Math nerds (like myself) celebrate Pi Day every March 14th to commemorate the awesomeness that is the ratio of a circile's circumference to its diameter. Pi has seen something of a renaissance with the cultural rise and popularity of Pi Day over the last several years. Coincidentally (or maybe it's not coincidence), the rise of Pi Day has coincided with the continued push into the mainstream of advanced stats and sabermetrics and a whole reality show dedicated to Nerdvana. (And yes, I actually watched King of the Nerds, which was strangely addicting reality television and it only made me wish there was a sports version with fantasy experts, sabermetricians, and people who blog about announcers.)
But this day long celebration of Pi Day got me thinking… how would ESPN cover Pi Day? With the Blackhawks no longer on a winning streak, the Miami Heat are going unchallenged with nothing relevant to compare their streak to. Is Pi's never repeating decimals more or less impressive than the Heat's win streak? Is Pi really the most awesome of all the irrational numbers, or is it just easier to celebrate because we can't mark a day in the calendar for the square root of 2? Is Pi truly NOW??? As always, these are Real Tweets from Real People…
@awfulannouncing Is π a cornball number? #espn
— Tyler Dawgden (@TylerDawgden) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing How would you compare the infinite-ness of Pi to the intangibles of Tim Tebow? #embracedebate
— Mitch Hopkins (@mitchopkins) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Is apple pie only good because it has ice cream on the same plate? #EmbraceDebate
— Michael Conway (@AIR_istotle) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Could Tim Tebow find the repeating numbers in Pi? #EmbraceDebate
— Chris Perry (@Chris_Perry) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Is the 22/7 still the best fractional representation of pi?or are there any new contenders
— Paul Kalinauskas (@pkalinauskas) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing and why hasnt Pi ever won anything?
— Jeremy Avery (@therealjavery) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing where does pi's legacy stand, given he has no rings?
— Kevin O'Grady (@ogrady62) March 14, 2013
@mattyrenn @awfulannouncing: Why is pi so loved and the just-as-irrational e and φ get no respect?
— Ball in Europe (@bie_basketball) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing who is most clutch: Pi, Apple Pie, or Felix Pie? #EmbraceDebate
— Derek Steele (@DerekSteele22) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Which #3 seed is most likely to be upset by #14 in the tournament?
— Kevin (@kederart) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing What's the best irrational number? Pi or square root of 2?
— Josh Wood (@joshwood) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Is pi just one of those cornball numbers that pretends it's like other numbers despite its uniqueness? #EmbraceDebate
— The Outlander (@MattyRenn) March 14, 2013
.@awfulannouncing "I like Pi. I'm a fan of Pi. Pi and I have shared meals together That being said, Pi is the worst numerical constant EVER"
— Dave Kelly (@davekellywny) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Pi vs. the Fibonacci sequence: Which is more NOW?
— Matthew Torino (@mtorino75) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing Who were the greatest players to wear 3 and 14 on the same team? #EmbraceDebate
— Whitney McIntosh (@whitneym02) March 14, 2013
.@awfulannouncing Do you think Pi could be the Heat right now? #embracedebate
— Dave Kelly (@davekellywny) March 14, 2013
@awfulannouncing which streak is better: the Heat or the numbers behind the decimal in pi
— Kevin O'Grady (@ogrady62) March 14, 2013
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