We are the VORG. Replacement is futile.
At the VORG, we’re not just geeked on odd names. We like numbers too. We bestow the annual “Pi Young Award“. We’ve looked at prime number linescores. We’ve looked at perfect square linescores. Now its time to tackle Fibonacci numbers. In mathematics, Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence: 0, 1, 1, … Read moreFibonacci Seasons and Careers
Almost immediately after I posted about the Tigers-Mets game that ended with “perfect square” scores, reader Ember Nickel correctly pointed out that I failed to include “zero” as a valid “perfect square” score. So, let’s recalculate our “perfect square” table: VISITOR HOME 0 1 4 9 16 TOT 0 129 1826 1408 324 19 3706 … Read moreNew and Improved “Pitching a Perfect (Square) Game” (now with extra squareness!)
This past Wednesday, the Mets defeated the Tigers by the score of 16-9. Not only was it a slugfest (part of a stretch which saw the New Yorkers plate 52 runs over four games), the final score included “perfect squares” for both teams. If its been a while since your last math class, a “square … Read morePitching a Perfect (Square) Game