Sorry, Gio, but unlike FLUMP, LIPS is legitimately an advanced baseball analytic, the acronym standing for "Late Inning Pressure Situations."
It was discussed for a while on Thursday's Boomer & Gio Show, and if you're clueless like we were, here's the definition and origin of it, from MLB.com:
Late-inning pressure situations are defined as any at-bat in the seventh inning or later where the batter's team trails by three runs or fewer, is tied or is ahead by only one run. If the bases are loaded and the batting team trails by four runs, this also counts as a late-inning pressure situation. LIPS was developed by the Elias Sports Bureau in 1985 in an attempt to answer the question, "Do clutch hitters exist?"
"So who's got the best LIPS in baseball?" Boomer asked producer/engineer/newlywed Michael Fliegelman, who had to look it up.
"They have the glossary, but I can't find the list of who's leading," Fleegs replied.
Of course, Gio had to bring up FLUMP – the fake stat of "Femoral Leverage Under Max Pressure" that he once tricked Joe Benigno into believing was true, and the guys thought LIPS was actually less believable.
Alas, LIPS is real and maybe spectacular, and Boomer kind of understands it, sort of.
"I want somebody who is productive in tough spots, like quarterbacks with fourth quarter comebacks," Boomer remarked.
There's also one called LUCK, and pitchers' LIPS ERA, and…just watch the damn games already, so poor newlywed Fleegs doesn't have to be looking up other LIPS so soon!
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