TGIF Reading: Why ask why?
Today’s lunchtime reading put me in an inquisitive mood. So let’s do it up as a questionnaire:
From 38Pitches, Curt Schilling would like to know: why wasn’t Kyle Farnsworth ejected for throwing at Manny Ramirez last night?
From Deuce of Davenport, why does Marty Brennaman hate Cubs fans so much?
From Slate, why are today’s ballplayers more likely to be born in August, and why are tomorrow’s stars more likely to be born in May?
From PhilSox Blog, why could that whole buried-Sox-jersey-in-the-Bronx thing have been an elaborate hoax?
From Fire Joe Morgan, why are “gamers” always white?
From Home Run Derby, why can Carlos Pena only hit home runs?
From Beantown West, why is Torii Hunter annoyed that white players wore #42?
From Cobra Brigade, why do the Cubs always get such freak injuries?
And speaking of freak injuries, Sports by Brooks would like to know: why the heck is Joel Zumaya doing keg stands?
Now for some questions of my own:
Why is Baseball-Bats calling first-pitch throwing Victoria Beckham a D-Lister? (Posh rocks! Posh is fierce! Posh is going to kill you!)
Why is Baseball Digest Daily arguing to get rid of batting average? (If you don’t like it, you don’t have to look at it!)
And why does Joel Sherman of the New York Post think that the Sox-Yanks rivalry ended in 2004? (Do you not remember Johnny Damon switching sides in ‘05? The five-game sweep in ‘06? The ‘07 pennant race?!)
And of course, UmpBumpers, we’re always looking for good reading here at UmpBump. Have you read something neat lately? Let me know!
April 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I disagree with BDD\’s assessment that batting average should go away…a walk isn\’t always as good as a hit…you want to know how often a guy is actually getting a hit. Besides, for historical purposes that\’s what we use to compare prior generations…does anyone know or care that Ted Williams\’ OBP in 1941 was .553 (stunning actually)..nope – just .406 baby.
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April 18th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Andrew, I obviously completely agree with you. The more stats the merrier, I say!
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