As a newly anointed community co-leader for the San Francisco Giants, and with the start of the free agency season upon us, the idea of writing a wish-list for the club has been floated. It's a good idea, but—for SF—it's a short article.

Either you believe the Giants should use their cash for a major overhaul, in which case they need everything except pitching and catching. Or you believe (as I do) they should be patient with their young guys, in which case they could upgrade third and/or first to be more competitive.

Of course, Mark Teixeira is youngish, fills a need at first base, has good leather and ash (or maple), and seems like a good clubhouse guy. Depending on his price tag, that might be an interesting idea.

But a better one occurred to me.

There's been some talk on B/R surrounding certain female writers. I'm not going to mention names because you probably know who I'm talking about and, if you don't, well now you have to go digging through articles to find out.

Look at that, my promotion's already paying off in extra traffic.

Anyway, the controversy is that these ladies, who are easy on the eyes, allegedly get extra attention and praise for their articles from misguided male readers. Readers who think that somehow the on-line flattery will translate into a real-world relationship. The bottom-line being that these ladies' writings receive accolades as proxies for their looks.

And if you read some of the comments compared to the writing, you have to admit the idea has some merit. There is certainly a cadre of men lavishing good yet flawed articles with such adjectives as "masterpiece," "perfect," and other transparent superlatives.

That said, I won't pretend to know these gentlemen's motives except that, as a man myself, I can't say the accusation is unreasonable.

Nor is the idea.

I mean, who says it won't work? Tell me you don't know a couple with a crazier hook-up story than that. And if it doesn't, what have they lost except a little respect from a bunch of strangers.

It's not something I would advise or try myself. As has been pointed out, you could find yourself meeting up with some dude at a coffee house after months of on-line courtship. Additionally, these girls are scattered across the world so it's just an irrational proposition. Most importantly, some of them are young; too young considering I just turned 30.

Picking women up on-line is already a little creepy and sniffs of desperation. Doing it as a 30-year-old targeting girls who could still be in college makes it more than a little perverse.

But I digress.

Much of the consternation stems from several of these ladies routinely winning the coveted "Pick of the Day" slot on the front page or placing highly on the writer rankings. The Opposition feels there are better pieces on those days and better writers on this site. Writers who are being ignored in favor of sexual allure rather than superior craft.

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