December 7, 2007

BBWAA Admits Online Writers. : The Baseball Writers' Association of America (already in the news this week) votes to accept into its ranks 16 online writers (most of whom previously wrote for "traditional media"); Neyer, Law snubbed; Peter Abraham, Rob Neyer and various other luminaries drop by the comments section here for some good back-and-forth.

read story | posted by holden to Baseball at 4:30 PM CDT (10 comments total)

They took Jim CAPLE over Rob Neyer?!?!

What kind of a world do we live in, where a man dressed up as a bat gets all of my press?!!?

posted by Venicemenace at 5:03 PM CDT on December 7

Wow, the people accepted over Keith Law are pretty amazing. In as much as I wouldn't let them in my house.

posted by yerfatma at 6:04 PM CDT on December 7

The exchange in the comments is pretty spectacular. Hey, Neyer and Law aren't writers, because, well, they don't go to ballparks. It's like these guys have never heard of TV, much less the intarwebs.

[And I realize there may have been good historical reasons for that at one point, but c'mon, guys... 2007. You've just exposed yourself to ridicule all over the internet. Get off your asses and fix the problem already.]

posted by tieguy at 7:04 PM CDT on December 7

The exchange in the comments is pretty spectacular. Hey, Neyer and Law aren't writers, because, well, they don't go to ballparks. It's like these guys have never heard of TV, much less the intarwebs.

As far as I can tell, Keith Law is the only one of the nominees who has actually, you know, worked in baseball (at least with a front office). But that type of real-world experience apparently doesn't cut it if you're not there regularly enjoying the press box cold cuts spread and if you're not in a position to report how many times A-Rod snapped Jete's naked ass with his towel while both giggled deliriously after the game.

posted by holden at 11:44 PM CDT on December 7

(I'm completely biased because Keith Law actually wrote back to me once in the late 90s and we had a discussion about something baseball stats/ medical health projections related.)

posted by yerfatma at 7:06 AM CDT on December 8

(I'm completely biased because Neyer and Law know more about baseball than most of the rest of the BBWAA combined.)

posted by tieguy at 4:15 PM CDT on December 8

(I'm completed biased because "Learned yawn" is an anagram of "Neyer and Law.")

posted by holden at 4:48 PM CDT on December 8

(I'm completely biased because I hate everyone.)

posted by yerfatma at 6:14 PM CDT on December 8

That explains a lot.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 7:17 PM CDT on December 8

Jim Caple spends as much time openly (and uncreatively) making fun of the Yankees as he does writing legitimate articles about baseball. That he could get in while Neyer and Law are left out is an absolute joke.

posted by Bernreuther at 9:06 PM CDT on December 8

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