Comments on: A Brief Note

By: lopran

lopran — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:15:24 +0000

you should always feel free to post what you feel like, Rian. and i have no issue with you posting that article. it’s just that it was a bad article. a bad, bad, BAD article. one arguing for an outcome that would set this franchise back to where it was before Theo: in complete chaos. and that’s bad. and it’s on you and Matt to own all that. and you are.

and Matt, you are a very insane man for trying to argue for getting rid of Theo. may God have mercy on your soul.

By: PatrickAndriola

PatrickAndriola — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:07:53 +0000

This brief note was almost as embarrassing as the original article. Just stop giving Trueblood a platform.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:59:32 +0000

“Trueblood’s “case” was a well written, well supported and respectfully submitted piece. ”

No, no, and yes.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:59:24 +0000

The twitter reaction occurred because Trueblood has a history of being Al Yellon Jr. In the right hands, that article would go over fine. In his hands, it is yet another reminder that BP employs him not to make any actual baseball arguments but to generate clicks.

By: John Faker

John Faker — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:59:23 +0000

You are kind of missing the whole point here. You published what is known in the Twitter world as a “Hot Take.” This is akin to what the Skip Bayless’ and Stephen A Smith’s of the world like to do. Just say something to either troll or be contrarian.

The article would not have been the problem if the author wasn’t a known troll in the Cubs twitter world. I’m sure Matt is a smart and or nice guy. But he constantly says some of the dumbest things that have ever come out of a human’s mouth. (That he is a better tactician than Joe Maddon is very high on that long list).

The fact that you employ this idiot and had to write this garbage should tell you what you need to do next.

I love Baseball prospectus and what you stand for. But Matt Trueblood does not stand for any of the same things.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:33:21 +0000

While I disagree with the conclusion, it was an excellent article and is why I come to this sight, to look at things a different way. Excellent decision to publish it and excellent article, even if I disagree with the conclusion.

By: Clark addison

Clark addison — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:59:58 +0000

It was obviously click bait on a slow news day. If Tom and Theo had nothing better to do, they would have had a good laugh. The biggest blow was to the writer”s credibility.

By: Jared Wyllys

Jared Wyllys — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:39:25 +0000

The Twitter reaction from a lot of people felt a little over the top, in my opinion, so I can see why this felt necessary.

By: Matt Caesar

Matt Caesar — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:22:42 +0000

Joe- there were a lot of people who went fairly overboard in their denouncing Matt’s article as if he had ripped down the ivy, blown up the scoreboard, and burned the rest of Wrigley Field to ash. I don’t see this as Rian apologizing for them being offended. He’s telling them “this is what we do.” He’s not going to silence a writer on his staff because an opinion, which the writer clearly put thought into and brought us into his thought process, may not be mainstream or popular. Without directly saying it, I interpret his note to be saying “if you don’t like an opinion, that’s fine, but don’t shout down my writers for not catering to your pre-determined ideas.” To me, that’s not an apology at all, it’s standing up for his staff. I’m sure they appreciate it.

By: Balki

Balki — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:06:27 +0000

I was really excited about this site when Sahadev Sharma was at the helm. Him and Stan Croussett were 2 of my favorite writers to read on this site and follow on twitter. I’m not happy that Shadev’s moved on, rather I do wish him success on his next endeavor. I won’t be following him to The Athletic Chi, mainly because it’s ran by a Pirates fanboy troll named Jon Greenberg who’s snark is tiresome and unoriginal. If i could give my $10 directly to Sahdev I would, but I’m not paying for anything on that site when it’s owned by Greenberg. He’s a clickbait troll and that seems to be what Trueblood’s aspiring to be. I had Trueblood blocked on twitter (along w. Greenberg) from last summer when he sent out ridiculous tweets just to troll and it’s really unsurprising that he’s managed to do it on a larger audience.

Whatever great reputation this site had that Sahadev helped build up with great articles, has been completely destroyed by the publishing of such a stupid and unnecessary article that it absolutely serves no other purpose that to generate clicks and attention.

And that’s why I’m done with this site. Adios.