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Handy Acronym Pronunciation Guide

by Rob Neyer

Some years ago, I met a guy and he pronounced OPS as ops. You know, like special ops. Which struck me as terribly weird, and I have avoided that guy ever since.

↵Which came to mind this morning while reading Justin Bopp’s Baseball Stat Acronyms Pronunciation Guide, and its tripartite classification system. Brilliant work that cries out for expansion, and I have just serious complaint ... BABiP is most definitely a Sounder!

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