A long time ago, a miniature, overblown egomaniac once had a moment of clarity, when he told me, “People aren’t looking to read your content. They’re looking for a reason to avoid it.”

The reason? Because everything on the web is the same.

• “10 Reasons Your Blog Sucks”
• “This Man Put His Finger in a Lion’s Mouth. You Won’t BELIEVE What Happens Next!”
• “Top Ten Reasons the Royals Will Repeat in 2016”

Yeah, I’d look to avoid it, too.

The Spitter is, first and foremost, a site about baseball journalism. We are a passionate group of scribes, with forward-thinking ideas, but with our feet firmly entrenched in a better time for writing — when “long-form” meant >7,500 words, not, “a large photo gallery.”

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We may not be trendy, but we never were. And we’re damn proud of that.

We are published by Bob Moffitt Enterprises. This brings us to the last point: there are many decades of writing experience to be found on these pages, but we are always looking for more writers. Our publisher is an award-winning journalist who loves to help inexperienced writers find their voices.

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