G.R.I.T.F.actor

[Mephistopheles]

you have to be a middle infielder to be scrappy (specifically a s2b). GRITTY is not based just on position.

[USSoccer]

I've decided that the time is now to come up with a metric to measure the grittiness of a player compared to his peers. This is what I have so far:

 

# of IF hits + # of Sac Bunts * BA w/ RiSP. / height in inches.

 

So, if you had a player with 20 infield hits and 25 sac bunts, you take 45 and multiply it by, say .288, you would get 12.96. Let's assume this player is 5'8. You then divide it by 68 and you get a GRIT factor of .19.

 

So, the taller you are, and the fewer gritty type hits and bunts you made, and the less clutchy you are, the worse your GRIT factor will be. Like, if you're 6'5, with the same numbers, you get a GRIT factor of .16. Which means you can't be as gritty as a shorter player with the same skillset.

 

I'd like to work in other clutchy metrics, because, let's face it, there's a need to evaluate gritty grindy hustleballers sabermetrically. So what else should the formula include? HBP? Walks? Walk off hits? Years spent in minors?

 

I think we can do this. I think we can create an awesome metric here. I'm looking for feedback.

 

I think research has begun on this. You're six months late to the party.

 

What's a Desipio?

 

Learn Latin.

 

Of course, this assumes that you think that I:

 

-Don't already speak more than one language

-Am being serious

-Have ever been to Desipio

-Care

 

But really, thanks for the heads up. I really need to be more careful about message board intellectual property rights.

[Guest]

Aww, check out the last page of the thread in ndp's link, we're so loved.

[imb]

fringe to max check it out dudes

 

god i hate nsbb so much they're so stupid good thing for us we're so bad ass

 

/scrambles to nsbb to check out every post

[hardcorecubfan]

Why all the focus on GRIT? What ever happened to being SCRAPPY???

 

scooby and shaggy may know the answer to that one. :lol: