rather than why you value him.

 

In other words, you seem to be saying "I thought Theriot was a nice guy. I was wrong; he's not a nice guy. Thus, I think the Cubs should trade him. And a trade might bring something of value because, despite throwing a teammate under the bus, he's still a decent SS."

[davearm2]

So I think the lesson learned is to actually read and not skim what I write. :)

 

I see your point on the article structure, though I don't think the second one line sentence is completely neutral and just serves as a transition point in the article.

Look you wrote an article outlining reasons why the Cubs should shop Theriot.

 

Is "Tim used to like Ryan Theriot" a reason why the Cubs should shop Theriot?

 

How about "Tim is one person who no longer thinks of Ryan as such a nice guy"? Is that something that should be entering Jim Hendry's decision process?

 

I would've thought it would be easy to understand how these personal jabs detract from the point of the article.

Talk about being obtuse...

 

I'm writing an opinion piece - I believe my opinions are fairly relevant to the piece. Whether they are relevant to Jim Hendry or not doesn't really matter, does it?

 

Also, you're bright enough that after reading the remainder of the article, you should realize that, "I used to like Ryan Theriot" is a double entendre that serves as a hook for the reader to begin the article. It means both that I used to like Theriot as a good fit for the Cubs (primary meaning based on the content of the article) as well as I used to like Theriot as a guy (family man, seems fun, etc.).

LOL the new NSBB insult du jour: "you're obtuse"! Very original, Tim.

 

To answer your question, yes, an article entitled "Theriot Should be Shopped" should focus upon rationales that would be relevant to Jim Hendry. You're obviously free to express your opinion, but just don't get all defensive when people point out the fact that a bunch of irrelevant discussion of your personal feelings on the subject dilutes whatever serious baseball analysis you intended.

[A New Era]

Alot of people are being nitpicky about an article. I'm just curious, is Tim the the curator of a website or did he all of a sudden become a journalist that we must all criticize for little inconsistancies in his articles?

 

I think his focus was to get us talking about the future of the cubs, not to be so picky about silly little things.

[A New Era]

IMO the main thing that separates the Cubs from the likes of the NYY and Red Sox is that those teams are producing a regular influx of all-star caliber talent out of their farm system.

 

the yankees haven't been producing a regular influx of all-star caliber talent since the late 90s.

 

No, they just buy 2 or 3 new ones every year.