Comments on: T-Kep on A-Jax

By: Joseph Pawlikowski

Joseph Pawlikowski — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:30:38 +0000

More that it’s not enforced when the comment is riddled with sarcasm (which we can obviously detect better from the regulars).

Ideally, I’d like to see us not mock idiots because our discourse is so strong that an idiot would be too intimidated to even attempt a comment. Alas, I’m too much of a romantic at times.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:22:29 +0000

As per RAB commenting guideline #7:

“Any comment written out in all capital letters will be deleted. That’s just unnecessary.”

I have noticed that this has really not been enforced, especially for some of the regular commenters. One regular commenter in particular comes to mind.

By: Joseph Pawlikowski

Joseph Pawlikowski — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:00:29 +0000

I will say, the sarcastic !!!11!1!!! and all-caps post get to me sometimes.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:58:16 +0000

I personally prefer the serious baseball analysis comments, but I don’t feel like the people making “funny” jokes takes away, or overruns the site at all. There are more serious comments posted here daily than there is time in the day to read. A couple of jokers just add some levity and sometimes they do actually make me chuckle a bit. I’m not saying these guys should become comedy writers in the near future, but to claim they are ruining the comment section is really overstating it.

By: Brendo

Brendo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:47:16 +0000

This site is ruined by all the lame jokes and lack of serious baseball talk that overtakes these threads.

It used to be a great site for it until it got overrun.

It’s the new Lohud here.

By: Mike HC

Mike HC — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:13 +0000

The site can be for everyone; the people who want serious discussion and the people who want to make jokes and/or inside jokes. Make a serious baseball analysis post and people will reply in your post thread. Respond to other people’s serious posts and start a conversation with those people. If you want to make jokes and mess around with friends/community regulars, reply to those posts. The site is for all and does not have to be for only one type of fan. It is for all Yankee fans in my opinion.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:58:41 +0000

Kind of just got into it again repeating the same stuff. Francesa seems to think that if you dont come out throwing well at the start of your career and winning games that you shouldnt be allowed to develop and be banished in the bullpen.

By: BklynJT

BklynJT — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:29:31 +0000

That’s meme was so last year TSJC.

By: Doug

Doug — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:21:09 +0000

For what it’s worth (which is probably not much), I happen to agree with sabernar. I’m relatively new to this site (a fellow Yankee fan recommended it to me) and I really enjoy all the Yankee insight. Think it’s terrific and it’s now part of my daily routine.

But I personally wish that the threads would pertain more to the topic at hand. They do oftentimes get a bit out of control. I come in here to talk baseball but a lot of times, that’s not what you get. Now maybe if I were a long-standing regular instead of a newbie, I’d feel differently as I’d get more of the jokes and references. I don’t know. It’s also tough to get to know you guys (i.e., the regulars) when I don’t know what you’re talking about half the time.

Maybe a solution could be setting up an open thread to chat about whatever everyone wants, similar to how things are at nite.

Anyway, sorry for the rant.

By: donttradecano

donttradecano — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:11:04 +0000

I missed it….what went on?