Thursday, September 6, 2012

Meet the Pussycats - Coach Moneyball!

Does the name Moneyball 'ring a bell'? (See what I did there? No? Okay, you'll get it in a second.) Well, the current Faster Pussycats' coach (formally known as FPC skater, Ring’er Bell), decided a name change was necessary after switching roles from skater to coach this season.  Moneyball, a book written by Michael Lewis (2003), is about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its focus on an analytical, evidence-based, Sabermetric approach to assembling a competitive sports team (it was also a movie starring the very camera-friendly Brad Pitt).  Still a bit lost on why exactly this name was the perfect choice? Read on…

Name, Number: Coach Moneyball, +/-
Sign: Taurus
Best Quality: Tenacity and dedication
Worst Quality: Don't ask me anything before 10 am.
Loves: Sports & Stats
Hates: Mornings
Lucky Charm: I don't believe in luck.
Super Power: Converting sabermetic methods into revolutionary derby stat analysis right before your eyes!

Photo by Bob Ayers
For the newer fans of the Terminal City Rollergirls and more specifically, the Faster Pussycats, it might not be widely known that Coach Moneyball hasn’t always been a coach.  Just like the rest of us kitty cats, her nine lives are full of interesting tales to tell.