"It’s all bullshit, basically," said Gilbert Reiter, a statistician at University of Texas. "A-Rod...

"It’s all bullshit, basically," said Gilbert Reiter, a statistician at University of Texas. "A-Rod hit .409 in the 2000 ALCS and .258 in the 2004 ALCS, which was 58 points higher than Derek Jeter hit in the same series. Obviously, A-Rod was Mister October that year and Jeter was, well, A-Rod. Right? Wrong. It’s just random, people. These hitters try to get hits every time they’re up. The good ones succeed more than the bad ones. That’s it."

"Although it is impressive that he’s nailing Kate Hudson," he added. "I still jerk off to Almost Famous."

Random, Small Sample Size Of At-Bats Transforms A-Rod Into True Yankee

H/T to devil_fingers from Driveline Mechanics

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That was really funny

This blog has devolved into UT like, uncerebral blabber

by soulSD on Oct 26, 2009 3:06 PM PDT reply actions

-How do you spell that noise Scooby makes-

"If and when Gaslampball ‘proclaims’ from the mountaintop, we follow blindly. That’s just how it works around here." ...anonymous kipper guy

by ABY on Oct 26, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions

That was awesome.

Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken

by Richard Wade on Oct 29, 2009 3:09 PM PDT reply actions