There's another post on this site where the OP ask "Where is everyone?" My guess is they went someplace else after they asked a question here and got a load of crap for asking from some of the old time posters on this site.
- 2016 simply asked a question about what something concerning his son. He didn't talk bad about the coaches, didn't talk bad about the other players, didn't talk bad about the team. He even made a joke and posted a smiley face to show he wasn't too serious.
- 2016 said it wasn't something he planned to complain about to the coach, other parents or his own kid.
- For his trouble, he gets some good answers from some knowledgeable posters. Coupled with those, however, are posts questioning his temerity for nitpicking the coach (which, btw, he wasn't. Rather he was simply asking why the coach may have decided to do this and was it something to worry about), not supporting the team (don't think he ever said he didn't), and letting him know that if he wanted his son to play in college and beyond then he'd better get used to wondering (don't think he mentioned college and this is a high school baseball website, fwiw.)
No wonder people post here only briefly and then leave!
2016 asked a question because he ha has some concern and he thought he might gain some insight from people who have been through the same thing with their kid, or who have more extensive knowledge of baseball than he. Yes, some of you may have heard this question from clueless freshman parents numerous times over the years that you have used to amass 10,000+ posts on this site. But it is new to him, the first time he has asked it, and he asked it in a friendly, non-confrontational manner. He deserves to be answered with some measure of respect. Barring that, just ignore him and his question altogether.
If people continue to ask questions about high school baseball and other people answer them in the same vein in which they are asked, this will continue to be the best baseball site on the web. If not, it will be just a couple of people talking to themselves.