A note about comments on this blog

Dear Readers,

Lately, we've had trolling in the comment sections, and it's not easy, balancing a community forum with an occasional asshole.

But when it comes to free speech, I believe the remedies are always worse than the problem. 

Research tells us the best way to deal with trolls is to ignore them. It's not always easy, because they will call you names and, if you don't respond, they'll do everything possible to rattle your cage. That's because they are generally not well. Think about it: They're sitting at home, picking fights online. Yeesh. So it's not your fault. You just happen to be in their line of fire. Don't let them get to you.

On that note, I want to welcome all readers - Yankee haters, too - to tell me what a moron I am, and how stupid and unreadable my posts are. I'm good with that. Here's how it works: I get my say, and you get yours. 

But please, be nice to each other. 

And if somebody attacks you, here's my request: 

Do nothing. Do not respond. Do not react. Just ignore them. I will try to delete offensive comments, though it won't happen instantaneously. If somebody starts hurling obscenities and personal attacks, frankly, we should feel collectively sorry for that person. It's gotta be awful, being so angry. But we should not give them the attention they crave. If anything, they deserve our sympathy.

Listen: These are hard times to be a Yankee fan. The team is collapsing in slow motion, while its greatest modern player - aka Derek Jeter - occupies our memories. I don't blame someone for wanting to lash out. But let's cool it down, okay? When a team collapses - like this one is doing - we need a space to heal, not to fight.

But you can still rant about Cashman. That's gotta be something, right?