Some on this weblog have made the point that anything that isn't directly related to baseball should not be discussed here. Who made the rules on that? I brought up Martha Stewart and Henry Kissinger because they were shown attending the Yankees home opener. As I mentioned in a past response, Bill James used to discuss politics and society in his Abstracts, which made the books a more enriching experience for many. My goal is to write stuff that not just a sabremetrician would find interesting, while at the same time, keep my posts mainly focused on baseball.

Both Political parties claim they are a "big-tent" of people, but that is really a joke. Can't we be a big tent here? Actually, baseball might be the best example of the big tent philosophy of any sport. Mix two songs and you have covered the diversity of MLB. 1."Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his site." 2."Fat kids, skinny kids, kids that climb on rocks, Tough kids, sissy kids, even kids with chicken pox." (1. "Jesus Loves the Little Children" 2. Armour Hot Dog Jingle) Now try to argue with me on that point! Hah, I didn't think so!

I have true SABR roots, as I started buying Bill James books back in 1981, I'm a huge proponent of Baseball Prospectus, I digested "Moneyball" in one sitting, plus most importantly, I never went to my High School Prom. (What says sabremetrics more than that?) Having given my credentials, there are more effective advocates for SABR than myself, so I will only dabble in statisics and instead offer insight to hidden game of baseball, it's bizarre comedy.

Here's my suggestion if you don't like my offerings: Turn the dial, much like people should do with a radio, instead of some big brother, FCC approach of censoring Howard Stern-types. Oops, I just went off topic, may the Gods of baseball weblog purity, put me on the bench next to the draft day bonus baby who is out of options.

Scott

(By the way, what I mean by turn the dial is to scroll up to one of the other excellent writers on this blog, led by W.C. Fields of Dreams.)