In 1990, I reached out to the Reds about working for them in the field of data/statistics. They were kind enough to respond. Here is the letter they wrote back to me.
December 15, 2024
In 1990, I reached out to the Reds about working for them in the field of data/statistics. They were kind enough to respond. Here is the letter they wrote back to me.
23 comments
This is hilarious!
Way ahead of your time, haha.
Ya know what the Reds really could’ve used in 1990? *Moneyball*.
Oh how times have changed.
Did Marge Schott respond personally? 😂
Belongs in aged like milk.
Ouch. 🤦♂️🤣
You should make a copy and send it back to them asking if they’re hiring for the position now
Who needs statistics? They swept the A’s in the World Series that year.
Very kind of them to take the time to provide a sincere response.
Prequel to the Moneyball!?
And they haven’t won a World Series since!
Might be a good time to follow up!
Please, please re send this!!! 35 years later, I would love to hear the response!
Anyone know how many statisticians the Reds employ now?
Took 25 minutes to print that out on a dot matrix printer too back then.
you wouldn’t want to work for Marge Schott anyway. you’d probably be put in charge of picking up after Schottzie
Funny thing, in the 90’s, I applied to and was accepted to watch games and compile data and report it to the company for pay. After reading the requirements, I decided it would be too much work, LoL. They wanted, the type of pitch, situation (runners on base, how many outs, etc) pitch location, foul direction, etc.
And thus the huge sucess of the post 1990 Reds began…
Moneyball before it was cool
The letter almost looks type written. Thanks for sharing.
When I wrote them the same thing they said that they knew of no professional baseball team that employs a full-time statistician as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame. – I don’t know if I’m gonna be putting on this headset again. I don’t know if it’s gonna be for the Reds, I don’t know if it’s gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I want to apologize for the people who sign my paycheck – for the Reds, for Fox Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody that I’ve offended here tonight. I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am. It never has been. And I’d like to think maybe I could have some people … that could back that up. I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day will take you the rest of the way home.
23 comments
This is hilarious!
Way ahead of your time, haha.
Ya know what the Reds really could’ve used in 1990? *Moneyball*.
Oh how times have changed.
Did Marge Schott respond personally? 😂
Belongs in aged like milk.
Ouch. 🤦♂️🤣
You should make a copy and send it back to them asking if they’re hiring for the position now
Who needs statistics? They swept the A’s in the World Series that year.
Very kind of them to take the time to provide a sincere response.
Prequel to the Moneyball!?
And they haven’t won a World Series since!
Might be a good time to follow up!
Please, please re send this!!! 35 years later, I would love to hear the response!
Anyone know how many statisticians the Reds employ now?
Took 25 minutes to print that out on a dot matrix printer too back then.
you wouldn’t want to work for Marge Schott anyway. you’d probably be put in charge of picking up after Schottzie
Funny thing, in the 90’s, I applied to and was accepted to watch games and compile data and report it to the company for pay. After reading the requirements, I decided it would be too much work, LoL. They wanted, the type of pitch, situation (runners on base, how many outs, etc) pitch location, foul direction, etc.
And thus the huge sucess of the post 1990 Reds began…
Moneyball before it was cool
The letter almost looks type written. Thanks for sharing.
When I wrote them the same thing they said that they knew of no professional baseball team that employs a full-time statistician as there’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos, it will be a home run. And so that will make it a 4–0 ballgame. – I don’t know if I’m gonna be putting on this headset again. I don’t know if it’s gonna be for the Reds, I don’t know if it’s gonna be for my bosses at Fox. I want to apologize for the people who sign my paycheck – for the Reds, for Fox Sports Ohio, for the people I work with, for anybody that I’ve offended here tonight. I can’t begin to tell you how deeply sorry I am. That is not who I am. It never has been. And I’d like to think maybe I could have some people … that could back that up. I am very, very sorry, and I beg for your forgiveness. Jim Day will take you the rest of the way home.
Rockies 2024
Crazy