From: pefv702@perv.pe.utexas.edu (Joanna L. Castillo)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Lighten up!
Date: 5 Oct 92 22:26:09 GMT
Organization: UT Petroleum Engineering Dept.
X-Xxdate: Mon, 5 Oct 92 23:39:57 GMT
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In article <1992Oct5.121052.1364@ccsvax.sfasu.edu> , z_copeab@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
>In article <1992Oct5.153647.13713@adobe.com>, snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols)
writes:
>> I personally am rather tired of the whole stats vs. non-stats war.  I'm
>> tired of being accused of all sorts of nefarious things, from calling a
>> person a "dweeb" (which I honestly don't remember doing), to be insincere
>> in my apology, to (horror of horrors) defending another netter.  Look guys,
>> this is an open, unmoderated newsgroup.  Anybody can say anything they
>> like.  That includes stat heads *and* non stat heads.  You don't like
>> what's here, go elsewhere.  If you hang around, you have to expect that
>> occasionally, someone's going to say something you don't like.  That's
>> simply the nature of the net.
>
>	I don't mind someone disagreeing with me, or having their own opinion.
>Its when some people also add "you idiot, you shouldn't be on this newsgroup if
>you don't think like me". There is no reason for the rudeness that goes on, and
>it is usually started and perpetuated by the statheads, usually involving
>something like "I am right, you are wrong, here are 43 pages of advanced
>statistics to back me up, so shut up and go home".

Hmmmm...do y'all care if a lurker speaks out on this issue?  I've been
reading r.s.b for well over a year and have only posted twice (both 
times with requests which were cheerfully answered by both "statheads"
and "non-statheads" alike) and have to say that, in general, I find 
that the arguments put forth by the "statheads" tend to stay away from 
rudeness and name-calling.  In general, I think the "statheads" seem to 
be a very nice bunch of folks who take time to answer questions posed 
by just about anyone.  I can't imagine how someone who's patient enough 
to explain OBP or SLG every couple of weeks to neophyte r.s.b readers 
can be all bad.  And, well...frankly, I think Gary Huckabay is one of 
the funniest people around.  Maybe I've just got a warped sense of 
humor...or maybe I just don't see why people get so bent out of shape 
by something a complete stranger has to say.  I mean, really, if you
don't want to explain why you feel the way you do about something, then
don't -- why get into an insult match over it?  Unless, of course, 
you're just trying to keep people like me amused -- in that case, thank
you very much.  :)  Oops...a smiley...I don't think they're allowed on
r.s.b.

Oh...and as for my own baseball preferences...well, I follow the U. of
Texas Longhorns rabidly...go to as many home games as I can...and watch 
pro ball on TV from time to time (especially if I know an ex-Longhorn 
will be playing).  I don't really care about any of the players' stats -- 
I do enjoy reading about them on r.s.b, though.  I just thought I'd point 
that out in case someone was going to accuse me of being a lurking 
"stathead".  I just enjoy the game (that's something I got from my 
grandmother) and I can *easily* understand how someone could enjoy the 
game more fully by looking at player stats and analyzing the hell out of 
them.

Oh, well...them's my 2 bits.

Joanna.

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