I Just Made A Man Invent The Derogatory Term "VORPies."

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Wouldn't You Like to be a Vorpy Too?
Published 2/26/2008 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Fire Joe Morgan revels in being called a VORPY by John Heyman . It's a historic day. For years, man has waited for just the right term to use when insulting other men who love baseball numbers just a little too much. (What are they, gay for numbers? Probably.) And now, just like the wait for Shrek 3, that wait is ogre. ...

Jon Heyman Needs Attention
Published 2/26/2008 by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... and attack people who use Sabermetrics. Things must be lonely around the office because Heyman is clearly angling to get linked to and talked about on the Internets. Being the generous person I am, I’m going to give him just that. Fire Joe Morgan already dissected it with humor, but I’m going to dissect it with a fine-tooth comb and really give him the type of editing he deserves, and clearly lacks at Sports Illustrated. As always, his words are in bold, my comments will follow in regular typeface. Let’s start off with the header. Sorry VORPies, Rollins was the right choice ...

THT Daily: News and notes
Published 2/26/2008 by Bryan Tsao at The Hardball Times
THT Daily: News and notes by Bryan Tsao February 26, 2008 Cashing in - A's and Red Sox players making their season opening trip will make at least $40,000 extra a piece for their troubles. Live from the ballpark - Starting this season, news organizations will face increased restrictions on what content they can put on their websites or show from the ballpark. Spin cycle - It's amazing how this MLB.com spins quotes from former Barry Bonds teammates Randy Winn and Dave Roberts as endorsing a potential signing with Tampa Bay under the headline "Players think Rays should act," while San Francisco Chronicle ...

Choose Your Poision: Roids, HGH or Beer?
Published 2/26/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
... heavily while as a player is ok? These Nats are sure taking their chances with these cast of characters. This blog at stats.com was exactly my thinking early on about Bonds:”Signing Bonds would be an odd move after the Rays dealt both Delmon Young and Elijah Dukes over the winter. Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford hasn’t been shy in saying how they were bad for the clubhouse and how he appreciates their departures.” More in the thread why John Heyman should be stopped thread version 12. ...

Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Published 2/26/2008 by KLSnow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball
... If you're a stathead, or just a believer that statistics can be used to provide non-objective evidence, Jon Heyman has a new derogatory term for you. ...

Tuesday readin’
Published 2/26/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... rumors. It might be time for Kyle Lohse to write a personal ad like this one, posted at A Fan’s View from Section 220, a Star Tribune blog, since he’s no doubt feeling just as AOL’s The Fanhouse suggests in this diary entry entitled, “Why Doesn’t Anybody Love Me?” It’s not the first sign of Scott Boras losing his magic touch this winter, but it’s Kyle who could end up sleeping alone. Fire Joe Morgan presents a day in the life of a VORPy. One More Dying Quail hops on the ...

S.I.: Heyman: Joe Torre’s clubhouse skills will be sorely tested in L.A.
Published 2/28/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... And so are Heyman’s at FJM. In an article featured in last week’s SI, “Junior” of the stat-driven Web site FireJoeMorgan.com claimed that David Wright should have won last season’s NL MVP over Jimmy Rollins. Earlier this week, I slammed that notion. Of course, part of my difficulty with Junior’s column was the idea that baseball writers are morons for voting Rollins over Wright. But the other part is that I think Junior fails to see the big picture, which is that winning counts. And so does not winning. If Wright’s stats and play were vastly better than those of Rollins and ...

This Week's Links (2/25-2/29)
Published 2/29/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... not. At least it'll be warm. Tiger at +1015 to win the Grand Slam? Not so fast. Pomeroy with a fascinating look at shot selection. A fan asked Steve Phillips to sign his jersey, "Steve Phililps, Met Killer". That is awesome. 60 Minutes is going to run a feature on Bill James. Comparing this year's Rays team to the '69 Mets. Jon Heyman makes up a new derogatory term for the sabermetric crowd: VORPies. Yahoo: A leaner, more muscular Victor Martinez stepped into the ...

Why Eva Longoria and I Will Elope to WARP-3 Island
Published 3/6/2008 by Bill Baer at crashburnalley.com
... analysis. Derek Jeter, when he was told that “clutch” hitting doesn’t exist, said, “You can take those stat guys and throw them out the window.” It’s not just the players that have balked at the notion that you can better understand the game of baseball with Microsoft Excel; fans (especially the better-educated sportswriters) have been just as unresponsive to the science of baseball. We, of course, remember Bill Conlin of the Philadelphia Daily News, but there’s also Jon Heyman , Bruce Miles , Joe Morgan , and a plethora of other guys out there ...

Trey Hillman Actually Gets It
Published 3/8/2008 by Pat Lackey at FanHouse
... The top five teams in runs scored last year were the Yankees, Phillies, Tigers, Red Sox, and Rockies. They finished first, third, sixth, second, and fourth in the league in OBP. There is, as us nerdy VORPies like to say, a high correlation there. I'm actually a little jealous of the Royals right now, but to be fair, I'm a Pirate fan and generally jealous of just about everyone. ...

Sluggers Faceoff: Man Ram vs Carlos Lee
Published 3/10/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
... runs per game a team made up of nine of the same player would score.” Manny Ramirez RC/27 : 6.53 Carlos Lee RC/27 : 6.13 Whereas, Bill James James developed a stat that measures each player’s contribution to his team’s wins, or Win Shares Manny Ramirez: Win Shares : 15 Carlos Lee : Win Shares: 23 Most recently, VORP was in the news and Fire Joe Morgan tried to explain why John Heyman should be stopped. Manny Ramirez VORP : 26.4 ...

Kansas Jayhawks [Preview Capsules]
Published 3/16/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... 1. Joe Morgan disapproves. According to the VORPies over at Basketball Prospectus, Kansas has the #1 Pythagorean winning percentage in all the land. In addition, they are ranked #1 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. I have no idea what this means (other than Mario Chalmers clogging up the bases, obviously), but, hey: We're #1! ...

NCAA Pants Party: Kansas Vs. Portland State [NCAA Tournament Previews]
Published 3/17/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... 1. Joe Morgan disapproves. According to the VORPies over at Basketball Prospectus, Kansas has the #1 Pythagorean winning percentage in all the land. In addition, they are ranked #1 in both offensive and defensive efficiency. I have no idea what this means (other than Mario Chalmers clogging up the bases, obviously), but, hey: We're #1! ...