Wanna know why sabermetrics still hasn't caught on with some baseball fans? Some of us hook up with...

Wanna know why sabermetrics still hasn't caught on with some baseball fans? Some of us hook up with girls. Do I think Ryan Howard is the best hitter in baseball because he gets 140 RBIs every year? No, but he's a damn good first baseman and I don't need some nerd running lab experiments to tell me so. I'd rather spend my time drinking beers in the parking lot and shouting obscenities in Spanish at passing Mets fans. That's what baseball's all about. If I wanted to do math and science I wouldn't be watching baseball.
--Ragan, Philadelphia

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That is priceless

I’d rather spend my time drinking beers in the parking lot and shouting obscenities in Spanish at passing Mets fans

If the choice is between nerds running lab experiments and douches getting drunk and shouting obscenities in Spanish (and of course it isn’t), then I’ll choose the nerds over the douches anyday. Ragan has no idea how bad he’s made the anti-sabermetrics side look.

The immoderate moderator

by Scott McKinney on May 28, 2010 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

you dont enjoy getting drunk in a parking lot?

and I too once in awhile, enjoy busting out my once fluent spanish and yelling at people

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on May 28, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Consider me unsurprised.

The immoderate moderator

by Scott McKinney on May 28, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

LMAO

point made

BOOM! ROASTED!

by GoBabies!! on May 28, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions

i enjoy getting drunk in the parking lot

and then calculating WAR

batter nine you sucky

by marbotty on May 31, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I like to drink and shout obcenities!

That’s why I have you guys. Math and Science were never really my thing, so keep on trucking stat guys. I’m picking up your lingo slowly but surely. I’ll keep pouring whiskey and beer down my gullet while you keep working hard so that I understand. This clown obviously can’t multi-task very well. The only ladies he’s picking up are the ones that are 2’s at 10 and 10’s at 2.

Fire Dayton Moore Now!!!!!!!!!

by royaldaddy on May 28, 2010 11:33 PM EDT reply actions