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Where do you stand? RBI or RBIs?

Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:13 am
Posted by LSUMANINVA
West Virginia
Member since Sep 2004
7842 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:13 am
I’m an RBI guy. I say, “Tommy White will have 10 RBI in a game this year. Book it.”
Posted by BigWinnie
Member since Nov 2021
199 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:14 am to
I know RBI is right but when I'm using it in a sentence I always default to RBIs
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
4408 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:14 am to
“Ribbies”
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
11599 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:15 am to
RsBI

If you are talking about the total and not just one.

This post was edited on 4/15/23 at 10:17 am
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
24688 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:15 am to
RBI
Posted by Yeahright
On a big sphere out there.
Member since Sep 2018
1951 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:18 am to
If he had just one run batted in, I say RBI.
If he had two runs batted in, I say "he had 2 RBIs."

In todays world of texting and communication, the day of the librarian overlooking your shoulder to correct you is OVER. It's all about getting the communication across. I'm good with either way though. But technically speaking, it should be RBI imho.
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
78166 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:19 am to
I dont care that much about rbi’s. Pretty circumstantial stat
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
167136 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:20 am to
R’sBI
Posted by geauxnavybeatbama
Member since Jul 2013
25134 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:27 am to
I say points
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
5149 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:30 am to
Maybe it is my age, but I’ve been saying RBIs since I was a kid and I’m not changing for anyone.
Posted by Domeskeller
Member since Jun 2020
7926 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:32 am to
Use runs batted in. Otherwise, an RBI is a unit so it’s RBIs.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
31239 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 10:56 am to
Hmm. Let's see if we can find some sort of authority or another who might shine a light on the acceptable or expected usage of RBI or RBIs in a sentence.


https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/runs-batted-in

quote:

A batter is credited with an RBI in most cases where the result of his plate appearance is a run being scored. There are a few exceptions, however. A player does not receive an RBI when the run scores as a result of an error or ground into double play.

The most common examples of RBIs are run-scoring hits. However, players also receive an RBI for a bases-loaded walk or hit by pitch. Players can earn RBIs when they make outs, as well, provided the out results in a run or runs (except, as noted above, in the case of double plays).

Along with home runs and batting average, RBIs are a part of baseball's offensive Triple Crown.


Does RBI mean Run Batted In or Runs Batted In? Or both? If we want to really ratchet this up, if 1 RBI is 1 Run Batted In (which it clearly is) and not 1 Runs Batted In then should we really be saying "Tommy White will have 10 RsBI"?
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66622 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 11:39 am to
I always say RBIs but, baseball terms are weird. Where else would you say “flied”? Chinese restaurant?
Posted by MRTigerFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
4371 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 11:42 am to
Arruh bee eyes
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37735 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 11:46 am to
RBI is technically correct. But I don’t get worked up over RBI’s either.

The plural of Run-batted-in isn’t Run-batted-in’s but rather Runs-batted-in.
This post was edited on 4/15/23 at 11:48 am
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
7795 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 12:43 pm to
Hal Hughes used to make this easy
Posted by LSUNV
In the woods or on the water
Member since Feb 2011
22426 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 12:58 pm to
This is such a stupid topic! This is not just an argument that happens with RBIs, it also happens with MREs, WMDs, POWs and so so on. If you change one change them all
Posted by Pleasenewdc
West Monroe
Member since Oct 2008
1522 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 1:15 pm to
It’s RBI when it’s singular, it’s RBIs when it plural, and it’s RBI’s when it’s possessive. Anyone that tells you it’s RBI only is wrong.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
34038 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 1:19 pm to
RsBI
Posted by GruntbyAssociation
Member since Jul 2013
4042 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 1:20 pm to
RsBI, Runs Batted In
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