Posted by: J () on Thu Mar 13 17:17:02 2003

BatSpeed screener: I don't expect this to be posted. And I am not sure if the previous post will be deleted. Even though it is an obvious personal attack. Here's my response.
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> > Thank you (Ray Porco?), for pointing our my previous mistakes (I am sure we all have made some in the past). I was under the impression we were moving forward and going to only post about baseball or softball. That is why I have continued to post here. I would take your post as a personal shot hidden inside of a compliment. You have put some time and effort into your post. A simple "is this the same Zig" would have been sufficient.
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> > I am sure we have all gotten frustrated with some of the blatant abuse that comes from other posters on this board (and many other boards) and have made statements we wish we could retract as soon as we hit the "POST" button. I have reflected on some of my previous responses to attacks and have decided to separate myself emotionally from our findings. (In case you missed my previous apology and retraction for negative responses).
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> > By the way, I would still like to invite you and anyone to come to Phoenix. It was not intended to be taken as an arrogant comment. It was the truth. We can all learn from objective data obtained during a coaches' roundtable discussion about what we are teaching. Perhaps it was stated incorrectly or at an in appropriate time.
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> > But if this board is about taking shots at me personnally, go ahead I can't stop it. I admitted my mistakes. Can we all just move on and talk hitting? Regardless of whether I post responses to hitting questions here or somewhere else, I know the oppposition is sitting there waiting for an opportunity to attack not our findings (because they are indisputable) but me personnally. I'll survive and the data we have found (not interpreted) will stand by itself. I understand there will be opposition and questions about what we have found. I fully expect it and am prepared to professionally defend it. But I don't have the time nor the patience to respond to simple attacks without merit. I guess the screener is allowing some "attacks" to get through. But I guess each of us reaps what we sow.
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> > Good luck in your hitting and have a positive day.
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> Zig-
> you refer to "our findings (because they are indisputable)... the data we have found (not interpreted) will stand by itself."
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> IMO the biggest issue many of us have with your posts is trying to differentiate between indisputable hard facts and interpretations of data, ie, where do you draw the line, how do you determine/define what is fact vs what is interpretation.
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> Would you clarify what you consider 'indisputable fact that will stand by itself'.

From what I can see, there are not "many of us" who are having a problem, just "one of you". Might I make a suggestion? For the handful of people who have a problem with Zig (and I don't), how about just sending emails directly to each other?