Sorry, boys and girls, the comment deleted was no worse than many of the others posted here.  Yes, it featured no redeeming significance, baseball or otherwise, but why that it should get the boot and all the other pointless trolling codswallop is OK, bizarre.

Of course, these threads have such a low standard for acceptance, pretty much anything idiotic gets through, dismissed if 3 posters hit the NO icon when forced to judge on the "civility"--Orwell would be proud--of comments on topics said poster/moderator has no interest at all.

It is much cheaper for the Globe and whoever/whatever civil comments is to edit this way, and generally in keeping with modern views of cutting costs to increase bottom line.

So, moronic commentary, lowest common denominator, an anonymous platform for every troll of every variety, some with many different user names, and the Globe gets to cut its costs while allowing rabble to post their drivel.

It's win-win.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....