Time To Move On
by Sky Kalkman on Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM EST
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PrintThanks for everything, everyone. With a great lady, a new house, and (hopefully) a career upgrade, the time I have for this hobby has taken a hit. Overall that's a good thing, but for my role with this site, it's not. Therefore, I'm going to step away from managing and writing at BtB and leave you in the capable hands of Tommy Bennett and the rest of the writing team.
Thanks to RJ, who brought me on board last August and is one of the best at combining data with convincing, non-numeric arguments. Thanks to the SBN crew, including Jim, Trei, Chris, Tyler, and Eric, who have many more tricks up their sleeves. Thanks to the writers who have been part of the ride, you're all even more talented than you think. Thanks to all of you readers who have spent time commenting at the site -- the discussions have always been my favorite part. And thanks to Tommy Bennett, who has agreed to take over the managerial reigns. Tommy's a really smart guy with great ideas, and I expect him to take BtB to the next level.
Where am I going? Who knows... I'm not disappearing, but snarky discourse in comment sections around the web are probably my limit for a while. Feel free to drop me a line to talk baseball any time at skyking162@gmail.com or twitter.com/BtB_Sky.
Play nice. Ask questions. Go Pirates.
- Sky
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Thanks!
Thanks for the all the great work, Sky. I have learned a lot from reading your work. I’m sure Tommy will do fine.
Best,
D.J.
I has a sad
=(.
Good luck Sky, and thanks for all your time and energy! I know its largely a thankless job (until you leave), but we all appreciate it.
Free Milton
Wow
you will be sorely missed
all the best
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Don't worry Sky
Now you can hang out with me at the Former BtB Manager’s Club. We have free ice cream!
The fine print probably states that the dues are really high, though.
Mmm, ice cream.
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Another one bites the dust
So in the past few months, we’ve lost Pizza Cutter, Colin Wyers, and now Sky to real life interests, and Rally’s blog is largely done due to spamming in the comments. I don’t have many heroes left!!
-j
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Real life sucks.
Marlin Maniac, a Florida Marlins blog
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I do also want to thank Sky for his efforts on the site.
All the best in your real-world pursuits, all kidding aside. You will be missed, though I’m sure you’ll be around plenty.
Marlin Maniac, a Florida Marlins blog
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Justin, I promise I'm not dead
just “retired”
Good Luck Sky
Funny thing about real life: Having a career, wife, 2 kids, house, pets only makes writing that much more enjoyable. Back when I had time, I never participated on blogs. Now its the great escape!
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Sorry to see you go, Sky.
I wondered if real life had taken you away from the site since I hadn’t seen you post in a while. Good to hear that you’re okay and positive reasons have taken time away from BTB.
Thanks for everything, Sky.
Good luck in the future.
See Data Differently.
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Hey Sky, now that you have some free time...
wanna write for StatSpeak?
Brett Favre
needs to read this page, stat.
by Crashburn Alley on Nov 2, 2009 3:30 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Against what's probably my better judgement, I have to ask
Why’s that? He’s passing for 240 yards/game and has a 16/3 TD/INT ratio. His QBrating is 106.0
Sure, it’s a team game, but the quarterback is certainly one of the most important members of the team. The Vikings are 7-1. As a team, they’re 2nd in the NFL in TDs.
please explain to me why it’s time for him to move on. I’m pre-emptively striking down responses like, “It’s just his time” and “he owes it to the Packers.” If another blog network offered you millions of dollars to write for them, would you still be on Crashburn Alley?
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Good luck with everything sky
thanks for the great work
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Good Luck
You’ve clearly brought on a host of good writers over the recent months, and thus leave the blog in great hands. Thanks for all of your efforts both in writing and managing.
Thanks and good luck
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Whoa...
You’ll be missed Sky. Thanks for all your work and I hope for the best in all you do.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Thanks for all the fish!
Please hit better, Randy Winn.
by oldjacket on Nov 3, 2009 10:35 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
You will be missed
Thanks for everything you’ve done for the online baseball community, Sky. Hopefully Tommy won’t screw it up too badly…
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