Two weeks ago Twins reliever Glen Perkins outed himself as a stat-head, which means he’s now subject to the same anti-sabermetrics taunting that lowly bloggers like me endure on a regular basis.
Case in point, this Twitter exchange between Perkins and a media member bully following last night’s game in which Twins hitters grounded into five double plays:@AaronGleeman I don’t remember that. And I was there!
— Glen Perkins (@glen_perkins) July 24, 2012
@AaronGleeman you might be right.
— Glen Perkins (@glen_perkins) July 24, 2012
Nerds are the worst, amirite?
Perkins has a 3.16 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 43 innings, talks openly and intelligently about being into advanced statistical analysis, loves interacting with fans on Twitter, and even seems to not be annoyed by doofus bloggers making sarcastic jokes.
Forget becoming the Twins’ full-time closer. I nominate him for sainthood.
(And if you want to be just like Perkins, you can also follow me on Twitter.)
