The PI forum rocks!

Man, who knew there were so many idiots on the PI's forum...

My post to promote the site there was met with replies like:

Posted by the evil genius at 1/6/06 2:26 p.m. in reply to: #947158
You must be a very sad mad. Sorry bro. Usually I try to respect everyone's views regardless if they don't follow my views but this is WAY over the top.

Consider the following constructive critisism.Word of advice: get out of the house and
find a girlfriend. You have no idea how pathetic you and your website is.
Maybe I should petition to get you fired from your job. However, it sounds like you still live at home with your parents. I GOT IT: www.kickFireBillBavasi.comoutofhisparentshouse.com

An online petition is "WAY over the top"? Since when? Am I missing something here? I had no idea the thought of voicing my opinion via on online site is pathetic and makes me sad. I'll keep it in mind.

And then there was this guy:

Posted by ichirobo at 1/7/06 1:18 a.m. Slapping together a preschool ultimatum does nothing more than prove you need a date on a friday night.What a joke.

The best part was he wrote this at 1:18AM on a Friday night. Yeah I'm the one that needs to get a date.

But this was my personal favorite:

Posted by The Chicken at 1/7/06 1:54 a.m. in reply to: #947786Last
edited at 1/7/06 1:59 a.m.
Let's breakdown his line of thought....

We feel like we know the stats better than he does:
Thinking.....and KNOWING, are two different things. Would you like to be fired because the guy sitting next to you THINKS he is smarter than you? Stats alone are NO WAY to run an organization. Never EVER gonna be a day where that rules decision making.

Jarrod Washburn’s K:BB ratio has declined the past 4 years
Ummmmmmmm......so this indicates he has ZERO chance of success? There have NEVER, in the history of baseball, been successful pitchers who had declining K:BB numbers? Grow up, stats geek.....it's about the wins, not who's stat sheet looks better.He’s averaged only 163 innings the past two yearsAGAIN, stats geek.....did you look into WHY he was out? Freakin' moron. An Angels fan noted on another board, that his loss of innings, the last two years, were MOSTLY related to NON-BASEBALL conditions....you know, things some people incur in regular life. But, all you can do is look at those numbers on your screen.....you don't go any deeper than that.

Carl Everett’s OPS have been .721 & .746 the past two years
Tell me what other lefthanded (yes, I know he switch-hits) hitters, who'll sign for about what RYAN FRANKLIN got to pitch in Philly, were available via trade or Free Agency? I'm waiting, Stats boy.......still waiting. Oops, time is up....answer is.....NONE. So, I'm confused how Bavasi failed, getting a cheap bat, who if things don't work out, could be moved at the trading deadline for a prospect....who.....now pay attention......WAS A BETTER HITTER EVEN WITH
DECLINING NUMBERS....than anyone he'll replace this year.

All but 8 of Everett’s HR were in U. S. Cellular (the AL’s most HR friendly park)
See above.....ohhh, and who cares? Just ANOTHER sit at home on your butt looking at a stats page, observation.

Pokey Reese had 351 at bats in the two years combined before coming to the M’s
Please, don't tell me this is an actual comment you wish to use as a basis for your arguement? Ummmmmm.....let me explain what ISN'T IN A STAT SHEET. Bavasi brought him in here to provide a stop gap solution, knowing that Bettencourt or Lopez were his future starters at shortstop. He paid him a whopping $1 million a year, with a second year option. Ummmmmm....hang on here, Sparky.....ya think that MAYBE that's why he didn't get a $3 million a year contract, because he WAS A HEALTH risk? I have to assume Bavasi didn't expect
him to stay healthy all season, but hoped to at least get enough games out of him to not have to rush the kids to the big show.

Bottom line is, UNTIL Bavasi is PROVED to be wrong, ain't nothing gonna happen. NOBODY, and I mean, NOBODY cares that YOU, or any other stat geek who's got his head stuck in a computer, THINKS that he's wrong. GM's are hired and fired based on results. So, just sit back, Roto boy, and WAIT to see if your worse fears are realized.....until then, you don't matter. Maybe if you're so brilliant, you can replace Bill James......as I suspect, he's near God like, to
you

If you want to argue my opinions fine. I'm not saying everyone has to agree with me or this site, but at the very least try to make sure your thoughts make sense. If you don't know why it matters when someones K:BB ratio has gone down consistently or why it would matters if someone hits almost all their home runs in a HR friendly park starts playing full time in Safeco, then please don't embarrass yourself.

Obviously there are some very passionate people in the PI forum who don't agree with me, which is a good thing. But I'm not forcing anyone to sign the petition or even visit this site. If you don't like the idea don't come here. But whats the point of calling me sad or pathetic over an online petition?

Finally, I know the M's FO most likely doesn't care about my little petition. But I'm not going to stop going to the games or stop watching games. I've watched them before when they were bad and I'll watch them again this season. But is this better than sitting around doing nothing or complaining in forums? Maybe, Maybe not. We'll see...