Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Anaheim by the Numbers

The one thing I never dreamed I would love when I began to love bull riding was numbers. Surprise, surprise.  Here are a few from the Anaheim event:

90 + rides:  0

89+ rides:  3

46+ bulls: 1

45+ bulls: 

44+ bulls:  12 

Percentage of bulls ridden: 37% (compared to 51% in New York City)

Riders with 4 rides:  2

Riders with 3 rides:  1

Riders with 2 rides:  6

Riders with 1 ride:  15

Riders with 0 rides:  16

Number of riders out with injuries:  5 (Reese Cates, Pistol Robinson, Colby Yates, Shane Proctor, Pete Farley)

Number of riders who have been in the top five in both events so far this season: 1 (Valdiron de Oliveira)

Number of riders who have ridden in all nine rounds of the season: 0

Number of riders who have ridden in eight out of nine rounds: 1 (Valdiron de Oliveira)

Highest riding percentage so far this season:  87.50 (Valdiron de Oliveira)

Bulls with names you wouldn't want to have in high school if you were a bull:  I'm going with Sue, Old Betsy, and anything with .com in the name.

Number of  bulls with .com in the name: 1

Number of bulls with sponsorship names: 10

Number of bull scores seen on the banner at the bottom of the screen:  Pretty sure that was zero

Number of times Craig Hummer said the word "pounce" in the first five minutes of the broadcast: 2