Comments on: Pirates sign Brandon Cumpton and Ryan Hafner

By: jonathan

jonathan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:34:00 +0000

I’m running a simulation that depends heavily on accurate transaction reporting and you are one of the few sites I use to cross check and base my simulation on… keep up the good work ( and thank you for not pre reporting something that never happens… nothing is more annoying than updating my simulation’s budgets and rosters because of a reported transaction and then having it retracted the next day )

By: Scott S

Scott S — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:42:24 +0000

Good work Tim, and I agree 100 percent to your approach.

As a former newspaper editor and reporter, I believe credibility is built up over a period of time. Right or wrong, new media is viewed through a different lens. I will say I find some blogs and online media very flippant about the validity of information, more interested in rumor mongering and throwing names around.

Keep up the good work and can't wait for more news - particularly for Taillon and Allie.

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:36:41 +0000

I'm not sure what you're referring to with the "no respect" reference. I received a few questions asking who I was referring to yesterday, and I responded to those questions. Mentioning that a person in my situation gets little respect isn't a complaint, it's just stating a fact. The truth is, because of that fact, I take the cautious approach. I can't explain the cautious approach without mentioning the fact.

In short, I have little to gain by saying "I hear Player A is very close to signing" and a lot to lose. So for those who asked who the players are, or why I didn't mention anyone, that's why.

By: piratemike

piratemike — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:12:02 +0000

I follow your blog religiously and truly appriciate your hard work but please don't start with a Rodney Dangerfield “No Respect” attitude. Do what you started to do and keep up the good work and hopefully good things will come to you . Whiners never win.