Sabermetric Stat Inventors Quiz

Good luck. I got 41. If you get stuck, just start typing the names of BPro and THT authors.

over 2 years ago Eric Simon 10 comments 0 recs |

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This was a good one, I got 39

but yeah I had to resort to throwing out every BPro and THT author I knew. Most embarrassing was blanking on McCracken, but most clutch was knowing the inventor of CERA.

by Sokojoe on Oct 22, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

Also,

guessing saber’s biggest proponent yeilds good stuff.

by Sokojoe on Oct 22, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Pitiful 16

and that’s mostly cause 11 of them are Tango and James. I need to pay attention to authors for now on.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Oct 22, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions

43

forgot Shandler and Janyzelli and almost forgot Davenport

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 22, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

33

Woulda had more if I could spell Jazayerli, but after multiple attempts I have up

by Sam Page on Oct 22, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions

Too bad

The quiz actually accepted “rany”.

by Eric Simon on Oct 22, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel dumb

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 22, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I saw someone on BtB talk about an easter egg

He said he typed in sportscasters for fun. Guess who invented “computer numbers”

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Oct 23, 2009 4:06 AM EDT reply actions

Ha. FJM.

I typed a whole lot of names and didn’t find any others.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 24, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions

Remember when

VORP, WARP, EQA, pERA and MLVr were the shit?

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 23, 2009 6:42 AM EDT reply actions

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