Bob, say it aint so.

I wondered IF this day would ever come. Hopefully someone will take it over.

Bob, I can not thank you enough for this site. Both of mine are playing college ball, and ALOT of the reason is because of the things I learned here.

I have enjoyed meeting websters and their sons over the years. I enjoyed meeting you and your wife. I hope our paths will cross again someday. Wishing you the best, Chris

Bob- Thank you for the years, effort and sheer love you have put into this site. This has been a "daily cup of coffee". You gave us a venue to learn, share and exchange our own experiences of this game and will be sorely missed. You have seen us through H.S, JUCO and D1.The information we have recieved on this site is invaluable.Our undieing gratitude.

Bob, you are the George Bailey of amatuer baseball - you will never know how many lives have been changed by your site.....if we can all be your collective Clarence The Angel, I can truthfully say, "No Man Is A Failure Who Has Friends - Thanks For The Wings" - from all the HSBBW websters.

As others have stated, I've thought about this day, but hoped it would never come. I am hoping something happens to keep some form of this site going.

Bob, a sincere thank you for all you have done for the game of baseball at all levels. I had Andy bookmarked and cheered when he did good and felt it when things didn't work out. Glad to see he's keeping the dream alive. Because of this site and the people on it, I have teams and sons bookmarked that I know I probably will never meet, yet can still feel like family.

Best wishes for you as you pursue your scouting and other endeavors. You done good!!

Thank-you seems like such a simple thing to say in that it does not begin to encompass the gratitude felt by my family.

Like many here, I had a kid who loved to play baseball and we knew nothing about where to go from there. When you don't even know what questions you are suppose to ask, it's hard to find your way! Bob, if it wasn't for this wonderful site, we would have still been wandering around trying to find the right signposts.

Thank-you for being our guide!

Bob,
Thanks for the website, the great how to columns, the message board, the recruiting timeline, the pitch counts , the friends I've made, and my sons college baseball career.

Well Done!

JD Glass

Bob,
Thank you,, more than you can imagine, for what this site has done for my knowledge and the benefits all of my players have reaped from the information contained herein. I seriously hope you'll reconsider and let someone like TR or possibly Perfect Game take over running the website. There is way too much quality information here that needs to be kept available. Please, find a way to ensure that someone carries this on, someone you'd be comfortable with to run it. Too many people have benefitted from this to just dissolve it.

Bob...thank you. Feel very lucky that we got all the help we did from this site....good luck to you.

Thanks Bob for your service to the BB community.

Thanks for everything, Bob. I first found this site in the summer of 1999 and since then you've helped our family through high school, JUCO, D1, 3 drafts, Short Season, A, and AA ball.

Over that time the most meaningful post for me was the one you shared after last year's draft disappointment. The only way that I could explain to my family the depth of emotion that I was feeling after reading it was to say that a good friend's son wasn't drafted. A friend ...that's what you've been to us all. Not an agent, coach, or someone with an agenda. Just a baseball friend.

Bob, this site will be missed, but I completely understand your decision. Take good care of yourself and your family. May God bless you all.

"To everything there is a season...a time to every purpose under heaven."

Bob, you have earned every kudo available from your readers and posters. We have all been blessed by the HSBBWeb...Many thanks from my family and especially my son.

Good Luck!

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Bob - for everything. Please let's save this site!!! Bob/TR/PG - I'm happy to help!

Bob -
Thank you! I found this site back in the summer of 2001 when son was an incoming HS freshman and now he graduates on Sunday! I feel fortunate to have been a small part of this great site. I hope the information can be hosted on another site to help future players and families. Thank you again Bob for all the time, money & love you have put into the site all this time!

Bob,
I too need to thank you. This has been good therapy the last two years.. One can only hope that the site can be saved. It is a wonderful tool for all that read and particpate in the forums. I will miss this site more than any other site I log into.
Please say it isn't sooo....

Bob,

Thank you so much for all you have given us over the years. This board has been sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad, sometimes frustrating, but always informative and helpful.

Good luck to you in your real job, your scouting, your home and family. You have well earned it.

I don't know what to say other than, thanks, Bob, from the bottom of my heart, and I hope something happens to prevent this from coming about. A change of heart on the part of you, perhaps, although I do ackknowledge that to be a selfish request. It is very, very sincere.

Say it ain't so Bob! I will be lost without the insight, comaradarie, and flat out great information provided on this site. Please find someone or some way to keep the HSBBallWeb alive!

Bob, You are a fine man, and I will miss this place very much. I know you will enjoy scouting and everything that goes with it. I guess my posting days are over, but it has been a lot of fun and you made that fun possible. Thank you for the years of enjoyment you have given me. I owe you one.

Doug McMillan

Bob ...

Though more just a reader these days than a poster, I have cherished this site since the day I learned of it. Your hard work and dedication to the hundreds, maybe thousands, of players and parents who have benefited from this hard work will place many jewels in your heavenly crown. Thank you for loving others enough to dedicate yourself to their futures.

I am hopeful that someday we might meet up in Tennessee ... perhaps somewhere near Kodak ? ... and finally put the face to the name.

If there is anything I can do from the Left Coast to help keep this site alive, I am available @ futureback_mom@hotmail.net.

Thank you.
Mary Ann Shappi