- Bluedog is not the villan many want to make out that he is. He sometimes talks in riddles. At least that is the perception. Many will remember he and I had a major conflict once. Simply put, I was wrong. He and I were both man enough to get over it and I consider Bluedog sincere in his approach to hitting. I also consider him very knowlegeable! I also believe he is a coach. Do I know anything for sure about Bluedog? NOPE! Those are my observations from reading this site. Finally, I will say that when I stopped the character attacks against him, he also stopped and then we could talk baseball without either of us forcing our opinions on the other. Isn't that how learning takes place?
- Linear, or his new name, (up to everyone to figure out.) will be back. He will be banned. He will be abrupt. He will be banned again and again. However, he will bring ideas to this site. Some are very good ideas. (JMHO!)
- Swingbuster is a major contributor to this site. I also consider him a friend even though I've never met him. I did talk to him on the phone once. He was under fire a few weeks back. Swingbuster and I have corresponded (I hope you don't mind me saying that.) and I asked him to evaluate some of the stuff we do. As you all know, I have almost everything we do on computer files. He was more than gracious to help. I really appreciated it.
- Shepster is the "new man on the block." I haven't read enough yet to form an opinion other than I know he is also passionate about hitting. Shep, please forgive me for not being a person that jumps on the bandwagon. I know your credentials. However, I don't know your mind. Still, you jumped right in and that is a good thing.
Bluedog is no longer posting. Shep is no longer posting. Linear, as predicted, is posting under a different name. Donny (Swingbuster) has passed away and so we are all at a loss. PGStaff used to post more here along with Baseballpapi and others. I talked late into the night with a person I deeply respect. He made one critical evaluation of what has transpired here. He stated, "Most of the serious posters have taken it elsewhere." I agree. I know I post most of my serious inquiries elsewhere. However, let's not lose sight that many young posters view this site and so, when/if we can all agree to disagree, we can help untold numbers of people. Just a thought!
