So what does "Glorp" mean, exactly?

Spielman · 11-02-2004, 07:13 PM

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Spielman · 11-02-2004, 07:19 PM

And more to the point, why the hell did I post it in THIS forum?

Dammit. Delete.

-Spielman

Akrobat · 11-02-2004, 08:20 PM

We need to cover up this mess, pronto!

How 'bout them Canucks?

Jonzard · 11-02-2004, 08:26 PM

The shame of it all

Karros270 · 11-02-2004, 09:11 PM

Lets go Mets!

BeSirius · 11-02-2004, 11:55 PM

Is anybody watching football tonight?

BadluckinOOTP · 11-02-2004, 11:57 PM

Third and Long, I presume?

TheRockCT · 11-03-2004, 12:19 AM

Just take out the "rp" of Glorp and replace it with "ad" and we've got ourselves a Talk Sports topic here.

BeSirius · 11-03-2004, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BadluckinOOTP

Third and Long, I presume?

Miami of Ohio won - but there were a few third and longs during the game.

ctorg · 11-03-2004, 10:27 AM

+1

lincarnate · 11-03-2004, 05:02 PM

GLORP is a new sabermetric term that stands for "Gatorade Lost Over Replacement Player", for determining the amount of the popular sports beverage consumed by the top players in the game over the benchwarmers.

Kezzek · 11-03-2004, 05:18 PM

It also includes the gatorade lost during coach-dunking celebrations.

High GLORP means more wins, you see?

sebastian0622 · 11-03-2004, 05:20 PM

+1

Jonzard · 11-05-2004, 03:00 PM

The thread that wouldn't die

ctorg · 11-05-2004, 03:23 PM

Wow, this is still going?

+1

Cardinal Rule · 11-05-2004, 03:59 PM

Crazy. Is nothing sacred?

TotalEnd98 · 11-05-2004, 06:08 PM

Frankly, I'm shocked that the pro-SABR stathead community we have here had not previously learned the value of GLORP.

kingcharlesxii · 11-05-2004, 06:32 PM

GLORP = Gload-esque Level over Replacement Player (ie clutch)?

lincarnate · 11-05-2004, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TotalEnd98

Frankly, I'm shocked that the pro-SABR stathead community we have here had not previously learned the value of GLORP.

It has been kept very low profile due to the advantage that the Red Sox had by keeping it secret. However, it will be revealed soon enough in Michael Lewis' new book, "Moneyball 2: Electric Boogaloo," subtitled, "How Theo Screwed the Yankees."

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingcharlesxii

GLORP = Gload-esque Level over Replacement Player (ie clutch)?

I would love that, if only for the pure irony of a SABR stat dedicated to clutch hitting.

Spielman · 11-05-2004, 09:56 PM

The truly sad thing is that this is the most successful thread I've ever started.

Somebody really does need to start keeping track of Gatorade stats, though. They've been neglected too long.

-Spielman

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Spielman All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,668	The truly sad thing is that this is the most successful thread I've ever started. Somebody really does need to start keeping track of Gatorade stats, though. They've been neglected too long. -Spielman