Comments on: We’re In The Wall Street Journal

By: tylerv

tylerv — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:07:45 +0000

Maybe they brought this up when they fired Chavie.

By: tetrad

tetrad — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:30:58 +0000

Congrats Dave & DMZ!

By: Kouvre

Kouvre — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:36:31 +0000

This site may or may not have been pessimistic at one time, but then the ponies started showing up, and it’s been uphill ever since.

By: lylepdx

lylepdx — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:19:16 +0000

“I wonder how long before someone tries to game it to get their kid drafted.”

how long? i guarantee it has already happened.

they could always just put a clause in the contest where, if a player is drafted because of one of those scouting reports, and then later the report was found to be fraudulent, that the player is released outright immediately.

that might put a little dent in some obsessive parent’s raging ego… ‘hey dad, i got released today. apparently they found out you wrote that scouting report. can you send some money so i can get a greyhound ticket? oh, and this means i have to pay them back for my contract, too. do you have any equity in your house anymore?’

By: BillyJive

BillyJive — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:40:14 +0000

Very cool!!
I had no idea I was an obsessive fan until now…

By: Typical Idiot Fan

Typical Idiot Fan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:31:27 +0000

But seriously, that was a milestone for blogland. I think even the Athletics Nation guys must have turned a bit green. Well, a bit greenER at any rate.

I doubt it. Those guys get personal love notes from Billy Beane on a regular basis. Their interaction with their team’s FO is open and friendly. So their recognition is already pretty high.

By: Dave in Palo Alto

Dave in Palo Alto — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:13:53 +0000

Great shout out. Congrats.

But who you callin’ obsessive??

By: MikeMLT

MikeMLT — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:08:26 +0000

Neyer picked this up at ESPN as well and mentioned Dave’s intelligence and focus.

By: Brian Rust

Brian Rust — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:00:28 +0000

Congratulations, Dave! Your VERY OWN name in the WSJ.

Surely, monetization of your fine blog-work cannot be far behind.

By: Mere Tantalisers

Mere Tantalisers — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:56:41 +0000

Rupert Murdoch personally approved that article.

But seriously, that was a milestone for blogland. I think even the Athletics Nation guys must have turned a bit green. Well, a bit greenER at any rate.