As I already said, I thought it was a great piece, written by a very talented writer and scout. He does a great job and is probably my second favorite writer on Fangraphs. But by making shitty retorts to his readers, on a blog where people are expected to reply, he alienates people. He may not mind. You may not mind. Apparently the other person who made the comment minds, and so do I.

I love it when people defend improper grammar. That is your prerogative, but I think it is unintelligent and misguided. To me, it’s as silly as a sacrifice bunt in innings 1-8. However, if you’d like to further this conversation, please don’t hesitate to send me an email, no need to tie up the comment section on Mike’s post.

Great article. However, next time, don’t be so pissy about being corrected on your grammar. You made a mistake, no big deal, but how about, “Ooops, missed that. Thanks for pointing out the error.”

If you’re so eager to get on with scouting, then I’d recommend you stop writing. You do great work. You have a great job. The next time someone corrects your grammar, suck it up. As a regular reader, I know I would respect you more if you handled it better. Your reader didn’t insult your mother; he wrote five words that might help someone take your writing more seriously. Some of us get hung up on grammar. I know it matters to me.