Before the season is over, I'd just liketa say

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 17, 2009 7:31 PM EDT Comment 47 comments

a big

"Thank you!"

to Charlie for all the work he does for BD.

It ain't always easy, but he does yeoman's work keeping things up, running, and moving smoothly (as possible).

BD has grown by leaps and bounds this season, with lots of new members and a higher profile. There've been some brouhahas, to be sure, but for the most part, members have kept it at the civil level, even if vehemently disagreeing with each other. It's a refreshing change from the sniping one usually sees in the blogosphere.

We'd all like to see the Pirates do well next season, but even if they don't, I'll be here to read, learn, laugh and enjoy BD. I've also enjoyed corresponding with some of you from BD outside of BD. Cool to make friends that way.

Cheers and thanks again, Charlie,

cocktailsfor2

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of the managing editor (Charlie) or SB Nation. FanPosts are written by Bucs Dugout readers.

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Agree completly

Well said Cocktails, and thanks Charlie

by richmondpirate on Sep 17, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions

My biography, complete with photo on the cover:

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed, excellent writing and knowledge of the subject. Great insights into the Pirates and baseball in general. You are the best !

....You'll be able to spit nails, kid. You're gonna eat lightning and you're gonna crap thunder....

by chodan11 on Sep 17, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed. Charlie you’ve created a great knowledgeable site. I haven’t posted on here in a bit due to work and school yet this is the most visited site I have. Thank you for your hard work

"Everybody panic! If you have a small child, use it as a shield! They love tender meat."

by BattlinBucs on Sep 17, 2009 8:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

yeah ta.

This is really the first blog I tried for the Pirates and the atmosphere is much more condusive to informed debate compared to yahoo and mlb.com
My thanks.

by BlindSquirrel on Sep 17, 2009 8:54 PM EDT reply actions

I've learned a lot here

And I appreciate Charlie’s work too.
I think it might be fun to have a Bucs Dugout night at PNC sometime next season when Charlie’s going to be around. Wouldn’t it be fun to complain to fellow posters in person for a change?
Or maybe you guys already do this and I just didn’t know …

by Zadoras on Sep 17, 2009 9:16 PM EDT reply actions

Hear! Hear!

by bucdaddy on Sep 18, 2009 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Can the logistics

be worked out?

I’m in!

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

cocktails

I’ll raise a glass to you and to Charlie when I get home from work.

by bucdaddy on Sep 17, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

And to you, as well, sir...

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks, all, that’s very kind and I appreciate what you all contribute to the site too!

by Charlie on Sep 17, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions

I agree completely.

Thanks for everything Charlie!

by houksyndrome on Sep 17, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

Agree with the thanks for Charlie, reasons stated above.

Also, thanks to cocktailsfor2 for the interesting and entertaining gif’s and jpg’s that have lightened what might often be dreary discussions. And props to Green Wave also, for the “don’t feed the trolls” image.

Paul

by lighthouse913 on Sep 18, 2009 2:17 AM EDT reply actions

I try.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree. Great job

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill

by PixburghArn on Sep 18, 2009 7:01 AM EDT reply actions

- Gorkys'nBeans

by Adam Reynolds on Sep 18, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions

+2

Well done Charlie!

You’re a gentleman and a scholar :)

by dulciusEXasperis on Sep 18, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Wait shouldn't you be at BTSC

But, Wait shoudl’t I be there as well all well I’ll get over it

by WVPiratesfan on Sep 18, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, great job, Charlie!

You must have a ton of frequent flyer miles, Charlie, so I suggest you create a rewards program called Charlie Cares and have a Bucs Dugout MVP for 2010.

Charlie decides the finalists, say about 5 regulars, and the winner, as decided by a BD poll at the end of next season, gets a free flight to Pittsburgh for a game in 2011.

Think of the possibilities, Charlie! You’d get amazing user traffic on BD, and, as a side benefit, more exposure for your music etc.

It’s not that something like a Zach Duke baseball card isn’t a good reward for winning a BD contest, I just think my idea would take BD up the charts of sports sites.

And Frank Coonelly and Neal Huntington would probably appreciate all the effort expended to get a warm body or two into the stands for a team that expends all kinds of energy on promotions pleading with people to travel to PNC Park.

What say you, Mr. Wilmoth?

by patthatt on Sep 18, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

You don't automatically win

just for coming up with the idea…

.(just kidding, patthatt!)

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

cocktails

I was going to nominate you til you posted the damn pic above.

Now I’ll have to choose your fellow Illinoisan, IPF.

by patthatt on Sep 22, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions

There’ve been some brouhahas, to be sure, but for the most part, members have kept it at the civil level, even if vehemently disagreeing with each other.

Except for now:

You bastard!

heh.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 22, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

You're a good man, Charlie (Brown)

I, too, have enjoyed reading about the Pirates and sharing my feelings with some of the posters. This helped me to learn alot from behind the scenes.

by Illinois Pirate Fan on Sep 18, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t have much more to add, so: Agreed.

by CptnAwesome on Sep 18, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

Hooray

For BD.

by Slizeezyc on Sep 18, 2009 4:46 PM EDT reply actions

Great work Charlie!

by Akshay R on Sep 18, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions

Even in the dull days of September, this is still the first website I visit every morning. Keep up the good work, Charlie.

by matskralc on Sep 18, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

Ditto

by bucdaddy on Sep 18, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes!

I’d also like to say that, having browsed through some of the other team sites, BD is far superior to a lot of the other MLB blogs on SBN. The quality of Charlie’s writing and the very knowledgeable commenters here really make this a great place to hang out and talk baseball.

Many thanks to Charlie and the entire BD commentariat.

by maguro on Sep 18, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions

Yep.

Not much else to say – everyone else already got there first.

by Vlad on Sep 18, 2009 5:35 PM EDT reply actions

I got nothing else to add

Thanks Charlie

Show me a guy whos afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time. -Lou Brock

by Green_Wave on Sep 18, 2009 10:20 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks for the well run site

even if the Pirates aren’t as well run. But I have dream that one day the Pirates will be great and we will look back at these last 17 years and laugh at them.

by WVPiratesfan on Sep 18, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions

Really, you do a great job.

Maybe a bit over personal, Charlie, but what kind of music do you play?

by Suffering Buc on Sep 18, 2009 10:29 PM EDT reply actions

Try here

www.myspace.com/foxjapanband

by bucdaddy on Sep 19, 2009 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep, great job Charlie

I found this site about a year ago and my knowledge about the PIrates and baseball in general has grown immensely since then. This is the first, and mainly the only, site I go to when I want Pirates news and notes.

Thanks a ton Charlie

by Jett on Sep 18, 2009 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

thanks charlie and cocktails

charlie, for the great info and civility. cocktails,for talking me off the ledge with your humor, pictures, and 80’s movie references. THANKS

by 1STstate bucco on Sep 19, 2009 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

Just for you, amigo...

watch THIS.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Sep 19, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks, Charlie, for the entertainment.

And thanks to everyone else for the information and opinions that show up constantly

by God Loves on Sep 20, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

by woobie on Sep 22, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

I share the sentiment

Although I have been a pain in the azz this year at times, Charlie is a gentleman and a scholar to put up with me and also to provide this blog for us forlorn Bucs fans.

Thanks Chaz

by Hitman Easler on Sep 22, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions