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Go back and read what I wrote. I said that he was probably wrong on the Pineda analysis. I also said "If you want to blame a guy for being smug and authoritative, go ahead. Maybe he warrants it some of the time. But you should do so on a case by case basis. Just because he was wrong about Pineda doesn't mean his insights into the Maurer situation are wrong."
Point by point.
1.Can you give me some examples where he collapses on tv or in debates? I don't follow him outside the stuff he posts on Fangraphs and USSM.
2. I do like the way he approaches baseball, from a statistical standpoint. I get turned off pretty quickly by guys that "know" the game. Guys like Wedge and sometimes Baker. Sure, Baker incorporates some stats stuff into his blog, but he also speaks to grittiness and toughness, veteran leadership and things of the like being important. I've never read Baker regularly, but from the articles of his I have read, I find myself wondering what he's talking about. Don't get me wrong, I've read some of your articles where you show a disdain for the "because we can't quantify it, therefore it doesn't exist" mindset of the SABR guys. And I can understand some of that frustration. There are uncaptureable elements to the game. But that isn't proof that those things work or are important. I'm a scientifically inclined guy, as you might remember from our debate in the Tebow thread from last year.
3. So to clariy, I don't care if people say mean things about Dave or you or Baker or anybody. It's pretty hard to get me riled up. I only care when those criticisms breach what I think is the truth. In this case, how you diagnosed Maurer, and subsequently attacked "people" on the internet for being wrong. As my name states, I've been reading this site for a while, and sometimes (rarely) I feel compelled to chime in. This was one of those times. I don't post at USSM or LL or anywhere at all. I read those sites and usually agree with what they say, but not always.
FWIW, Jason Churchhill over at Prospect Insider comes with the same level of smugness and always being right that Dave does, at least in my opinion. But I don't ever hear you talk about him the way you do about Dave. Why is that? I'm guessing you don't read his stuff as much as its more centered around the Minor Leagues and high school baseball.