I had a volley of e-mails with this fool today, starting with a comment on his 'opinion piece' page. Then I invited him to peruse these walls of knowledge. It ended with him engaging in an argument he can't win. Therefore, I give up.
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:36:32 -0500
From: bharvey@
To: outlawscotty
Subject: Re: Column: Buck Harvey
Brad -- I don't know if there is much to enjoy or learn there.
outlawscotty wrote:
Well I'm positive that there is more baseball knowledge there, whether it involves the Astros or any other team, and fairly certain that there are better 'journalists' who can present facts, much less an informed opinion on the Astros. I don't agree with Mclane or Selig and their decisions about where and when to play the games. When trumps where every time in this situation. You have one thing right in your piece: Sports leagues have always put money and television first. It was all money driven and in the best interest of their pocketbooks, not the players, who were personally affected by the hurricane itself. Attacking what the players say and do on this issue is not the issue, nor even newsworthy. Questioning why games were played, and where, is. As I'm sure you're aware, Selig and Mclane are buds, and that Selig used to own the Brewers. Have you read any reports at all concerning the logistics of getting the team to Milwaukee? Do you have any knowledge of the situation other than your misinformed opinion of what actually happened? Why don't you do your readers a favor, and stick to what you know as fact. I understand that SA is not a baseball town per se. I also understand that the Cowboys don't play hear either. If you want to do justice for your reader fans of the Astros, and MLB, for that matter, try directing your negative comments where they belong; the commissioner and to some extent, the owner. The selfish gamble probably won't pay off.
You may not enjoy that particular forum/site, but you sure could learn from it. Then again, why would you want to know anything about baseball when you don't have to cover it?
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:37:51 -0500
From: bharvey@
To: outlawscotty
Subject: Re: Column: Buck Harvey
Oh, my gawd. You mean it was hard for the Astros to get to Milwaukee?
The people of Galveston surely sympathize.
Keep whining, along with the Astros. It's been more than a week now.
outlawscotty wrote:
Then why play the games at all at that time? Why force the issue? Why publish a garbage article concerning such a thing? I'm not whining about this issue anymore than you are reporting an opinion that doesn't make sense or have any relevance. Brandon Backe is from Galveston. I'm sure your crack reporting skills knew this already. You are either missing the point, or would rather have a job in Chicago, Mariotti's perhaps?
Richard Justice is hardly ever right on things Astros, but he sure understands more clearly than you. If you're so worried about the people of Galveston, write a column meaningful to them, instead of an inflammatory piece concerning classless decisions made by baseball players, brought on by horrible decisions by commissioners/owners. If it's been a week, it's old news right? Concentrate on some more Spurs offseason news about thugs they didn't acquire, or the Silver Stars playoffs or something (or not.)
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:20:00 -0500
From: bharvey@
To: outlawscotty
Subject: Re: Column: Buck Harvey
It's been more than a week, and it would be old news -- except the Astros keep talking about it.
