April 21, 2005 at 04:12PM View BBCode
It's time for the Blingston Bling Sox to shine to a repeat! And we can't do it with you guys making us look bad by matching our obviously stellar 9-6 record.April 21, 2005 at 08:20PM View BBCode
I *want* this win. For one thing, we were humiliated last night. For another, our teams have the same record and I'd like to stay ahead of Boston and--for however long we can manage it--in first place.April 21, 2005 at 10:20PM View BBCode
To quote Henry Fonda from Midway.April 22, 2005 at 03:06AM View BBCode
Epic.April 22, 2005 at 03:06AM View BBCode
Well, Clement being solid or not, I bet you never would've thought he'd win with Boston scoring just one run. "The Orioles will hit," they all said. "That's the one thing we don't have to worry about" they all said...April 22, 2005 at 03:09AM View BBCode
New zen topic, Duff! How hitting and scoring runs are two mutually exclusive anomalies.April 22, 2005 at 03:10AM View BBCode
For the most part, at least.April 22, 2005 at 03:16AM View BBCode
That sand seriously backs me up, okay! Back off!April 26, 2005 at 03:57AM View BBCode
Originally posted by drunkengoat
For the most part, at least.
Because you can hit without scoring runs, and you can score runs without hitting. But you can score runs from hitting, and at the same time.. hit to score runs! So in a way, these variables are both independent and dependent depending on the situation.
April 26, 2005 at 03:59AM View BBCode
Originally posted by Duff77
Originally posted by drunkengoat
For the most part, at least.
Because you can hit without scoring runs, and you can score runs without hitting. But you can score runs from hitting, and at the same time.. hit to score runs! So in a way, these variables are both independent and dependent depending on the situation.
Runs are not dependant on hits. You can score runs without hitting the ball at all. You can score on walks and errors. In fact, a pitcher can throw a nine-inning no hitter and give up 37 runs. That's why runs--the basic scoring system of the game--better reflect the totality of the game than any other statistic.
They may be the least revealing in statistical analysis, but karmically, they're the <b>[Censored]</b> .
April 26, 2005 at 04:00AM View BBCode
Although runs do kick ass, and we all love Pythagorean records, although we love second-order Pythagorean records more.April 26, 2005 at 04:11AM View BBCode
OPS is NOT a karmically encompassing baseball statistic. You have the soul of a stat-head, not a poet, so you wouldn't understand this.April 26, 2005 at 10:52AM View BBCode
I hope you are refererring to team runs scored, not individual runs scored, which are meaningless.April 26, 2005 at 12:36PM View BBCode
Duff, if you noticed, I mentioned your premise in my original idea.Originally posted by drunkengoat
Because you can hit without scoring runs, and you can score runs without hitting.
April 26, 2005 at 12:52PM View BBCode
Baltimore 13-7 .650April 26, 2005 at 02:43PM View BBCode
Yeah, but the Orioles don't smell like boiled potatoes and incontinent cats.April 26, 2005 at 02:44PM View BBCode
Actually, my mom probably smells more like rosemary and Pond's cream.April 26, 2005 at 02:51PM View formatted