Update: Okay, I was all wet. Yes, I’m admitting it here, I was wrong. Chad’s actually a nice guy and just moments ago, he sent me a very nice email.

My apologies for the unintended ommision AWB. An honest oversight on my part. Although, the statement that I don’t “like you” is innacurate. I don’t know you beyond your blog. As far as your disdain for baseball, the name, Harrison Square; it doesn’t really matter to me. We’re all entitled to our opinions and it’s your right to have yours, and not my right to judge. Thanks for the link BTW. Best wishes. - Chad

I’m now linking to his Blog as well. Go visit it.

Yeah, call me a schmuck.

I guess Chad Gramling doesn’t like me because I think Harrison Square is freakin’ farce. I suppose since he’s a baseball wing nut, (he wrote the book Baseball in Fort Wayne) it’s perfectly fine to feel that way.

Today he has a list of *all* of the discussions surrounding the absolutely stupid name of Tin Caps for the Fort Wayne Wizards. Well, all of them of course except yours truly, who back in September broke the story on the name (here).

Considering more of the HS/Hardball pundits hang their hats here, I’ve decided to swipe part of his post and recreate it here (with spelling corrected).

Gramling writes: I cannot believe the number of headlines and opinions that have been circulating about the renaming of the Fort Wayne Wizards to the Fort Wayne Tin Caps.

Discussion on Reaction to the Fort Wayne TinCaps Name:

• Added by AWB - FortWayneNews.com (35 comments)
  [HATE IT, IT SUCKS]
• Fort Wayne TinCaps! (7 comments)
  [LIKES] (Baseball Think Factory)
• Johnny Appleseed Would Be Ashamed (0 comments)
  [DISLIKES] (ScLoHo’s Really?)
• TinCaps (0 comments)
  [DISLIKES] (Ann’Re @ Home)
• The Something Aweful Forums (3 comments)
  [MIXED]
• TinCaps? Quirky, Yes, But Not Loving It - Yet (1 comment)
  [Willing to Give it a Chance] (News Sentinel)
• Fort Wayne Tin Caps Are You Serious? (4 comments)
  [Not Real Thrilled] (Decatur Indiana Community)
• Fort Wayne TinCaps (1 comment)
  [Not Real Thrilled] (Goateed Librarian)
• The TINCAPS???!!! God save us from Atlanta ad agencies (6 comments)
  [ABSOLUTELY HATES] (Common Sensibilities)
• TinCap Reaction (0 comments)
  (Rattler Radio - first to complain about capitalization!)
• TinCaps Not a Big Hit Right Off the Bat, But the Team Hopes it Will Grow on You
  (comments N/A)
  (IndianasNewsCenter - longest headline award)
• TinCaps? Just Give it Some Time (comments N/A)
  (Journal Gazette)

The rest of his post is here.

It’s still a stupid name. HS is still a stupid project.

AWB

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