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The folks who HOLD us persona non grata would have their own checklist, much different from mine. LOL.
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Mine include:
Took on Cameron and USSM at a time when 90% of the blog-o-sphere were their friends
My politics/worldview (never met many people inside baseball who shared them)
Insecurity; does the TNT (or other major media site) really want to compete with the Think Tank :- )
My own foibles (unlike RockiesJeff, I'm not careful to avoid alienating people)
etc
One time I ran into a major media person -- both of us were "hosting" the same out-of-town celebs -- with who we walked around Safeco for a half hour chatting. The person's insecurity was palpable. After just a couple of minutes, the mini-celebs were focusing on our shtick and waving off the media amigo. Combine that problem with the fact that for them, baseball is a career; for you and me and Mojo, baseball is a pleasant little joke. Would YOU hustle to get Dr. D into the circle? ;- )
That's one of the things I loved about Geoff Baker, the lack of insecurity. He is a bada** -- his bite is worse than his bark -- and he is not intimidated by other hardcore types.
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The foes' complaints would read differently, but I'm guessing their complaints about the Dr. D character would also be true of Blogger X, who they like. Dr. D therefore narrows it to politics and past flame wars.
Many SSI regulars do NOT agree with my world view, that is for sure ... but neither do they cover their ears and hum, at the slightest exposure to that which is outside their views. They're tolerant people.
Klat itself is this way - it started with satire blogs like "Sarah Palin's Diary," but they were quick to appreciate blogs on Christianity as well. They'll sit and talk with you nicely and reasonably. They're very likeable folks.
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Don't mean for all that to sound quite so ego'ed out, but it's been our actual observation.
That's my opinion I could be wrong,
Jeff
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