Comments on: Read Neil Greenberg’s Debut with WaPo

By: CapsFan1975

CapsFan1975 — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:48:39 +0000

I enjoyed reading your article in the Post, Neil. I’ll admit I have a hard time with some of CStanton’s comments as he generally has never had anything positive to say about the Caps. Yes, the team’s got weaknesses but….

By: GotSparkly

GotSparkly — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:58:42 +0000

Those two and their various hangers-on make me want to toss a measuring tape on the table and leave the room.

Great article, Neil. I just wish those tards understood it or could be bothered to comment on it.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:01:42 +0000

@irockthered I noticed that too, the arguing but they do it on all WaPo comment pages, not just Caps stuff…its horrible

Great Job Neil!!!

By: IRockTheRed

IRockTheRed — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:26:30 +0000

Neil, I have to apologize for the snipers on WaPo. Those idiots have been going at each other for months now – since the end of last season. I just called them out on it, so I’m looking for my asbestos underpants, but I really appreciate the article and all the work you put into it. Thanks again!

By: Russian Machine Never Breaks

Russian Machine Never Breaks — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:01:25 +0000

@IRTR and Tim: Thank you for the thoughtful comments. You’re right, I prob should have explained DGVT a little more thoroughly and will make sure I do in the future.

@RossH: I saw your comment on the WaPo site – thank you! And unfortunately I WILL still be posting here on a regular basis. Apologies in advance. If RMNB doesn’t unfollow me on Twitter again that is…

-Neil

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:03:25 +0000

As a Caps fan who doesn’t know much about some of the less common stats (such as DGVT), I would make a suggestion pretty much like IRockTheRed did. I don’t see anything saying what DGVT actually is or what it’s relevance is, For the average fan, that would be extremely helpful. Other than that, great article, and I look forward to seeing more!! I just don’t plan to read the comments.

By: RossH

RossH — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:14:06 +0000

Thanks for pointing it out and I did post as requested. Will he still contribute here as well?

By: Peter Hassett

Peter Hassett — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:51:43 +0000

Thank you for the thoughtful comment, IRockTheRed. I assure you that I have no idea what sgm3 and cstanton1 are. I am therefore immune and above the debate.

By: IRockTheRed

IRockTheRed — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:42:10 +0000

It’s unfortunate that the WaPo commentariat have turned the comments section of Neil’s well-written, well-thought-out article into an “sgm3 vs. cstanton1″ bashfest (as most articles on WaPo tend to turn into, which is why I haven’t been reading Capitals Insider for the last several months). Unfortunately, the impressive content of this article may just be over the heads of a lot of the Post’s readers, and I’m not sure most of the rest of them really care enough to step outside their little world of “I’ve been to more hockey games than you have, so I’m a better, more knowledgeable, more hockier-than-thou so-and-so, and nyah-nyah-ne-nyaaah-nyah” to actually spend some time thinking about the content of the article, the upshot of which is that Alzner and Carlson, with expected DGVT of around 3.5, are an improvement over Corvo and Morrisonn, at a lower price tag, which is good news all around!

The only thing I’d say about the article itself – and Neil, you did a great job on it! – is that while there’s a good explanation of DGVT that can be found by following a link to another site, a brief synopsis of what it is, how it’s measured, and what it shows would have been good to include in the article, as many of the Post’s readers don’t tend to follow links in the middle of a paragraph. Also, DGVT is an acronym, and I don’t see it defined in the main article. But the information is great, and I was very intrigued by it – intrigued enough to go chasing down the “WTF is DGVT anyway?” article. Very cool stuff!

But since from reading the comments over on WaPo I see that it’s a continuation of the last six months worth of sniping and not much else, I will say THANK YOU to Neil for writing this interesting piece from over here, where he’ll not have to sift through a pile of ugly snark to see that your article’s appreciated, at least by one Caps fan.