The Arencibia Line

[G-Snarls]

We are proposing the term "Arencibia Line"

 

I have submitted a page to Wikipedia for review about the term - hopefully it gets accepted

 

We will also use the hashtag #ArencibiaLine in tweets to Zaun and Wilner and others to draw attention to it

 

Let me know if you have other ideas

 

Cheers

 

GSnarls

Edited September 20, 2013 by G-Snarls

[GD]

I didn't come up with the term, I don't think.

 

Way to raise awareness guys. This needs to be a thing!

[theblujay]

What is the Arencibialine?

[G-Snarls]

I need to know who to credit in the Wikipedia article

 

I also need to know how to make a tinyurl to use in tweets

[G-Snarls]

What is the Arencibialine?

 

I'm glad you asked!!!

 

-

 

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'''The Arencibia Line'''

 

The term "Arencibia (\ahr-ehn-SEE-bee-uh\) Line) refers to an extremely low on base percentage for a professional baseball player. (http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/obp/). On base percentage (OBP) is in an important measure of a hitter's performance, stating what proportion of plate appearances result in the player not getting out.

 

 

In 2013, Toronto Blue Jays catcher Jonathan Paul (J. P.) Arencibia had an extremely low on base percentage (0.236 at the time of this writing), at a level ranking in the lowest 0.001% in major league baseball history for players qualifying with enough plate appearances. The exact on base percentage for which the term "Arencibia Line" applies is debated, but is generally accepted to be in the vicinity of .250.

 

http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=347&d=1379556308

 

The term is inspired by another baseball statistical reference, the so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza_Line Mendoza Line], an infamous reference to a baseball player with a very low batting average

 

 

The term "Arencibia Line" is a new one, having been born on a popular Toronto Blue Jays message board, felt to have been first posted by a user nicknamed "GordieDougie"

 

 

A Twitter hashtag #ArencibiaLine has also been used, though at the time of this writing has not started trending significantly

 

 

 

==References==

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* http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/arencjp01.shtml J. P. Arencibia statistics

* http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/1418-GDT-9-19-2013-Kawasaki-at-DH First use of term

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendoza_Line Mendoza Line

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-base_percentage On Base Percentage

[GD]

I would not mind being in a wiki article. I'll take credit if no one else does haha

[G-Snarls]

I would not mind being in a wiki article. I'll take credit if no one else does haha

 

Hahahaha, OK, that's fair!

[theblujay]

Nice

[Jays]

I need to know who to credit in the Wikipedia article

 

I coined the term

[G-Snarls]

I still love that screen cap

[G-Snarls]

I coined the term

 

Verifiable?

 

Need link to post

[Jays]

Verifiable?

 

Need like to post

 

Post number 79 in the JPA turbulant thread. I didn't come up with the wording but i gave it the definition.

[G-Snarls]

Way to raise awareness guys. This needs to be a thing!

 

It's the new Loviste!!!

[Jays]

It's the new Loviste!!!

 

You were the one that said "The Arencibia Line" in that thread a few posts before me

[Jays]

Great thread, good going guys.

 

I want this line to end up just as infamous as the Mendoza Line. A standard expression used and accepted universally.

 

Will Arencibia be able to stay a major leaguer as long as Mendoza did, though?

[G-Snarls]

Official origin of the term:

 

1. JugglingPitches suggests JP might "get the Mendoza line renamed after him"

 

2. GSnarls replies and says "this will be called the Arencibia Line"

 

3. Jays defines the Arencibia Line as an OBP of .250

[Jays]

Official origin of the term:

 

1. JugglingPitches suggests JP might "get the Mendoza line renamed after him"

 

2. GSnarls replies and says "this will be called the Arencibia Line"

 

3. Jays defines the Arencibia Line as an OBP of .250

 

Now let's make it known

[G-Snarls]

Originally Posted by JugglingPitches

I've never seen an athlete get away with running his mouth as much as this clown does while turning in literally one of the worst seasons in the history of the game. This guy is going to get the Mendoza Line renamed after him at this rate.

 

Originally Posted by Gsnarls

It should forever be called, in Toronto, the Arencibia line. Good idea.

 

Originally Posted by Jays

0.250 OBP The Arencibia line.

[G-Snarls]

Now let's make it known

 

Yep. That's more important than the credits. Well, at least until its everywhere then you me and JugglingPitches will be all up in it.

[dineke]

"Arencibia" is a perfectly fine name. "Arencibia Line" doesn't really have a nice ring to it.

 

"Player X is 15 points below Arencibia".

[Angrioter]

JPA will be part of the history of the game forever.

[Jays]

It's helpful he has a unique name, everyone will know it's him lol

[Jays]

Someone tweet Zaun with this. What better revenge for than helping JPA's name live on in infamy as the 'Arencibia Line'?

 

I hope it takes off better than Zaun's runs created formula.

[Angrioter]

Someone tweet Zaun with this. What better revenge for than helping JPA's name live on in infamy as the 'Arencibia Line'?

 

I will be responsible for disseminating the message in Spanish. ---------------------> #LineaArencibia or #Arencibialine

[G-Snarls]

Someone tweet Zaun with this. What better revenge for than helping JPA's name live on in infamy as the 'Arencibia Line'?

 

Done

[G-Snarls]

It's helpful he has a unique name, everyone will know it's him lol

 

Same with Mendoza. Poor guy.

[G-Snarls]

[admin]

I know a guy that is a high level editor on Wiki, it all works on levels there. I can possibly see what he can do. I mean there is a lot of trust in his job, so I'm not certain he can do it, but he's added numerous of my websites to wiki pages (as references for words). He does somethign like 1000+ edits per day, which is insane. So he can slip shady stuff in, here and there, as they dont go over his work with a fine toothed comb, anymore.

[G-Snarls]

I love/hate Twitter so much. LOL

[Angrioter]

Same with Mendoza. Poor guy.

 

Mendoza was a defensive SS ... His role was to catch the ball. JPA suck in both side.