Check out this calculator, courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle. Compare your pay vs. Barry Zito's pay and what you can buy with your money versus what Barry can buy with his $126 million salary over 7 years.
Naturally, this is painful for me to write being a Giants fan, since he is now the highest paid long reliever in baseball.
Check it out.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Fan Stats Part 1
As the 7th Inning Stretch Deputy Commissioner of Baseball Statistics, I am hereby imposing the use of Fan Statistics to determine any fans net worth to a baseball team. So from now on, I expect you all to list your most relevant stat next to your name when commenting or posting. You may choose from the following list of relevant Fan Statistical Categories:
R.P.G. (Record Per Game) - This, the most straightforward of stats, is the Record Per Game stat, also known as your win/loss record while attending games. Currently, I have been to one game and my RPG is 1-0. There is also an RPG Percentage for those truly into mathematics, and my current RPG% is 1.000.
W.A.G. (Wins After Game) - This is a more relevant stat to your fandom ability. This statistic measures the number of wins your team has after you attend a game - kind of like the Yards After Catch statistic for wide receivers. It is measured by the total number of wins your team scores after attendance (until the next loss, of course) divided by the total number of games attended to create an average W.A.G. score. Currently, the Giants have won two games in a row after my visit. This creates a WAG score of 2.00 (2 games divided by 1 visit). If they win again tonight, my WAG score would increase to 3.00.
R.P.V. (Record Per Viewing) - This is the same as your R.P.G. except that it measures your Television viewing record. For the true fan, partial viewings, like partial attended games, count towards your total record. I have not actually seen any games on TV this season (except the last half inning of the one I attended) so my R.P.V. would be the same as my R.P.G..
W.A.V. (Wins after Viewing) - same as W.A.G. except again it refers to Television viewing.
R.P.L. (Record Per Listen) - This can be a brutal category for most since most fans will listen to the radio portion of some game pretty much every game of the season, and so, often their R.P.L. will match the team's record perfectly. This pretty much makes this a meaningless statistic. But if you happen to only listen to the radio when your team wins, then its a good stat to have.
W.A.L. (Wins after Listen) - again, pretty meaningless, unless you happen to only listen to games at the start of long win streaks.
That's it for now. Once again, please include your most relevant fan stat after your name when commenting here.
Next Time we'll tackle important Fan Stats like R.S.B (Runs Scored while in Bathroom) and R.P.G.F. (Runs Per Garlic Fry order).
Until then, keep those fan stats recorded.
Will (2.00 WAG) Robison
R.P.G. (Record Per Game) - This, the most straightforward of stats, is the Record Per Game stat, also known as your win/loss record while attending games. Currently, I have been to one game and my RPG is 1-0. There is also an RPG Percentage for those truly into mathematics, and my current RPG% is 1.000.
W.A.G. (Wins After Game) - This is a more relevant stat to your fandom ability. This statistic measures the number of wins your team has after you attend a game - kind of like the Yards After Catch statistic for wide receivers. It is measured by the total number of wins your team scores after attendance (until the next loss, of course) divided by the total number of games attended to create an average W.A.G. score. Currently, the Giants have won two games in a row after my visit. This creates a WAG score of 2.00 (2 games divided by 1 visit). If they win again tonight, my WAG score would increase to 3.00.
R.P.V. (Record Per Viewing) - This is the same as your R.P.G. except that it measures your Television viewing record. For the true fan, partial viewings, like partial attended games, count towards your total record. I have not actually seen any games on TV this season (except the last half inning of the one I attended) so my R.P.V. would be the same as my R.P.G..
W.A.V. (Wins after Viewing) - same as W.A.G. except again it refers to Television viewing.
R.P.L. (Record Per Listen) - This can be a brutal category for most since most fans will listen to the radio portion of some game pretty much every game of the season, and so, often their R.P.L. will match the team's record perfectly. This pretty much makes this a meaningless statistic. But if you happen to only listen to the radio when your team wins, then its a good stat to have.
W.A.L. (Wins after Listen) - again, pretty meaningless, unless you happen to only listen to games at the start of long win streaks.
That's it for now. Once again, please include your most relevant fan stat after your name when commenting here.
Next Time we'll tackle important Fan Stats like R.S.B (Runs Scored while in Bathroom) and R.P.G.F. (Runs Per Garlic Fry order).
Until then, keep those fan stats recorded.
Will (2.00 WAG) Robison
Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Rally Malt
Many "fans" hated Candlestick Park because it was cold, damp, and seriously hardcore. But there was a certain breed of people that absolutely loved Candlestick - a hardy stock known as Giant's Fans. Basically, no matter how much you claimed to love the Giants, if you didn't love the Stick, you weren't a real fan.
