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Can you measure grittiness?
2007-12-23 14:58
by Bob Timmermann
Apparently, you can measure grit. Flotsam Media gives us G.R.I.T. (General Requirements of Intangible Talents). I think it should just be GRIT, but I suppose these people like the New York Times style.
The alltime grittiest season belongs to Ron Hunt in 1971. The least gritty season came from Barry Bonds in 2004. Craig Biggio is the career leader and Barry Bonds again pulls up the rear.
G.R.I.T. is determined by a complicated formula that breaks down to (Dirt + Determination - Talent) / Opportunity.
This is purely offense data (not to be confused with offensive data I suppose). Gritty players tend to be catchers, shortstops and second basemen who are down in the dirt the entire game. Some defense data needs to factor in. But this guy is making a good start.
True Grit = Mike Sciosca blocking the plate in a bone jarring collision and holding onto the ball for a successful put out, with the game on the line, back in the day.
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