LastPommerFan Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 They were referring to points percentage, not winning percentage. At that time they had collected 50% of the points available to them. Yeah, i get that, I guess I'm refering to their abuse of the colloquial .500 season meaning equal wins and losses. And the fact that it's still not a percentage. If you read a sports reporter's words on the subject they almost always disclaim it with the "points percentage" or "win-regulation loss" tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Dance Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 As long as we're at it - ETA stands for "estimated time of arrival". Since it is already implied that it is an estimate, why do people say their ETA is "approximately" 5 minutes? Oof.... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I don't think so. Winning percentage does not take into account points. At least I don't think it does. In fact, I don't see winning percentage as listed anywhere on the NHL or TSN sites. You are correct (or should be); it shouldn't be winning percent. While I don't agree with it, if you go 6-0-4, you are on a 10-game "unbeaten" streak, while going 10-0-0 is a 10-game winning streak. As messed up as their language is, winning is still winning; it's losing that can be something else. "Five hundred" in hockey is 50% of possible points earned, which is about 6% below average (this year, they averaged 56%, which I believe is pretty typical.) As for the OP, fight on brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JujuFish Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 How about we start calling it save perunage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZBills7 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Great thread here. Per cent literally means per 100, and yet someone can have a .850 slugging percentage and be a great power hitter. It's interesting that football leagues use real percentages for a lot of things (completion percentage, third down conversion percentage, etc.), while hockey, baseball, and basketball use the decimal despite calling it a "percentage". Also, what's with "PIM"? Isn't "penalty infraction minutes" redundant? If Runners In Scoring Position is called RISP, shouldn't a Base On Balls be a BOB instead of a BB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Great thread here. Per cent literally means per 100, and yet someone can have a .850 slugging percentage and be a great power hitter. It's interesting that football leagues use real percentages for a lot of things (completion percentage, third down conversion percentage, etc.), while hockey, baseball, and basketball use the decimal despite calling it a "percentage". Also, what's with "PIM"? Isn't "penalty infraction minutes" redundant? If Runners In Scoring Position is called RISP, shouldn't a Base On Balls be a BOB instead of a BB? It's penalties IN minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Great thread here. Per cent literally means per 100, and yet someone can have a .850 slugging percentage and be a great power hitter. It's interesting that football leagues use real percentages for a lot of things (completion percentage, third down conversion percentage, etc.), while hockey, baseball, and basketball use the decimal despite calling it a "percentage". Also, what's with "PIM"? Isn't "penalty infraction minutes" redundant? If Runners In Scoring Position is called RISP, shouldn't a Base On Balls be a BOB instead of a BB? Football does the same thing with winning "percentage" that baseball and basketball do. And then there's that whole ratio thing, above. Indeed, I believe that football announcers, coaches, and players collectively are responsible for about half of this country's grammatical woes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Per cent literally means per 100, and yet someone can have a .850 slugging percentage and be a great power hitter. It's interesting that football leagues use real percentages for a lot of things (completion percentage, third down conversion percentage, etc.), while hockey, baseball, and basketball use the decimal despite calling it a "percentage". Slugging percentage isn't a percentage in any sense of the word. It's total bases earned per at bat. It ranges from 0-4, so throwing that percentage label on there can really screw with someone's head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 lmao@this thread do it for the CHIIIIIIIILDREN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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