* Just call me "Kap"

July 17, 2009

and I’ll be grateful for about 2 1/2 extra years, according to this piece from The Wall Street Journal.

… researchers at Wayne State University, major-league players who have nicknames live 2½ years longer, on average, than those without them.

On the other hand, I can absolutely refute further findings that “players whose first or last name begins with ‘K’ strike out more than those without ‘K’ initials.” K, of course, being the scorebook symbol for strikeout Does that mean players whose name begin with “G” hit more grounders?

The WSJ article has links to other odd duck studies on the game including “Underestimating the Fog,” by Bill James, and “The Etiology of Public Support for the Designated Hitter Rule.”

“Moniker Madness: When Names Sabotage Success” (third party PDF download)

researchers at Wayne State University, major-league players who have nicknames live 2½ years longer, on average, than those without them.
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