Some ground rules!

Just some quick ground rules on commenting behavior:

1. Keep the cursing to a minimum.
Sometimes the best word to make your point is going to be a curse word. That's cool. But try not to drop f-bombs all the time. This isn't a family blog, but I'd like to keep the level of discourse high.

2. No personal attacks on other commenters.
If you attack ideas rather than people, we're much more likely to take you seriously.

3. I am serious. Try your best to not be: sexist, racist, homophobic, able-ist, etc.
All of these things are an aspect of living in western culture, and a lot of this stuff is internalized, and I know I cannot ask you to never be these things, because a lot of time we behave in these ways without meaning to. However, I ask you to be respectful, apologize, and attempt to change if something you say turns out to have racist, sexist, homophobic, or able-ist undertones. I (or whoever else calls you on such a thing) am not being "oversensitive" or trying to be the "PC police." I'm asking you to be a respectful human being. If you want to make un-PC jokes, you can go to DeadSpin.

4. You don't have to back everything up with evidence, but 'round these parts, we do prefer the sabermetrics.
All statements regarding the hotness of any particular player requires pictorial evidence, though. :)

5. Try to do some reading before you comment.
This doesn't just mean other comments here, but also other reading on the topic. I heartily recommend Finally, Feminism 101. My blog is not so much a feminist sports blog as a sports blog written by a feminist, but being as well-read as possible never hurt anyone. I also recommend reading the stuff they tear apart at Fire Joe Morgan for some examples of baseball arguments that just won't fly around here.

6.Don't troll/fish for flames.
I think this is pretty much self-explanatory.

7. If you comment just to link to your site, your comment will be deleted.
Again, self-explanatory.

8. Don't be a jerk about my veganism.
I'm serious. I'm not telling you to stop eating cheese, so back off.

9. I reserve the right to talk smack about the Chicago White Sox. And the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sorry, guys. Sometimes I'm just a jerk.
I'm cool with y'all comin' by and hangin' out, but I seriously do dislike your favorite team, and it's going to shade my commentary. Sorry!

10. If you're being a total d-bag, I will delete your comments. Deal. This is my blog, not yours. If you want to run your mouth in an insensitive way, run your own blog.