Letters to the Post Dispatch

[Secret Weapon]

First, who the hell writes letters to newspapers anymore? Second, I think they just pick the dumbest ones possible to print, for entertainment value.

Case in point:

With Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso’s combined batting average of .222 ranking 29th out of 30 teams, the Cardinals need a new shortstop. But it shouldn’t be Stephen Drew, who hit .254 and carries a big salary. My suggestion would be to switch Matt Carpenter to short and put Kolten Wong at second base.

Also, why do we have John Mabry, with a .263 lifetime average, as our batting coach?

With a better batting coach, we might be able to keep David Freese at third.

Mark L. Smith • Innsbrook

Terrific insight, Mark. L Smith

Why can’t Kolten Wong play shortstop? He seems to have the range and arm to do that.
With the absence of shortstops on the market, this would solve a lot of problems for us and allow the signing of an impact third baseman.

Lon Simmons • Cedar Hill

Good question, Lon.

If you can play first base, you probably can play third base.
Joe Torre did. Why not work out Allen Craig at third base in the offseason?

Larry Lovan • Webster Groves

Thanks for writing in Larry. Well worth your 45 cent stamp.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I didn't know socnorb lived in Webster Groves.

[sighyoung]

I think there's a set of rhetorical moves that can improve the odds of getting a letter published, but I haven't figured it out. Maybe a special way of smearing the feces onto the paper.

I keep in mind, though, that a letter can clue editors into public sentiment, even if they don't publish the letter. It's still worthwhile to write about an issue that's important to you.

[Freed Roger]

Ha ha. I had the same reaction when I saw those letters.

[Socnorb11]

I didn't know socnorb lived in Webster Groves.

Haha.

This thing is gaining momentum! I feel it!!

[lukethedrifter]

we should go skating together snobroc.

[IMADreamer]

Well it's good to see nutjobs write in to other papers as well. My local paper has two bat [expletive] crazy tea partiers write in every week. EVERY WEEK. (it's a weekly paper btw). It's always Obama is a Muslim, or Obama is taking our guns. Sometimes they are huge long letters. Then at least once a month the same lady writes in talking about the dangers of drinking beer and that our town should close it's taverns and then it would magically be 1950 again when the town was booming because the one factory it ever had was open and the population was 4300 instead of the now 4200.

I'm not sure what is worse that the same people write in with the same crazy ideas every week or that the newspaper prints them every week. I'm embarrassed for all involved.

[Radbird]

we should go skating together snobroc.

Couldn't do it. I'm a srekcaps fan.