Very funny! On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > No, because of baseball tradition, they would be more likely to do something > like - > > 'RBIs, presented by Days Inn' > > 'Strikeouts per Inning, presented by Lucky Strike' > > 'Home Runs, presented by Hovnanian Homes' > > 'Stolen Bases, presented by the Lojack' > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ________________________________ > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 12:57:33 AM > Subject: It has gone too far... > > This is just crazy. A statistic's name sold as a product endorsement. > > FIFA now has the Castrol index: > http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrolindex/index.html > > One would think that the Castrol index would measure a player's > greasiness, or perhaps slipperiness. But it is a concoction of > measuring football moves. > > http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/statistics/castrolindex/index.html > > I wonder if we should sell the name to OPS. I always thought "On-base > Plus Slugging" was a lame name for a stat. > > The Microsoft Index? > > The Walmart Measure? > > hmmm.... > > Ray > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >
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