Grammatical Error in the Organizational Reports

[NICK@HQ]

I tried to send a private message to Deric but he does not have that option enabled. So I post this publicly instead.

In the minor league organizational report for Arizona (http://www.baseballhq.com/members/minors/08ari.shtml) (and maybe in other places, I don't know), talking about Max Scherzer, there is this sentence:

Struggles to change speeds and hasn’t shown much stamina which may preclude a move to relief.

"Preclude" means "keep from happening or arising; make impossible." Since the point being made is that Scherzer's lack of stamina might make a move to relief more likely, I don't think "preclude" is the word you want. Perhaps "support a move to relief" is better, or "encourage a move to relief."

I don't much care, but if this can prevent this error (and others like it) from reaching the print material, might as well correct it now.

[Kevin]

I vote for "portend".

[NICK@HQ]

Yes, "portend" would be a good choice. Or if you want to be clever, just drop one letter and change it to "prelude" (used as a transitive verb, not the musical noun).

[Old Tom]

I vote for "foreshadow" or "herald", but "indicate" would probably work. But I don't portend to be an expert in grammar.

[RAY@HQ]

I'll pass along to Deric, thanks guys.

[JVR]

I normally don't make an issue about errors, grammatical or otherwise but, when the sense of a sentence is altered by the use of a wrong term, I would agree that bringing up the issue in a constructive manner, as is done with this thread, is a great idea.

I imagine, however, that the above error might not have made it to print as material intended for print is almost always proof-read.

[Hapj]

I may never post again.

[JVR]

I'll pass along to Deric, thanks guys.

Thanks Ray.

Ray -- can someone also take care of the Billy Buckner blurb that somehow migrated in Billy Butler's playerlink notes?

[RAY@HQ]

Thanks Ray.

Ray -- can someone also take care of the Billy Buckner blurb that somehow migrated in Billy Butler's playerlink notes?

Just did that, too. Any other requests? Want to place a lunch order?

[JVR]

Just did that, too. Any other requests? Want to place a lunch order?

Thx Ray.

Youda man.

[NICK@HQ]

I may never post again.

Don't sweat it. This is a message board and things are much more relaxed here. However anything headed for print form needs to be proofread, and this is the reason I pointed this out while there is (I hope) still time to correct it.

[Hapj]

I do not (or is it don't) understand all those fancy words.

[PD@HQ]

"Presage".

[Hapj]

Good lord another word I gotta look up...

[NICK@HQ]

Well, this is the postgraduate thread.