I vote "Yes" for the advice column. The BP purists are happy, as the advice column would be relegated to the blog portion. The Jason Parks fans are happy, as they get their fix by reading your non-baseball musings.

Professor, I've been fortunate enough to meet you in person and I've read your columns for 2+ years at this point. There is plenty that tells me you would make a fantastic advice columnist, whether the matter at hand is fashion, relationships, music, or barbecue. There is, however, a nagging doubt I have that tells me that such an endeavor would detract from your value as a prospect evaluator. I don't know whether you've re-thought your dreams and aspirations in recent months, but if you haven't then I think you risk painting yourself into a corner as the resident spaceman at BP who writes cool fiction and has an awesome advice column...oh, and he does prospect stuff, too, I guess. Maybe I underestimate the abilities of MLB front offices to retain a sense of humor about the activities of their possible employees--I certainly hope I do. If I'm right, however, that's the risk you run.

That said, I think you should do whatever the hell you want. It'll be awesome, probably.

Re the advice column: Doubtless many of us would enjoy your advice. But even moreso, I suggest an advice column responding to fictional submissions from baseball players. Who cares about my problems, but if you can get Randall Simon some therapy to deal with his fear/hatred of giant running sausages truly a mitzvah will have been done.

Advice column--uh, yeah! Snark and sensitivity in reasonable proportions, ideally. I trust your judgment as to what constitutes reasonable.

That said (a fave construction of the Professor), I would endorse almost anything that provided more avenues for Jason's writing.

My favorite piece on this site was the interview you conducted with yourself. I vote for the advice column as long as you submit questions to yourself.

Ben - make this happen, please.

I love Roxy Music. Am I allowed to say that? Although, I tend to like Siren more than For Your Pleasure.

Advice column would even further distinguish BP from other lemming baseball sites out there. Most of us are not just stat geeks or irrational uber fans after all!

At some point this rash of prospect call ups will really backfire on some team/teams who go overboard. Trout is unique and needed some seasoning last year. As long as expectations are kept low for these guys for at least the first year or so, it is fine but that's generally not how fans roll. Love the younguns but realize how hard it is

I see a Dr. Ruth comp in Jason's future.

Oh yes PLEASE on the advice column.

Add me to the list of people who would happily read an advice column. . .

I've always felt "Beauty Queen" is the perfect litmus test for listeners with Bryan Ferry--and if they can't take his magnificently mannered vocal on that one, plus that sustained little Eno non-solo solo, well, they won't like Roxy Music much. And then there seems to be little reason for me to like them.