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.
