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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Pine Tar Charts up and running / Gordon needs a nickname

It’s just a start of a long, winding road, but my FanGraphs blog, ”Pine Tar Charts,” is up and running.

I made a post, introducing/explaining the three stats I’ll be charting most: WPA, BRAA, and REW.

Then I made my first regular season post, checking out some fun graphs about the Opening Day game.

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Alex Gordon needs a nickname.

Alexander the Great works well, because of the A.G. thing, but it’s just too unwieldy. It has to be something short and to the point, preferably something that can be substituted for his name altogether. Freddie ‘The Flea’ Patek, Hammerin’ Hank Aaron—those are the nicknames dreams are made of.

AG or A-Gor is ruled out. We need something fun and original, and I sure won’t be typing “A-Gor” 200 times this season.

Garth has been one-uped by Brian Bannister Posted: April 03, 2007 at 07:16 PM | 20 comment(s)
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1. Garth has been one-uped by Brian Bannister Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:03 PM (#2323892)

Also, I forgot -- Ballhype has been opened to the public. Go check it out pronto. It's like Digg for sports news -- you submit sports news stories and the people there vote up/down. The best vote-getters get moved to the top. Also, you can have a feed of news pertaining to your favorites (favorite teams, players, blogs, etc.) into one feed that you can read there.

At the very least, it has a lot of potential and can be really cool. Worth your clicks, I think. My profile name is "Garth" (original, ain't it?), and I'll probably be submitting some of my better posts there. I know Hardball Times has really gotten into Ballhype so far, and guys like David Gassko and David Pinto ("StatsGuru") are on there already.

2. AROM Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:07 PM (#2323895)

"Alexander the Great works well, because of the A.G. thing, but it’s just too unwieldy."

I think this works. Maybe it takes a little longer to say or type, but Gordon is worth the extra time.

3. Every tall catcher is the next Joe Mauer. Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:07 PM (#2323896)

Alex "Gordy" Gordon
Al-Gor
Alex "The Don" Gordon
Alex "Ali G" Gordon
Alex "Gorat" Gordon
Alex "Flash" Gordon

4. Templeusox has Red-State Street Cred Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:17 PM (#2323909)

Al-Gor-Rhythm in Blues

5. vortex of dissipation Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:32 PM (#2323927)

The Rainbow Warrior?

6. SoSHially Unacceptable Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:34 PM (#2323931)

Al-Gor-Rhythm in Blues

A convenient truth

7. Repoz Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:46 PM (#2323948)

Phat Gordo

8. Brandon in MO (for America!) Posted: April 03, 2007 at 08:59 PM (#2323964)

You mean we can't call him Gordito?

9. AlouGoodbye Posted: April 03, 2007 at 09:02 PM (#2323971)

El Gordo.

10. Bob Dernier Ressort Posted: April 03, 2007 at 09:57 PM (#2324059)

Alex Gordon of Khartoum. No wait, that's a good Primer handle. Free for the taking.

11. Darren Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:21 PM (#2324095)

Bash Gordon
Mash Gordon
Slash Gordon
Cash Gordon (okay, I'm reaching now)

12. Misirlou don't work cause vandals took the handle Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:28 PM (#2324103)

A-God

13. Darren Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:29 PM (#2324106)

Heir Gordon (to the throne of his excellence, King George Brett)

14. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:49 PM (#2324141)

"Commissioner" Gordon?

Barbara "Batgirl" Gordon is stronger vis a vis the baseball angle, but somehow I don't see it catching on.

15. rombuu Posted: April 03, 2007 at 10:56 PM (#2324166)

Afleet Alex?

Gordon Shumway? Then they can call him ALF for short?

16. A Surfeit of Peaches Graham (SdeB) Posted: April 03, 2007 at 11:31 PM (#2324196)

Alexander the Great works well, because of the A.G. thing, but it’s just too unwieldy.

It's no worse than The Old Woman In The Red Hat.

17. karkface killah Posted: April 03, 2007 at 11:38 PM (#2324200)

"Commissioner" Gordon?

Sorry, my buddies and I already annointed Ben Gordon this after an all-night stonerthon on NBA Live 2005.

18. Zach Posted: April 04, 2007 at 01:56 AM (#2324257)

You've got to give these things time and let them emerge. Who realized two years ago that Zack Greinke would become Pro-Zack?

19. Kevin Agee Posted: April 07, 2007 at 03:52 AM (#2328224)

I'm calling him Smash Gordon.

20. CYdanny Posted: April 14, 2007 at 03:58 PM (#2335003)

How about we call him Alex "The Strikeout King" Gordon. Too negative? :p

how about Alex "The Lincoln Swing" Gordon?

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