Which isn't to take away anything from the new crown jewel of all baseball stadiums - Pacbell/SBC/AT&T/TELCOMDLESTICK Park at Willie Mays Plaza. This stadium is comfortable, easy to access, and has provided some thrilling moments in its 8 year history. Its just not Candlestick. There's no separating the wheat from the chaff. It just sort of clumps together in an unsightly mess. And as a result, you get people watching games while working on their laptops. And yahoos standing up every ten seconds to wave to their cell buddies across the park while talking on the phone. There are no hardcore fans at this park unless you talk about the guys who go all game without eating a single garlic fry in what has to be pure Guantanamo type torture.
I was reminded of all this the other night as Andy invited me to come along in place of his wife to watch the Giants Opening Night game. For a change, the park was frigid. Seriously, if someone had thrown a beer at a Dodger Fan it would have frozen in mid-air. People were dressed in layers like tiny Nanooks and blankets were everywhere. It was gloriously cold and, except for the wind, deliciously Stick-like. Andy and I both opined that the crowd had a decidedly old school feel to it as all the Yup's were probably at home with their Starbuck's Lattes and stairmasters watching the game on TV. Only true fans stuck it out against that cold.
Of course, there's a limit. And after 8 years of soft comfort and too many incredibly scrumptious brats with grilled onions, I have to admit to having lost a certain edge in my tough Stick loving nature. When it was starting to look bad for the Giants, I suggested to Andy that, just like in the frigid days of Candlestick, it was time for our 9th Inning Frozen Chocolate Rally Malt, he simply declined, and I didn't press the issue. Something about frozen ice cream on a frozen night had lost its appeal in the previous 8 years. The Padres ended up tying the game in the 9th and after the Gigantes failed to win the game in the bottom of the 9th, we actually left the park for warmer climes. (The Giants did end up winning in the 11th, but only the true die-hards were there to see it - the rest of us had kids to put to bed and work to go to in the morning. I lament the loss of my baseball innocence.)
Either way, the first game of this new season that I attended, was the best experience I've had in years. There were no big stars hogging the limelight. There was no talk of contracts or labor issues or off-the-field legal troubles. It was just baseball, frigid cold, and good times - like the old days.
But Andy had better be on notice - next time we're getting the Rally Malt!
Which isn't to take away anything from the new crown jewel of all baseball stadiums - Pacbell/SBC/AT&T/TELCOMDLESTICK Park at Willie Mays Plaza. This stadium is comfortable, easy to access, and has provided some thrilling moments in its 8 year history. Its just not Candlestick. There's no separating the wheat from the chaff. It just sort of clumps together in an unsightly mess. And as a result, you get people watching games while working on their laptops. And yahoos standing up every ten seconds to wave to their cell buddies across the park while talking on the phone. There are no hardcore fans at this park unless you talk about the guys who go all game without eating a single garlic fry in what has to be pure Guantanamo type torture.
I was reminded of all this the other night as Andy invited me to come along in place of his wife to watch the Giants Opening Night game. For a change, the park was frigid. Seriously, if someone had thrown a beer at a Dodger Fan it would have frozen in mid-air. People were dressed in layers like tiny Nanooks and blankets were everywhere. It was gloriously cold and, except for the wind, deliciously Stick-like. Andy and I both opined that the crowd had a decidedly old school feel to it as all the Yup's were probably at home with their Starbuck's Lattes and stairmasters watching the game on TV. Only true fans stuck it out against that cold.
Of course, there's a limit. And after 8 years of soft comfort and too many incredibly scrumptious brats with grilled onions, I have to admit to having lost a certain edge in my tough Stick loving nature. When it was starting to look bad for the Giants, I suggested to Andy that, just like in the frigid days of Candlestick, it was time for our 9th Inning Frozen Chocolate Rally Malt, he simply declined, and I didn't press the issue. Something about frozen ice cream on a frozen night had lost its appeal in the previous 8 years. The Padres ended up tying the game in the 9th and after the Gigantes failed to win the game in the bottom of the 9th, we actually left the park for warmer climes. (The Giants did end up winning in the 11th, but only the true die-hards were there to see it - the rest of us had kids to put to bed and work to go to in the morning. I lament the loss of my baseball innocence.)
Either way, the first game of this new season that I attended, was the best experience I've had in years. There were no big stars hogging the limelight. There was no talk of contracts or labor issues or off-the-field legal troubles. It was just baseball, frigid cold, and good times - like the old days.
But Andy had better be on notice - next time we're getting the Rally Malt!
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
The Early Returns
So guys...3 days in and what do we have? A new ballpark in DC, the smallest crowd in Camden Yards history (which was tonight), a decimated Angels pitching staff (Kelvim is out for the season), an overseas opener (ghastly), A-Rod's first homerun, and a dud of a Giants/Dodgers rivalry.
But who cares?
The grand ol' game is back, and I am LOVING it.
But who cares?
The grand ol' game is back, and I am LOVING it.
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