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Earlier this week, the Nerd/Baseball Venn intersection was all a-buzz with an amazing project done over at Wezen-Ball.com. Larry Granillo had gone through all the Peanuts comic strips from 1950 through 1970 and, based on the documentary evidence, calculated a whole slew of stats for Charlie Brown's legendarily awful team.
By this point, I am the twelve billionth person to blog about this, but I'm posting about it anyway, on the slim chance that some of you may not have heard of it yet. And also, its awesomeness warrants as much exposure as possible. Charlie Brown and baseball are my two earliest obsessions, so this insane project is right in my wheelhouse. It also includes tons of scans of and quotes from classic Peanuts strips.
Now if someone would track down all the stats for Joe Shlabotnik, including his managerial stint with the Waffletown Syrups, I'd be a truly happy man.
By this point, I am the twelve billionth person to blog about this, but I'm posting about it anyway, on the slim chance that some of you may not have heard of it yet. And also, its awesomeness warrants as much exposure as possible. Charlie Brown and baseball are my two earliest obsessions, so this insane project is right in my wheelhouse. It also includes tons of scans of and quotes from classic Peanuts strips.
Now if someone would track down all the stats for Joe Shlabotnik, including his managerial stint with the Waffletown Syrups, I'd be a truly happy man.
