Everyone knows that Tim McCarver is a dumbass, but the shit he said last night still blew my mind. Right after Youkilis hit his solo homer to lead off the 6th innning, McCarver pipes up with this enlightening nugget (paraphrased): "We did the research, and it turns out that there are more multirun innings begun with leadoff homers than with leadoff walks. You would think that leadoff walks would start more multirun innings." No, Tim, I would not think that. Nor would I need any research whatsoever to figure out the answer to this stupid, stupid question. You know why, Tim? Because before you can score a second run, you have to score one run. Odds of scoring one run after a leadoff walk: something like 40%. Odds of scoring one run after a leadoff homer: 100%. How does everyone involved with the Fox broadcast allow the idiot McCarver to propose this research, conduct this research, and then spout his wondrous findings on national TV without saying, at least once, "Um...duh?" Maybe next time, Tim, you could do some research to find out whether you're more likely to die a) if you sit down in a chair with a loaded gun sitting on the table next to your or b) after you aim the gun at your head and pull the trigger.
So yeah, I'm bitter about this fucking baseball series. Sorry, Tim.
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