Tim is trying to enhance this site by bringing in people from the Cubs organization, media, etc... to give interviews and such. Is it really that hard to understand Tim not wanting the jokes/sarcasm/nonsense in a thread designed for one of those people who are very likely to read it? This is Tims's product, and having people act like little kids, especially in a thread for one of his "guests", is probably pretty embarrassing to Tim. Its really not that hard to figure out. Like Fred said, there is a time and place for everything.