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druglife: Jan 20, 2004; is that it?

I see a lot of refrences calling baseball fans nerds. why are we nerds? baseball is a great game to watch. Is it because of the stat nerds?

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ThatsMyBoye: Nov 21, 2006

The short answer is that because there are so many numbers and so many advanced metrics that utilize some crazy, unknown math that everyone who knows them or cites them has some degree of nerdiness attributed to them.

I wear my badge with pride.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:05

indigi: Jul 20, 2004

It's probably just because of the stat nerds. It can sound as abstract and silly as guys talking about D&D if you don't know what THAC0 is.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:07

Scoobi: May 21, 2001

I literally vorped out at a kobe steakhouse because some rear end in a top hat said that Andruw Jones was the MVP over Albert Pujols because of RBIS. JESUS!!! HE HAD LIKE 100 MORE CHANCES AND HIT .200 WITH RISP!@!

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:08

Crazy Ted: Jul 29, 2003

I once sodomized a man with a pool cue because he had the temerity to say that Ichiro Suzuki was something more than a selfish hit compiler.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:11

Nodoze: Aug 17, 2006; Can't post for 330 hours!

Crazy Ted posted:

I once sodomized a man with a pool cue because he had the temerity to say that Ichiro Suzuki was something more than a selfish hit compiler.

He's a selfish hit compiler with no power

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:14

Fag Boy Jim: Oct 07, 2007; unban longavs

Every time someone says the word "compiler" regarding a baseball player, I rage IRL and sob into my keyboard, breaking it

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:16

oystertoadfish: Jun 17, 2003

druglife posted:

Is it because of the stat nerds?

yeah and it's definitely more noticeable here because like 99% of us are huge stat nerds, so the stereotype applies pretty well

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:16

The broken bones: Jan 03, 2008; Just when you thought it was over look over your shoulder

my favorite part about firejoemorgan was that people kept claiming they lived in their mother's basement, but no, they were all successful comedy writers and still were better at being sports writers than all sports writers everywhere

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:44

Moe_Rahn: Jun 01, 2006; brad boyes
brad boyes
whatcha gonna do
whatcha gonna do
when he scores on you

Fag Boy Jim posted:

Every time someone says the word "compiler" regarding a baseball player, I rage IRL and sob into my keyboard, breaking it

basically what "compiler" means is "player who was really good that the person writing this does not like for some reason"

examples:

hank aaron = great player
barry bonds = compiler

gaylord perry = great player
bert blyleven = compiler

willie keeler = great player
ichiro suzuki = compiler

The broken bones posted:

my favorite part about firejoemorgan was that people kept claiming they lived in their mother's basement, but no, they were all successful comedy writers and still were better at being sports writers than all sports writers everywhere

counterpoint: joepo

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:45

ThatsMyBoye: Nov 21, 2006

The one-year anniversary of FJM's closing is almost here, by the way.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:46

druglife: Jan 20, 2004; is that it?

Ok im a huge baseball fan but, not a stat nerd. does that still make me a nerd?

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oystertoadfish: Jun 17, 2003

nah you're good

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:48

Fag Boy Jim: Oct 07, 2007; unban longavs

druglife posted:

Ok im a huge baseball fan but, not a stat nerd. does that still make me a nerd?

you will be outcast from the baseball nerd circles

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:48

humpthewind: Jan 08, 2007; ~ain't nuttin but a g-thang~

druglife posted:

Ok im a huge baseball fan but, not a stat nerd. does that still make me a nerd?

just keep your mouth shut about wins, rbis, saves, and intangibles, and you should be fine.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:50

The broken bones: Jan 03, 2008; Just when you thought it was over look over your shoulder

Moe_Rahn posted:

basically what "compiler" means is "player who was really good that the person writing this does not like for some reason"

examples:

hank aaron = great player
barry bonds = compiler

gaylord perry = great player
bert blyleven = compiler

willie keeler = great player
ichiro suzuki = compiler

counterpoint: joepo

ugh w/e I'm not going edit my post to exempt the handful of actually good sports writers out there.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:50

druglife: Jan 20, 2004; is that it?

The reason iask is the ladies don't seem to be into it and dudes at work bust my balls for following baseball and call it boring and me a dork/nerd.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:50

oystertoadfish: Jun 17, 2003

i dunno that's kinda weird, i know plenty of baseball fans of all walks of life so i guess you just work in some hosed up hole somewhere where baseball fans aren't

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:51

ThatsMyBoye: Nov 21, 2006

druglife posted:

The reason iask is the ladies don't seem to be into it and dudes at work bust my balls for following baseball and call it boring and me a dork/nerd.

Time for a new job, this place is clearly below you.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:52

stuart scott irl: Mar 09, 2007

druglife posted:

Ok im a huge baseball fan but, not a stat nerd. does that still make me a nerd?

No

BUT

Hang around here enough and you're likely to be one.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:53

hcreight: Mar 19, 2007; Realistic Sucking Action

druglife posted:

The reason iask is the ladies don't seem to be into it and dudes at work bust my balls for following baseball and call it boring and me a dork/nerd.

Well yes, non baseball fans tend to try to lump all baseball fans into the nerd category. But there's two things to consider here:

1)Nerddom is a subjective thing.

