Things Read in Others Moms' Basements - Around the NL East 12.25.10

You better be hugging the person who got you that..Merry Christmas Braves fan..we all kno what we truly want for Xmas nxt yr

how many games? now you are gonna lose us games and your not even doing recaps

Scott, that’s awesome! I hope you have a great time.

I didn’t even know you could get tix already. Which section are you in?

if the Nats get impatient and start drooling over his talent a little to much this summer.(Witch isn’t the most unlikely thing I’ve ever heard.) He needs more time to work on the things about the game that have nothing to do with playing it, like how to conduct yourself in a professional manner and on field etiquette.

Right now he just seems like an overly cocky kid who’s never faced a challenge and is already comparing himself to HOF players. I can’t help but want to punch him in the face every time he speaks.

But aside from the Teheran ownage, Harper has done nothing but do what he’s been doing for the last two years, and it’s really hard to ignore. He’s owning up to a lot of the hype, contributing heavily to a squad full of Nationals prospects against other A+, AA, and AAA guys to an AFL championship, and really demonstrated that there hasn’t been a whole lot standing in his way. A lot of us, not excluding myself, want to see him fail a little bit, humbled just a little, to off-set and put him in his place after all the bravado and bold statements, pre-drafting. But he hasn’t really been put down in his place now, and I get the impression the invite to big-league camp is one part curiosity to see how he fares against the best, and one part “time to put him in his place.” The scariest and riskiest outcome of this is if he does do well against the Major League rosters, and justifying to people that he’s not ready yet.

I think at least he gets a September call-up, if anything at all, as a sideshow act in order to really boost Nationals ticket sales, especially if they’re out of contention, which as we all think, stands to be a good chance. No doubt he starts in the minor leagues, because aside from the baseball experience he has to develop, he also needs to learn and progress as life as a professional baseball player. But given the level of baseball skill he’s already demonstrated through 17-18, it’s hard to think just simply age will be excuse enough to keep him down.

is a bit of a jerk. Seriously, what is the point of posting something like that?

I just wish the best for you.

he consistently writes quality pieces that are often accompanied by quality photos and/or links. If you have a problem go post on some other blog.

I told myself that I wouldn’t be mean, insinuating, or confrontational on Christmas Day, but on Boxing Day, it’s a different story.

Constructive criticism is something that I actually quite enjoy, but to simply share an opinion that you think I’m a poor writer without any reason or justification, leaves me scratching my head, and curious to what I could possibly be doing to leave that kind of impression, instead of feeling insulted, or discouraged in any way, shape or form. This has me wondering if this is more of a personal issue you have with me, since you share no evidence to as why you think I am a poor writer, not to mention poor grammatical demonstration on your own part. And that’s fine, if you don’t like me, because there are lots of days when I don’t like me either, and it would probably be the easiest way out of this internet confrontation.

But for the sake of having a hand in making me a better writer, tell me, pray tell, why I am a poor writer? I genuinely would like to know your rationale. I’ve got my own hypothesis to why I’m not; after all, I don’t get paid for my contributions, I don’t do this for a professional living, and I use it mostly as a creative outlet for my love of the game of baseball and the Atlanta Braves, in specific. If I deem your reasoning to be accurate and believable, I will contemplate improvement, and quite possibly feel a little inadequate and a little dinged, being called out in a public forum. Otherwise, I conclude that you simply don’t care for me as an anonymous person somewhere else behind a screen in the world, which is fine, and I know to moving forward ignore the opinions and statements from someone who can’t even spell the world “weasel.”

Your own writing hasn’t exactly been scintillating reading.

Penis envy. Please send your thoughts on my hypothesis to igivezaneff@noidont.com

The funny thing about this comment is that the segment (which I thoroughly enjoy RoyHobbs) doesn’t really require one to be a “good” writer, inherently. It’s a recap of articles from around the NL East and is meant to keep us informed and up to date on the goings-on of the other teams in the league. It’s not like you’re shooting for a Pulitzer, you’re just offering quick summaries on various articles, and it’s all for OUR benefit! Seriously, WTF?