Comments on: Note: Three New Features on MetsBlog

By: Felix the Cat

Felix the Cat — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:03:43 +0000

Cactus hit it right on the head. Discussing games back in the loss column is one thing. Listing it alongside W-L in the standings is just silly. I like the traditional GB when I look at standings.

By: Maddogcf

Maddogcf — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:10:44 +0000

the theory of gravity falls apart if you take it to extremes also, just sayin’….

By: toomanyuniforms

toomanyuniforms — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:12 +0000

I think it’s probably pulled because you’d have people voting 45 times, venting anger, etc. It wouldn’t be productive.

By: Cactus

Cactus — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:24:42 +0000

“why losses back” is a good question…

i can just subtract one team’s losses from another to get that number. you don’t need to list it. 8 minus 6 is 2. not rocket science, and i can figure that out with a quick glimpse at the standings.

games back is used normally because it involves 3 calculations instead of 1 ( (win difference + loss difference ) / 2 ). you can’t just look at the standings and get that right away, unless you are a former “long island challenge” winner.

By: metsrule7

metsrule7 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:02:26 +0000

I agree, during the free agent frenzy articles were posted every 5 minutes and I would have to search back pages to look for a post and after it goes to page 2 no one ever looks at it again. Plus I’ve posted in multiple places the same morning and its hard to remember where you posted. I think if you could go back and read what people say about your post it would keep dialogue going on a certain topic. There are plenty of times that I make a comment about someones post hoping they will right back agreeing or disagreeing with me to try and get some back and forth dialogue going but once the article moves to the second page its never looked at again. I love this site for the articles and opinions of the writers and am totally hooked, I check this site 4-5 times during the day at work and it helps me get through the day but I miss the back and forth dialogue.

By: red high tops and a mets cap worn backwards

red high tops and a mets cap worn backwards — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:59:31 +0000

i just tried googling site:metsblog.com “red high tops” and learned that i say “o lawd” on this site far too frequently

By: dykstraw belgado

dykstraw belgado — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:26:06 +0000

logically the losses back concept falls apart if you take it to extremes. if the mets are 92-70 and the marlins are still 0-0 (crazy weather down there!) it’s silly to say the mets are 70 losses back.

another less absurd example: what if the mets are 92-70 and finished and the phils are 90-69 with 3 games to play? even though the phils would control their own destiny i would rather be the mets in this situation.

(not arguing with the usage here, just the attention paid to “the loss column” in general)

By: Steal Home Jose!

Steal Home Jose! — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:59:21 +0000

If you know what post you posted to. Sometimes it will be a week later, and I will be like “Oh yeah, I remember I made that super funny post awhile back, I wonder if anybody responded to it”

Then I take 30 minutes to find it only to find out that it had no replies.

That makes Steal Home Jose! not want to do handshakes anymore…

By: gomets6091

gomets6091 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:58:11 +0000

yea, I do that now, but it would be nice to go back and find posts that might not be on the front page anymore. Sometimes I’ll make a comment on a topic in the morning, then get busy at work or school, and by the time I am able to get back to Metsblog the topic is off the front page, and it would be nice to have a quick way to get to it, to see if anyone replied to my post.

By: zen

zen — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:28:09 +0000

right, tidewater. the first scenario let’s the mets determine their fate not the marlins.