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Id have to think that the majority of subscribers are not in the Roland W fan club. Im sure there are some out there, who look forward to his musings, but Id have to think that is a distinct minority.
Yes, when he first appeared, I checked out what he had to say, but after a couple weeks I stopped even seeing what his articles were about.
Why? They rarely, if at all, offered any real world advice on officiating, whether for the rookie official or the veteran.
Mostly, articles filled with his attempt to take the story, and elevate it to another level by offering analogies, or Shakesperean verbage, or vocabulary taken straight from Jeopardy.
What did it for me was the article having to do with "unborn preborn, yet born, over born, past born,"or whatever it was. I kept going on through the article looking for the connection. It never came. No play, no situation. Nothing. It just ended.
Cant believe he got paid for that, or even more, we pay for it.
I think its a case of needing articles to keep the baseball section consistently publishing. And he is the one submitting.
And Carl, if someone disagrees, the answer it not always for them to write their own article. Some dont want to write, some dont like to write. Some just want to subscribe.
And yes Im sure there are those out there who look forward to Roland's articles. There is always one the next day.
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