Sabremetrics in baseball- funny post

Crapshoot · 08-04-2003, 02:24 PM

Dan Werr is one of the authors over at primer- and he posted this little gem a while back, perfect for the community over here- its been nominated for a primey, and I thought Id share it with anyone who didnt see it there...

Posted 10:15 p.m., December 31, 2002 (#124) - Dan Werr (e-mail)
I think we have enough young people here that we can start a sabermetric boy band. This would spread the gospel, as it were, and also be pretty lucrative.

Anyone want to join the boy band? I think we should call it "Prime-8." Here are a few ideas for songs:

Sabermetric Darling
Ur EQA is AOK
Replacement-Level Girlfriend
Out of My League
Positional Adjustment

I'll be the cute one. I'll go by the name "Ace Reliever." We can have a patented dance-step, the Four-Man Rotation. This is a goldmine just waiting to be...um, mined.

twins15 · 08-04-2003, 02:29 PM

I'm still looking for the funny post.

Andy · 08-04-2003, 02:39 PM

Wow, twins is just hating on everyone today. Keep up the good work!

That was pretty funny Aadik.

Gastric ReFlux · 08-04-2003, 02:44 PM

Go Twins, go Twins, show your bad self.

Crapshoot · 08-04-2003, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by twins15
I'm still looking for the funny post.

that's okay- once you to be 16, you'll find it..

PotatoPeeler · 08-04-2003, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by twins15
I'm still looking for the funny post.

Me too. PM me when it gets here, if you would be so kind.

Andy · 08-04-2003, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aadik
that's okay- once you to be 16, you'll find it..

twins is 16. The 15 at the end of his name is for Christian Guzman, right twins?

twins15 · 08-04-2003, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy
twins is 16. The 15 at the end of his name is for Christian Guzman, right twins?

Yes. At least somebody remembered.

PotatoPeeler - I wouldn't hold my breath for that pm.

ctorg · 08-04-2003, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aadik
that's okay- once you to be 16, you'll find it..

All your bombs are belong to us.

Jason Moyer · 08-04-2003, 10:42 PM

"Replacement-level Girlfriend" has to be done by someone.

How bout "OPS I Did It Again" ?

tsq_bone · 08-05-2003, 12:39 AM

Heh heh, that was pretty good.

Now, how to work VORP into a song....

Skipaway · 08-05-2003, 05:15 AM

XIP OWP VORP BRAR-BRARP ( Means I Love You)

PotatoPeeler · 08-05-2003, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason Moyer

How bout "OPS I Did It Again" ?

Hey! The funny did find it's way into this thread after all! Good work.

Jason Moyer · 08-05-2003, 10:43 AM

You down with OBP?
Yeah you know me
Who's down with OBP?
Every last homie

Edit: WHIP It

PotatoPeeler · 08-05-2003, 10:48 AM

Hahahaha.. you've single handedly saved this train wreck. Congrats!

jgross68 · 08-05-2003, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason Moyer
You down with OBP?
Yeah you know me
Who's down with OBP?
Every last homie

Edit: WHIP It

Yo yo yo! Give it up fo' MC RC/27!

Springtime_for_Hunter · 08-05-2003, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy
twins is 16. The 15 at the end of his name is for Christian Guzman, right twins?

Oh, of course. It's Guzy's OBP.

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Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	You down with OBP? Yeah you know me Who's down with OBP? Every last homie Edit: WHIP It __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

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Crapshoot Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: watching: DArwin's missing link in action Posts: 3,112	Sabremetrics in baseball- funny post Dan Werr is one of the authors over at primer- and he posted this little gem a while back, perfect for the community over here- its been nominated for a primey, and I thought Id share it with anyone who didnt see it there... Posted 10:15 p.m., December 31, 2002 (#124) - Dan Werr (e-mail) I think we have enough young people here that we can start a sabermetric boy band. This would spread the gospel, as it were, and also be pretty lucrative. Anyone want to join the boy band? I think we should call it "Prime-8." Here are a few ideas for songs: Sabermetric Darling Ur EQA is AOK Replacement-Level Girlfriend Out of My League Positional Adjustment I'll be the cute one. I'll go by the name "Ace Reliever." We can have a patented dance-step, the Four-Man Rotation. This is a goldmine just waiting to be...um, mined.

08-04-2003, 02:39 PM	#3
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,270	Wow, twins is just hating on everyone today. Keep up the good work! That was pretty funny Aadik.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Go Twins, go Twins, show your bad self.

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tsq_bone Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 49	Heh heh, that was pretty good. Now, how to work VORP into a song....

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