Rave: mikechamp

[Dillagii]

I havent seen Steve Philips Central Comments Thread in a while. What happened? He doesnt do chats anymore?

[fulldeck]

I too am one who always reads and rarely comments on those threads. Great stuff mike!

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[Spider John]

[Michael]

Thanks!

[mikechamp]

Wow. Thanks for all the love, everyone. And here I was a little bummed because I haven't been around very much lately. Work has been unusually busy over the past 4 months, so I haven't been on much during the day. And, I've been posting the "comments" so late at night (or after a delay of a day or two) that I was hoping people weren't starting to get mad at me while being polite and not saying anything.

To address a couple topics that came up....

Blue font:
It's something I've done since my first post over at CT. I use it because it's an easy way for me to find my posts in threads, to see if anyone replied to my questions or comments. As you all know, "conversations" on boards can span multiple days sometimes.

Yes, people use "my" color to convey sarcasm, and my "dark blue font" campaign never did get off the ground, but it's kind of like your old uncle Bill. People who have been around for a while know, and the new ones figure it out eventually.

Steve Phillips:
I'm not discriminating against him. He might have done his chat one day last week that I missed due to workload. And sometimes thes guys skip their normally scheduled time. Phillips and Morgan are probably the most guilty of doing that. Neyer, Stark, Baseball America, Olney and Crasnick are the most consistent during the season.

To be honest, the one I look forward to the least is Law. Not because of the whole copyright complaint thing, but because he types so fast, his 1 hour chats are as long as 3 hours of Olney. Not complaining, but his are a lot of work.

I'm really glad people still enjoy reading the new format. I wondered if it would be accepted or not. Of course, I'd still like to be able to copy and paste, and not just because it's a huge timesaver. Everyone would get to read exactly what was said, and nothing would get lost in interpretation. I've thought about contacting each writer individually for permission, but decided to not rock the boat and simply enjoy what we have.

I'm lucky my wife understands and is (for the most part) supportive of my passion for baseball. However, with a little champ on the way now, she might become slightly less supportive. Or, I'll have to learn how to type one-handed while holding a child.

Ok, enough droning on. Thanks again to everyone for their show of gratitude. You're welcome. Keep on enjoying the "comments". I enjoy them, too.

P.S. It's the regular features on this board that make it really cool. Not just the "comments", but the game threads, the other games threads, the minor league reports, etc. Now, if we could just get the interviews back on track.....

[KyCardinalFan]

Congrats on the baby!

[Radbird]

I approve of this rave.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Mike,

Were you (and GRB) actually reprimanded for copy and pasting the chats, or was it a precautionary thing?

[mikechamp]

Mike,

Were you (and GRB) actually reprimanded for copy and pasting the chats, or was it a precautionary thing?

Um, I'll defer to my legal counsel (heyzeus & friends), but my understanding is that we were kindly asked to stop.