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Tim Dierkes has been more than accommodating to me, a really old old-timer. After MLB’s Disqus feature folded up, and then Shannon Drayer’s Mariners Disqus did the same thing, this is the only place to get genuine human communication.
I urge support of everything MLB Trade Rumors does.
Thanks for the comment Fred. I was thinking about joining before seeing it. But Tim and team have given so much to the community for so many years. It’s a small amount to pay to support such great content. Just signed up. And go Mariners! It’s our year brother!
Amen to that!
Is there a reason you haven’t reported the Cease to Boras switch yet? I’m curious if that means it’s not true or something.
That is explained here:
mlbtraderumors.com/2020/10/a-note-on-players-chang…
Generally we see the Correa and Semien agency changes right before or during free agency as significant stories that we need to cover, but Cease not as much.
That makes sense and I totally remember seeing that post you shared now that I’m seeing it again. What got me thinking is him switching now when he’s a year away from being arb eligible because I’m wondering if that has to do with what the players are digging in for with the current CBA; as in whether he thinks he’s about to be arbitration eligible now instead. But maybe that’s venturing into conspiracy theory territory.
I’m on the site literally every day, checking news and yacking and sparring with my fellow fans. Where else can you interact with the guys doing the actual writing? Besides, $30 a year is eight cents for every day I’m on the site! A full year costs the same as half a tank of gas, but lasts longer than 4-5 days!
Can’t put it any clearer than that!
The site also cures ED.
I wouldn’t know 😉
Just be patient.
This is off topic, but has MLBTR ever thought of covering the comings and goings of the MLB teams radio and TV announcers? Probably not a ton of content, but may be interesting offseason material as most on this site watch and/or listen nightly. Along the same lines, how about chats with announcers?
Announce Bobby Abreu as special assistant to the Mariners.
I would like to have MLBTR do a chat with Rob Manfred. I would ask him what can be done about MLB’s silly TV blackout policy. I live in the San Antonio area and can’t even watch Ranger or Astros road games due to the silly (trying to keep from using a more colorful and less polite term) MLB blackout on the MLB Network. Really froths my undercarriage.
By the way, I’m signing up for the Front Office thing after I leave this comment.
Respectfully,
SL
Good for you, Lion. I see that TR badge of honor there on your picture now.
Thanks, Fred.
I’m with you, I live near Harrisburg, PA and when my Braves play the Nationals, Phillies, Pirates, and Orioles…..all are blacked out. I don’t know why I still even pay for MLB.TV now that I look at that. I am closest to Baltimore.
I gotta be honest… this entire post is extremely cringe to me. I didn’t wanna say anything but this feels very fake, and very, very awkward. I get you guys need to pay for your servers and writers… but posting robotic, scripted feeling “testimonials” is just.. wow. Your product should speak for itself, not need what feels like the worst marketing firm idea ive seen in a long time…. just being honest with my take.
The idea that any of these quotes are fake is completely insane, and also insulting.
On Tuesday, I sent this to all of our subscribers:
“I hope you’ve been enjoying all the benefits of your subscription: ad-free browsing on all four of our websites, exclusive weekly MLB articles and live chats, my mailbag, fantasy baseball content from Brad Johnson, our new Slack community, and autographed baseball card giveaways. We’re always looking to grow the subscriber base, and there’s nothing more convincing than quotes from actual subscribers. If you can reply to this email with a quote we can use in our marketing about Trade Rumors Front Office, I’d greatly appreciate it.”
Then, a bunch of people replied with quotes for usage in this marketing. These are copied and pasted verbatim. All real people, all volunteered.
If no one had responded or the quotes had been lousy, I just…wouldn’t have done a testimonial post.
I guess instead of being insulted, I should in a way feel flattered – these people enjoy Trade Rumors Front Office so much that you literally feel they can’t possibly have said these things.
You must be fun at parties. It’s fun to see cheapskates get mad when premium membership is brought up.. It’s cheap and does some good for good people who bring good content. I hope you can find happiness in your life. Maybe you’re a fan of the Mets? I know that can be tough.
It must stink being 25.
I’ve been reading MLBTR for more years than I can truly remember. It’s always the first place I go when I see updates for anything going on in the sports world, just to see the take from these writers. And for me, the comments from the baseball community that does exactly what I do.
I’ve commented on thousands of articles and had some really great discussions with knowledgeable baseball fans. So I figure that it’s about time that I became a member.
Happy to be apart of the group. Looking forward to the extra benefits.