About MLBTR

Personally tim, when i found this site, i was very skeptical. i don't believe everything i read. What kept me coming back was the fact that you always cite your source. it is always good to know where you get your info. because of this, i have come to trust MLBTR. I know you are not making stuff up. and your comments are great!

Good report. Since discovering this site about a month ago, I've become addicted to it. Great source of information and rumors. So long as we all realize that rumors are not always true or more information is needed, my appetite fore more info is alway being stimulated! Keep up the great work!

This site does and always has (minus a certain fool's day joke) done an excellent job with no directed opinions. The ability to grade a trade, free agent move or even speculation not only with statistical analysis but also with humorous anecdotes is the reason I stop by almost daily.

In addition to that, Tim and co. do an excellent job with regular updates and citing sources.

My only suggestion would be to use something other than TypeKey. The system is very buggy... it constantly boots you out and refuses to allow you to post unless you sign out and then back in again. Sometimes it does this before I've even made a single post.

(Being able to edit posts would be nice too, but not particularly important.)

If you don't mind me asking, what is your full time job that allows you to post all day? Do you work at night? I just periodically check this site at the office, maybe comment once in a while. But to run a detailed blog like this while tryiong to get my work done would be impossible.

To chicagobubbleblog

I work with Tim and trust me we all ask the same question ;p...pretty much we pick up his slack

Hey Tim, I've been visiting this site for a long time and i always new you were a cubbies fan, but i never knew until now that you were my neighbor too! im from schaumburg. jsut thought i'd tell ya that yer doing a great job with the site. I appreciate the fact that you let us know how credible the source or the rumor is when you give it to us...rock on....go cubs go

Thanks guys and feel free to drop in some site improvements suggestions on this thread as I havent upgraded much lately. TypeKey does indeed suck and I would like to find a better way (just dont have a ton of technical skills).

And really the early critics of MLBTR had a point, I posted some questionable things at times.

tim , as a fellow cub fan and formally of illinois , i think as a fan of baseball you have done a superior job . i came across your site a year ago and have almost logged on to it daily . to show how right on you are i have almost every major sports page bookmarked and it only took me a few weeks to realize that this site is all i ever needed . not to mention that you spread the news and rumors without charging a stupid fee like a certain site .cough...espn...cough .i only have two things i would change but one would take to much of your time and thats stats etc . sometimes when i read a rumor i have to flip over and check another site for stats but hey , it's petty . the one thing i wish you could change , since you are a part of our everyday lives it would be nice to see who we are actually reading from . most of the big reporters have their mug shot to show . though i must admit , my wife is a bit annoyed because i spend more time reading your stuff rather than listening to her , i do spend much less time on the computer now . thanks for the hard work , and keep it up .

Tim,

I just found your site probably about a month ago now and now I am hooked. It has been a great spot for information without any bias. I applaud you in your efforts especially since you hold down another 40 hour a week job.

Keep up the good info.

Oh Tim and I just made 2 wagers....

John Danks has an ERA under 5 and Linebrink has an ERA under 4 in 08.... Now it is documented.

Hey Tim,

Fellow UIUC Alum here! This is one of my favorite sites out there and I would really appreciate it if the comment system was fixed.

There are a lot of third party systems out there:

1. Disqus ( http://disqus.com/ )

2. Intense Debate ( http://intensedebate.com/ )

3. JS-Kit ( http://js-kit.com/ )

Their only requirement is that Javascript be turned on and all 3 include spam protection etc.

If those don't work for you, I can always write a commenting system up for you.

Also, a minor gripe about the theme: a little more white space around the comments, bigger font-size and a little wider content space would do wonders.

I'm 50/50 on the white text on black vs. black text on white.

At least the info is good which is what matters most.

Tim:

I live, sleep and breathe baseball news. I check your site at least 5 times throughout the day and I enjot it. Great site and keep the posts comming.

I also agree that if there is anyway to change out of using TypeKey..do it.

Tim,

Interesting added details...and nice to read you are 'normal' as the rest of us out here ie. non-literary type degree/background.

Love the more conversational tone of the pieces also. To me it only added to the fun of reading the rumors everyday.

FYI, this place is one of the 3-4 sites I visit daily and first thing in the AM. I really enjoy the civil nature even when folks disagree...so thanks and hope ya can keep it up for a long time to come.

Tim,

One of the key components of a site-blog, site-news or any kind of a page where many viewers come along is a personal touch. I visit your site at LEAST 100 times a day looking for updates, and generally never leave disappointed. You interact with your community in ways other sites admins could only dream. Be it in posts on articles where you always quote your sources, to offering fun and contests for your readers.

No pop-ups ads, no overwhelming border ads, just a fluid easy to read, easy to digest non-polluted site that any baseball fan should be thrilled to have access too. I don't know why the writer for your article feels the need to know who you are, as you provide a service for readers and fans, you don't go out and MAKE the news. He needs to mind his own. But glad he did an article on your site.

Again, I was hooked on your site from day one, and the mere fact that I sent an email to you with a suggestion, and figured it would just get lost in the insane pieces of mail I figure you get daily, I was astonished to see your response within 2 minutes. Try that with any other baseball site.

You are a great service to a rumor starved baseball junkie like me, so I tip my hat, sir.

I love the site, and really appreciate the work you do. The only thing I would ask is to ditch the black background with white type - you're making me go blind!

Well I am chained to TypePad only in that I don't have the know-how to change over to something else. I am worried that something could go wrong or it would be harder to crank out a post and just hit publish, if I used some other platform.

Tim you are the man :)i visit this place everyday at any time that I can, it's like an addiction.

Among the ranks of true baseball fans, you definitely belong in the upper echelon. As others have said, more than anything else, I appreciate the effort. If I'm going to pour my heart into following baseball and more specifically my team, the Red Sox, I only want to hear from those who are passionate and knowledgeable. Thanks, Tim.

Go Sox!

Tim I found out about your site about a month before this years (2007) trade deadline. I found a lot of info and sources to be usefull, accurate and sometimes entertaining. Keep up the strong work.

Tim, I love this site. It's awesome that's there's one guy who is willing to find all the worthwhile rumors and put them all in one place (and filter the crap). It's an awesome blog and keep up the Johan rumors!

I can understand the critique as being one from a first time reader. After reading this blog for a while you understand where the information comes from. Kudos Tim, for the fact that you always give credit to your sources. I wish true "journalists" would do that more often.

My only complaint...TypeKey sucks!