Another Journalistic Head-Scratcher

[Ksyrup]

From the write-up of the Angels/Blue Jays game:

"Zaun went 2-for-5, raising his average to .452 since his recall from Triple-A Syracuse on April 27."


Huh?

[WSUCougar]

You clearly forgot to factor in the Canadian exchange rate.

[dawgfan]

It's either a typo or the guy flunked remedial math...

[bbor]

Zaun is a Blue Jay?????



:D

[Samdari]

From the write-up of the Angels/Blue Jays game:

"Zaun went 2-for-5, raising his average to .452 since his recall from Triple-A Syracuse on April 27."


Huh?

I read that as him going 2-for-5 one day, making his average for the last month .452, and thus no problem. What am I missing?

[Franklinnoble]

I read that as him going 2-for-5 one day, making his average for the last month .452, and thus no problem. What am I missing?
You can't "raise" your average to .452 if you go 2 for 5...

[The Afoci]

You can't "raise" your average to .452 if you go 2 for 5...

You can on oppisite day dumbass.

[Samdari]

You can't "raise" your average to .452 if you go 2 for 5...

You don't say.

Wow, and I nearly have an Engineering PhD.

[The Afoci]

You don't say.

Wow, and I nearly have an Engineering PhD.

Yep, should be in the mail in a week or two the lady said.

[Franklinnoble]

You don't say.

Wow, and I nearly have an Engineering PhD.
That's OK... if you had studied English you might not have missed the word "raising" in the original quote. :D