Comments on: Adam Reifer ranked top pitcher in the NY Penn by BA, Lynn snubbed

By: nicewitit09

nicewitit09 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:29:34 +0000

I agree with UncleBuck. An 85-87 mph fastball is not gonna cut it in the bigs.
Now, if he’s 5’10″ and can throw like Billy wagner, or other vertically challenged fast-arms…….then he’s in the biz!!

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:17 +0000

During my time as a Navy Officer I had a front row view of the Napolean McCallum situation. Trust me, the politics involved are beyond belief and include lobbyist (both paid and not paid)m goverenrs, Fortune 500 CEO’s and congressional delegations and the decision will end up being made by the President himself. I can’t say I know what the outcome of the decision will be but I can guarantee you it is not a black and white simple decision as you make it out to be. If I had to guess, he’ll have to do 2 years active only (the fall back compromise) which makes signing him plausible.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:09:36 +0000

3 tours in Iraq…hats off to you, my friend. Thank you for serving this country.

I’d love for Harris to be able to sign, but, sadly, I just don’t see it happening.

By: GForce

GForce — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:36:59 +0000

Don’t want to get into politics or the war either, but the Lions football player who got called back to the Army really drives home the point that sports take a back seat to the military now. Even as a Marine, I still thought players like Mike Anderson and David Robinson were given more of a shot because of the military.

Now it is a whole new ballgame, literally. The world has changed, and I really think we will be ‘at war’ for quite a long time. Thank god for the Cardinals and other distractions, because I needed every one to get through three Iraq tours.

By: erik

erik — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:38:08 +0000

I don’t expect any changes to be made, no matter who is Prez. Not to get into politics, but we are a nation at war and I don’t expect that to change very soon, no matter what the politicians may say. Therefore, he’s gonna have to fulfill his obligation.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:35:32 +0000

erik – any reasoning for your thinking? It seems logical to me that talks would not heat up with him until May since there is no deadline until June. It also makes sense to wait because by April/May we will have a new administration and it is possible new policies on this matter.

By: erik

erik — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:56:50 +0000

I’m thinking he is a 99.99% no.

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:09:23 +0000

Is Mitch Harris is definite no for the Cards org? I have heard conflcting reports

By: Seals

Seals — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:04:05 +0000

Hugo, I’m a magazine editor. I’ve been out of town for a few weeks so I don’t know if anyone will even read a comment for an older post.

As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with re-posting an entire Baseball America chat as long as you attribute the source and don’t try to pawn it off as your own (which would be difficult to do, in this case).

Since the entire chat log doesn’t apply to Cardinals fans, it is completely above board to copy-and-paste applicable questions and answers here as long as Baseball America is attributed.

Some publishers may have their own more stringent rules but the only thing they can really do is ask you to remove it. I doubt Baseball America falls into that category because I’m sure they rather be known as “the premiere source of minor league baseball information” instead of a bunch of jerks.

Erik, I wouldn’t worry about copying segments of anything you find on the Internet as long as you attribute the source. Keep up the good work.

By: Lou Schuler

Lou Schuler — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:55:34 +0000

The other thing that Beau missed, and that Keith didn’t mention, is that the more well-known you are as a reporter, the more sources you get who come to you with confidential information. You hear things that other reporters don’t hear. You get tips about players who might not be on other reporters’ radar yet.

But the bottom line is this: Keith shares his observations and offers opinions and evaluations. If they prove inaccurate over time, that damages his credibility. If he’s right, people like us pay more attention as time goes on.

There aren’t many columnists who continue to make a living despite being wrong more often than not. And most of them write about politics.