Word of the Day: Emilio

Editors Note: One of my favorite Internet sites is Urban Dictionary. You can type almost any word in the site and you will get meaning to that word. Well my friends and I use words when talking about sports that some people might not pick up. In the radio world this is called jargon. In reality it is just slang or a certain lingo. And since I use jargon in some of my posts, I thought I would create a thread of words that I might use in posts. Here is your first Word of the Day.

Emilio, noun: A player who commits endless amounts of errors in a short amount of time.

Usage Example: Nick Green is playing like an Emilio.

Word History: This word was created after the immortal Emilio Bonifacio. I started using this word last night after watching Emilio commit a costly throwing error which allowed an Milwaukee Brewers player to score.

In 46 games this season, Emilio has committed nine errors. That is roughly an error ever fifth game. Need more proof that this stat sucks.

In 18 straight games the Yankees, as a team, did not commit an error. If Emilio was on that team, he would have committed three errors in that stretch of games.

What about Nick Green?: Truly this word should be named after Red Sox player Nick Green. He has committed 9 errors in 30 game. So he commits an error every fourth game. But I didn't use his name because Nick isn't as cool as Emilio.

Other Examples: Last year Mark Reynolds of the Diamondbacks played like an Emilio. In 150 games last year, Reynolds committed 34 errors. That is also an error every fourth game.

Bill Almon is a hall of fame Emilio. In 1977, Almon played in 155 games and committed 41 errors. That is an error every third game. In his 17 year career, Almon played in 1188 games and committed 173 errors. He averaged an error every six games in his career. Needless to say he played like an Emilio.

Ivan De Jesus is also an hall of fame Emilio. In 1987, De Jesus played in nine games with the San Francisco Giants. In those nine games, he committed 4 errors. That is an error for every two games. In his career De Jesus played in 1337 games and committed 230 errors. That is an error every fifth day.

UPDATE!: JFein pointed out an interesting post about Ivan De Jesus, when he played for the Phillies.

Before the Phillies won the World Series last year, they were cursed by Ivan De Jesus. Via Russakoff Rules....

In the ’83 Fall Classic, the Phils split the first two games at Baltimore, and came home to the state-of-the-art Vet for three games in front of a raucous crowd. Game 3 saw Philly jump out to a lead behind Steve Carlton, who was pitching a gem. But then came the seventh inning. Dan Ford hit a weak grounder to short. Our anti-hero, Ivan Dejesus, booted it. Benny Ayala crossed the plate with the winning run. And the Phillies’ fate (as well as Philly's fate) was sealed. The Phils would not win another game in that World Series.

Philadelphia's four professional sports teams have been shut out ever since.

Worst of all, the Phillies traded Ryne Sandberg to acquire that error machine named Ivan De Jesus.

Emilio doing what he does best! Committing an Error!