Well said, I have that very same book : )
Oh, My, here it is July 10 (or is it June 10?) so,
PLAY BALL!!!
David Baptiste Chirot wrote:
> Okay, I understand now, thanks PK.
> It's the same method Bill James uses for differentiating between
> peak value and career value in Sabermetics, the system he developed for a
> better understanding of a baseball player's statistics.
> (I'm thinking of his discussion of Warren Spahn's values in the
> system, which helped me to "get it". It's on page 439 of THE BILL JAMES
> HISTORICAL BASEBALL ABSTRACT; Villard Books: New York, 1988)
>
> play ball!
>
> dave
>
> On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Patricia wrote:
>
> > DaveBP:
> >
> > Means if you were napping in the grass and andy warhol took a picture (with
> > film in his camera) you would be longer than you would be tall, vis a vis
> > standing in the sun prior to napping in the grass, whence you would be taller
> > than you are long, but what if Andy Warhol didn't have any film in his
> > camera. It's very confusing, what with you listing and all. To starboard.
> >
> > Listlessly, yet remaining on, your pard in format,
> > PK
> >
> > David Baptiste Chirot wrote:
> >
> > > Fast Fingers Freddy, Hurry Hands Harry and Debby Dip and Peggy
> > > Pick--
> > >
> > > "busy are their hands, and full/their urgent need/blessed with
> > > speed"
> > >
> > > PK: I can't take this lying down: what do you mean by "a
> > > horizontal format"?
> > >
> > > does that mean a kind of linear layout, from left to right?
> > >
> > > i tend to list to starboard, so need to get the coordinates
> > > "straight"
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > dave
> > >
> > > ps --am sending queries to the list, my apologies, as i don't know who the
> > > people in the group are yet--
> > >
> > > On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Patricia wrote:
> > >
> > > > "busy hands are happy hands"
> > > >
> > > > --my fourth grade elementary school teacher, Miss Dillingham
> > > >
> > > > Okay, kids, ur all lyin in ur hammocks drinkin lemonade or beer,
> > > > and I guess about six of us will industriously muster the energy
> > > > to actually go vertical once a day and do this, (although I guess
> > > > one could remain horizontal), so....
> > > >
> > > > One image, same thing, or words or painting or drawing or
> > > > whatever at the same time every day from the 10th of July ' til
> > > > the 31st - if you will keep them in a horizontal format in the
> > > > same size, it would be appreciated (in keeping with summer,
> > > > horizontal, yes?) No size preference, just send 'em to me when
> > > > you're done, by email or snail mail and I'll
> > > > do.....something.......sorry, I have to take a nap, now.
> > > >
> > > > P.K. Harris
> > > > 137 Sixth St.
> > > > Pacific Grove, CA 93950
> > > > USA
> > > >
> > > > allen bukoff wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > "Time don't mean thing to me?
> > > > > >/ I've got life to go "
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--George Jones prison song
> > > > >
> > > > > "People say that I'm lazy.
> > > > > But it takes all my time."
> > > > >
> > > > > -- Joe Walsh
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
