You assume they aren't productive. They are. They allow CL82 to talk about something that I enjoy and am passionate about. They educate the casual fan who so desperately need to hear and embrace CL82's opinion. They allow CL82 to maintain his status as a quasi-insider using publicly available information from the BY, Twitter, blogs and articles. And finally, they allow CL82 to convert some casual fans to 'business casual' fans and in rare cases to semi-formal fans, thus giving them a lifetime of happiness.
OMG CL82 is becoming Cheif!!