Uncertainty

Obviously if you've ever read this blog you know I read a lot about sabermetric stats and try and keep up on the newest invention of that community. In the course of this you have to read a lot of articles, a lot of articles written by geeks. Now, obviously I'm one of them which is why I feel fine about picking on the lovable stat nerds. One thing I've noticed is their inability to choose a stance to take on anything, like our good friend Sky Andrecheck who wrote his articles with all the confidence of a 12-year-old trying to talk to his best friend's 16-year-old sister when she's sunbathing in her bikini. R. J. Anderson provides us with our latest example. The articles is discussing whether or not the Cubs will trade Lilly and what they could get for him. Also what Type-A status means. The part I want to point to is the end of the article:

The discrepancy seems unlikely to change since the Cubs will soon shift from surrounding Lilly with their 24 other players who present the best collective chance at victory to the other 24 players who have a future in Chicago with value to the Cubs being higher than value to the rest of the league. Presumably the teams have a better grasp on the rankings game than we do, so if Lilly’s moved, don’t be shocked. If he’s kept, don’t be too shocked either.

Let's rewrite that last part a few times and see what happens:
"If Lilly get's hurt, don't be shocked. If he stays healthy, don't be too shocked either."
"If Lilly quits to join a screamo band don't be shocked. If he doesn't, don't be too shocked either."
I could turn this into a board game like Pictionary. I'll call it "Hypothetical Teddy" and it'll have a picture of a teddy bear with his fist under his chin, thinking hard. Man, I'm gonna be so rich I won't have to do this blog anymore. It'll be wonderful.

Case Closed!