Buy The Book
Someone:
I plan to buy a new car later this year, and am thinking of getting a new vanity plate. I’d love a sabermetric one, but the only one I can think of is OBP+SLG. I kind of like it, as a few folks would get it, but at the same time I hate being a poster for OPS. Any other suggestions? (I think WOBA is probably too obscure, and 1.8*OBP+SLG won’t fit.)
Is “THEBOOK” too simple or obscure?
How about something along the lines of “MLB WAR”? I guess that could be misinterpreted.
“MLBSTATS”? I guess that’s 8 characters… Who knew that seven characters could be so constraining?
How about just a bumper sticker that says “Make WAR, not RBI”?
Correct answer is Tangotiger everywhere except NJ
ERA-SUX, or somthing like that.
*something*
"MGL Rules”
"Everyone else drools” if you can fit that in. You can always have that printed in the license plate frame…
I LUV BJ: That’s for Bill James. What were you thinking it meant?
HOF4ROCK (or Bert)
XFIP: As with WOBA, I don’t think it’s too obscure. If someone follows sabermetrics, they’ll know it.
HILEVWPA
PITCHFX
BABIP
PLAYNDX
K2BBR8
I like OPS+SLG the best. It would have the highest recognition rate I’m sure. And if I saw it, I’d KNOW it was for baseball; WOBA, on a license plate, I’d probably assume was intended to mean something else.
"ALLGMSRIDIOTS”
Tango, is the plate for you? The way you have your post looks like you’re quoting someone else ... but there’s no link.
Ah, “mailbag.” It’s from an anonymous correspondent.
AL UZR
I♥BP
SMRTRTHANU
SABRMTRX
Yup, “UZR”. Any saber fan will know what it is and it is not ambiguous. And there will only be a small monthly trademark usage fee…
THT>BP if you want to start a flame war.
GRISHUN
for grission, the combination of grit and passion. you can google it for more info.
NOCLUTCH (though that may make other drivers nervous)
SABRGUY/SABRGAL/SABRDUDE
OPSPLUS
MLBSTATS
But for universal recognition, the obvious choice is PYTHAGENPAT.
Mike/15: That plate would probably get you run off the road in Louisiana (and maybe FL, soon).
THT4CST
Easy to sound out, they’ll Google it, then hopefully buy a subscription.
NaOH/9: I really like “PITCHFX.”
MARCELS
PRKFCTR
SAMPLSIZ
DIPSERA
DONTIBB
DDLYACCRT
CHADWCK
B RICKEY
E WEAVER
B JAMES or BJ ABSTR
LWTS
BASE RNS
RICKYVON
SABERIST
I like #21 SABR NRD
QUATLU
BRT4HOF
THT COM
NVR BUNT
TANGOFAN
GRKGDBB
JAMES4HOF
I have one:
DIAL
I used to have BSTNSKS . . .
3OUTCOMES
oops I guess it was so obvious it was in #3
sorry about that
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