Message to the baseball posters

I watch almost every inning of every game and plan my schedule to be able to do so. I have opinions on the team and spent over 12 years playing the game and 6 years coaching. when I make a post giving an honest opinion of what I see (if it's critical) I get lambasted and get assailed with names and shouts of how I am a sidewalk fan and don't know anything about the game. let's just call them insults.

and i'm not alone. some others get worse treatment; they are downright assaulted verbally by a bunch of posters. yes, some posts are outright silly but many are just manifestations of their frustration (duh, a rant). it seems that any "perceived" negative comment is just not welcome and that only a handful of posters have a monopoly on "baseball knowledge". others opinions are just not accepted or even discussed in an intelligent manner.

I post this because I think the board would be a better place if these self appointed elites would take a step back and realize that others have a right to their opinion too. yes, most critical posts come during or right after a game because it's fresh and people actually care about the team.

I very much understand the "regulars" don't want this board to be dominated with the football mentality and the "fire everybody" mentality. I totally agree. but, believe it or not, most people that love baseball very much understand that the games are different and that it's a long season with many ups and downs for both individual play and team play.

in short, why can't we all just get along?