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jdk82 wrote:I dont hate the stats but I would definately be more interested if I knew what they meant and how to use them.
jdk82 wrote:I dont hate the stats but I would definately be more interested if I knew what they meant and how to use them.
I kind of agree with your first paragraph, but I wouldn't use the word "nerdy".Arthur Dent wrote:Let me hazard a guess. I think people don't like advanced stats because they feel that their use constitutes an exclusionary elite discourse. (How's that for post-modern language?) You feel like you can't contribute because your observation is going to be pummeled by a bunch of advanced analysis to which you do not have access. Perhaps all this talk about VORP and EQA and whatnot seems to turn a simple game enjoyed by all into a nerdy intellectual exercise.
Anyway, I don't agree with this analysis, but I can see that it makes some sense.
I'm all over your rants, Leroy, but your social threadsLeroy wrote:What is really sad is that I seem to be a master of the 'site support / suggestions' forum, but just flail wildly in the wind over at 'rants'.
Isn't a "paper tiger" something designed to appear strong that is actually flimsy? Which arguments do you feel that way about?planet pujolsian wrote:I'm thinking these arguments are paper tigers.docellis wrote:Hmmm. This has nothing to do with the interview thread.
o noesplanet pujolsian wrote:I'm all over your rants, Leroy, but your social threadsLeroy wrote:What is really sad is that I seem to be a master of the 'site support / suggestions' forum, but just flail wildly in the wind over at 'rants'.
There's a difference between asking a "lighter side" question and what went on in that thread. IMO it was completely derailed by silliness when it wasn't appropriate time to do so.wart57 wrote:If i want to ask a silly question to a ball player, isn't that my right to do so?