2)Those people don't like baseball, so gently caress them.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:53

stuart scott irl: Mar 09, 2007

hcreight posted:

Well yes, non baseball fans tend to try to lump all baseball fans into the nerd category. But there's two things to consider here:

1)Nerddom is a subjective thing.

2)Those people don't like baseball, so gently caress them.

And 2 is a corollary of the golden rule, which is "baseball owns"

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:54

The broken bones: Jan 03, 2008; Just when you thought it was over look over your shoulder

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:55

Criminal Minded: Jan 04, 2005; I was going to the worst place in the world and I didn't even know it yet.

stuart scott irl posted:

And 2 is a corollary of the golden rule, which is "baseball owns"

name/av combination is amazing

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:59

iKickDogs: Aug 31, 2001

i'm gonna have to go ahead and

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

# ? Nov 03, 2009 06:59

Moe_Rahn: Jun 01, 2006; brad boyes
brad boyes
whatcha gonna do
whatcha gonna do
when he scores on you

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

# ? Nov 03, 2009 07:08

Nodoze: Aug 17, 2006; Can't post for 330 hours!

ThatsMyBoye posted:

The one-year anniversary of FJM's closing is almost here, by the way.

I kinda don't care about FJM now that I realize how much of a gigantic red sox homer and troll ken tremendous is

# ? Nov 03, 2009 07:10

hcreight: Mar 19, 2007; Realistic Sucking Action

Nodoze posted:

I kinda don't care about FJM now that I realize how much of a gigantic red sox homer and troll ken tremendous is

See I always appreciated that even when they were anonymous they owned up to being Sox fans and tried not to let it get in the way of how they ran the blog. I mean yeah, they made fun of Jeter a lot, but that was always a byproduct of retarded sports columns.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 07:17

A cool damn horse: Jan 25, 2009; OUR SAVIOR

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

Baseball Owns.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 07:29

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; Non-addictive Personality

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

Agreed.

And to answer the question: it is because of the numbers that are associated with baseball, I know that there are stats for every other sport but they are held with more reverence in baseball as far as I can tell.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 15:05

MC_: Sep 11, 2003

It's because baseball is white as gently caress.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 15:13

POOR MANS HROLF: Apr 09, 2009; Drowning cannot hurt a man. Fire cannot hurt a man. Not the government man.

You ever had a guy be like "hey man, come over for some beers we'll watch a baseball game"

if the answer is yes, and you personally answered yes, it is important that you
A) take a very close look at the dude's complexion
B) notice that you are both dressed like the kid from boy meets world. except maybe you are a few hundred pounds heavier.

this should basically answer any and all questions.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 15:29

THE MACHO MAN: Nov 15, 2007

A lot of hardcore baseball fans I know are into sabremetrics and are generally overly obsessed with stats when compared to other sports. Also, baseball fans who are 'amazed' by the toughness of ball players. Like hearing Joe Buck rant on about how tough Victorino was last night for getting his finger smashed. I mean, sure, that definitely hurt like a bitch, but come on.

For perspective, I my favorite sports are hockey, football and soccer, but I enjoy post season baseball and I'm absolutely amazed by really good pitchers. I just can't stand baseball players sitting out with wimpy injuries when people like Joe Thorton on the SJ Sharks miss just two shifts after having three teeth knocked clean out and another three cut in half.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13691691?nclick_check=1

NHL clubs carry team dentists!

# ? Nov 03, 2009 15:42

leokitty: Apr 05, 2005; i am like 90% sure joe girardi hates me

druglife posted:

I see a lot of refrences calling baseball fans nerds. why are we nerds? baseball is a great game to watch. Is it because of the stat nerds?

Because stats and watching a billion games a year.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 15:45

iKickDogs: Aug 31, 2001

leokitty posted:

Because stats and watching a billion games a year.

Sometimes I watch games while I'm watching other games, and those aren't even the games that I'm really watching.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 17:54

Groucho Marxist: Dec 09, 2005; Mountain folks love monster trucks

stuart scott irl posted:

"baseball owns"

420 watch out of shape dudes hit dingers everyday

# ? Nov 03, 2009 17:59

leokitty: Apr 05, 2005; i am like 90% sure joe girardi hates me

iKickDogs posted:

Sometimes I watch games while I'm watching other games, and those aren't even the games that I'm really watching.

MLB.tv is the best thing ever, though 4 games at once isn't the same as the 6 games at once in Mosaic

# ? Nov 03, 2009 17:59

xie: Jul 29, 2004; If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it.

leokitty posted:

MLB.tv is the best thing ever, though 4 games at once isn't the same as the 6 games at once in Mosaic

4 in IE, 4 in Firefox, 4 in Chrome.

# ? Nov 03, 2009 18:02

I CHALLENGE THEE: Aug 25, 2005

Groucho Marxist posted:

420 watch out of shape dudes hit dingers everyday

i'd much rather watch out of shape dudes hit each other with pads on!

# ? Nov 03, 2009 18:06

decahedron: Aug 08, 2005; Ban me again. I dare you.

Nodoze posted:

I kinda don't care about FJM now that I realize how much of a gigantic red sox homer and troll ken tremendous is

oh no this person does not share my opinions on what are good baseball teams I must hate their works

wasn't the point of FJM to troll sportswriting?

# ? Nov 03, 2009 18:08

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