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JackO is just jealous that the Hangout has surpassed pretty much every other form of legit media that covers the Orioles. I am guessing he used to or does work for one of those media.

I'm going to gander a guess that as great as the hangout is for those of us who love it, the traffic isn't close to that of the sports page -- or to be fair the O's section -- on the Sun or the Washington Post.

But no. I have not worked for any of those publications.

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I'm going to gander a guess that as great as the hangout is for those of us who love it, the traffic isn't close to that of the sports page -- or to be fair the O's section -- on the Sun or the Washington Post.

But no. I have not worked for any of those publications.

And? So what?

Some of the best TV shows are on FX, which gets small ratings.

Yet 40 million people watch American Idol each week. Does that mean AI is better than, say, The Shield? Or Damages?

Your logic says Transformers 2 was one of the best movies of all time because it grossed $836+ million. Yet The Hurt Locker won the Oscar last year and made $40 million at the box office.

That is the kind of logic an esteemed "journalist" like yourself uses?

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And? So what?

Some of the best TV shows are on FX, which gets small ratings.

Yet 40 million people watch American Idol each week.

Your logic says Transformers 2 was one of the best movies of all time.

For the last time. I am not disparaging the O's hangout. I have already said that it is my third read after the Times and the Wash Post (which would make it my first O's read -- before the Sun and masn). I find it more entertaining.

Though let's be clear. One of the reasons that I read the site is that the posters here aggregate what stories on the Sun and masn and even espn are worth checking out.

Without the professional journalists at the big pubs, the hangout would lose and awful lot of content and value....

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For the last time. I am not disparaging the O's hangout. I have already said that it is my third read after the Times and the Wash Post (which would make it my first O's read -- before the Sun and masn). I find it more entertaining.

Though let's be clear. One of the reasons that I read the site is that the posters here aggregate what stories on the Sun and masn and even espn are worth checking out.

Without the professional journalists at the big pubs, the hangout would lose and awful lot of content and value....

No, it wouldn't. The OH, and other blogs, websites and forms of media, would just replace them.

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No, it wouldn't. The OH, and other blogs, websites and forms of media, would just replace them.

and then one day the blogs and the other forms of media will realize that they too have to start paying journalists in order to bring on board talent that will get accurate scoops and have credible access to information others do not, and we will be right back where we started...

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At this point, you are just being insulting and are clearly not reading what I am writing. So, in jest I will shoot back with this answer to your 85 percent quip:

Hey, 99 percent of us could join the armed forces and do it well. Most of us are too smart to consider it.

You are one sorry piece of ****. I don't know how some people let you get away with saying this, but I'd ban your sorry ass from this board, forever. It is the armed forces that has given you "journalists" the freedom to do whatever it is you do. (edit)

For your information, I've lost a family member and a close friend fighting for this country and for anyone not to have respect for anyone that wears the uniform can go to hell in my book.

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You are one sorry piece of ****. I don't know how some people let you get away with saying this, but I'd ban your sorry ass from this board, forever. It is the armed forces that has given you "journalists" the freedom to do whatever it is you do. Only some liberal piece of trash could even say something like this and think it was funny.

For your information, I've lost a family member and a close friend fighting for this country and for anyone not to have respect for anyone that wears the uniform can go to hell in my book.

No. No. He said that in Jest, see? That makes it all OK.

The dickweed. heh heh. just kidding

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You are one sorry piece of ****. I don't know how some people let you get away with saying this, but I'd ban your sorry ass from this board, forever. It is the armed forces that has given you "journalists" the freedom to do whatever it is you do. Only some liberal piece of trash could even say something like this and think it was funny.

For your information, I've lost a family member and a close friend fighting for this country and for anyone not to have respect for anyone that wears the uniform can go to hell in my book.

I'm sorry for your loss. Really. Don't think that all of us liberals are in step with this kind of bull#@*% "joking".

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You are one sorry piece of ****. I don't know how some people let you get away with saying this, but I'd ban your sorry ass from this board, forever. It is the armed forces that has given you "journalists" the freedom to do whatever it is you do. Only some liberal piece of trash could even say something like this and think it was funny.

For your information, I've lost a family member and a close friend fighting for this country and for anyone not to have respect for anyone that wears the uniform can go to hell in my book.

JackO's remark was in very bad taste. But as someone on the left side of center, I take offense at the "liberal piece of trash" remark. This is not a political website and there are board rules about that. The vast, vast majority of liberals are 100% resptectful and supportive of our troops and fully understand the sacrifices that they make. That's all I will say.

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JackO's remark was in very bad taste. But as someone on the left side of center, I take offense at the "liberal piece of trash" remark. This is not a political website and there are board rules about that. The vast, vast majority of liberals are 100% resptectful and supportive of our troops and fully understand the sacrifices that they make. That's all I will say.

Agreed. No reason to throw liberal or conservative into this at all.

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