10-02-2009, 01:30 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->(from the article) The funny thing about people are who bothered by stats is that they (almost without fail) tend to use<b> other</b> stats as a battering ram.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's funny that this line was actually in the article (and even highlighted by me), and yet both tom and Sipes did exactly that.
Anyway, the reason I printed out the article in the first place was to show both sides;
I'm kind of closer to rok's view than you think.
I've always loved the line by the crusty old ballplayer (was it Toby Harrah?) when he said,
"Stats are like a woman in a bikini...they show a lot, but they don't show everything."
That kind of sums up my feeling.
It's funny that this line was actually in the article (and even highlighted by me), and yet both tom and Sipes did exactly that.
Anyway, the reason I printed out the article in the first place was to show both sides;
I'm kind of closer to rok's view than you think.
I've always loved the line by the crusty old ballplayer (was it Toby Harrah?) when he said,
"Stats are like a woman in a bikini...they show a lot, but they don't show everything."
That kind of sums up my feeling.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance