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Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat Acronym HumorLadies and germs, I give you Richard Griffin: "As for my view on the new generation of baseball statistics, I will just quote from the legendary R&B and soul icon Edwin Starr and his hit song for the Temptations: 'War, huh, good God. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Listen to me.'" [Toronto ...

All The News That's Fit To Analogize Ridiculously To FoodYour food metaphor of the day, courtesy The New York Times: "We all know the cliché that a prosecuting attorney can persuade a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich, but Clemens — and Barry Bonds, with his trial scheduled for next March — are not mere ham sandwiches but rather the prime beef of baseba...

Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat-Geek Mockery: Dan Shaughnessy And PuddingLadies and germs, I give you Dan Shaughnessy, from his aforementioned Globe column:...

Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat Acronym Humor

Ladies and germs, I give you Jerry Thornton of WEEI....

Today In Hilarious Baseball Stat Acronym Humor

Ron Borges, ladies and germs, on UZR: "I thought those were the initials of a former Russian state only to learn it means Ultimate Zone Rating." [Boston Herald]...

Harold Reynolds Won't Embrace OPS

Now that Joe Morgan is telling tales 'round the national campfire, who out there is left to make specious, proudly ignorant arguments about the value of baseball statistics? Batter up, Harold Reynolds!...