G-Snarls

I still love that screen cap

Hahahaha, OK, that's fair!

Gose may be capable of starting, but I still want to keep Melky.

I'm glad you asked!!! - {{AFC submission|t||ts=20130920014719|u=GSnarls|ns=5}} '''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== {{reflist}} * 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

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

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

s***. What if Gose has a major league capable bat after all.

50% at JP 50% at ump

Yes! Colorado beat STL Good for reverse standings

Cause maybe it's just me, but I like outfielders who can hit

Josh Towers on radio Nice humble guy Good jnterview

Me too But also loving Gose hitting the ball well

Will do. I'm on it.

Chances of Redmond making starting rotation next year??

Do you need money or approval to make a Wikipedia page???

And a Wikipedia page!

obp of .250 It's like the Mendoza line for on base percentage

It's just an EPIC decline

It's happening

Yep. I used to feel a bit bad for JP. Not anymore. Not in the least. Can't stand him. Useless and has to go. And just no comprehension of how bad he actually is. Zaun is 100% right in the instance and hopefully he convinces the TV masses that the team will be better off without him.

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

Holy s*** what a catch -

Yeah, you're right

Wow, I remember the first 3-4 weeks he and Rajai were our only good hitters.

I totally misunderstood what wOBA is (I thought it was OBP adjusted for league factors). Not even close. Glad I read this: http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/woba/