Groupon’s Strikeouts Reveal an Unspoken Truth: Jonathan Weil
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Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- About five miles south of GrouponInc.’s headquarters, at U.S. Cellular Field, there’s a veteranbaseball player for the Chicago White Sox named Adam Dunn who ishaving a remarkable season. All he needs is a little helpputting his numbers in the best possible light.
Dunn, the team’s designated hitter, has a B.S. battingaverage of .292, in a sport where players dream of hitting .300.Never heard of a B.S. batting average before? The B.S. standsfor “before strikeouts.” Add them back and Dunn’s true battingaverage was .165 as of Aug. 2, the lowest in Major LeagueBaseball among players with at least 295 at-bats.