Flotsam rates players for "grit"

The Wolf · 12-30-2007, 08:38 AM

Flotsam rates baseball players for "grit" - and it will crack you up.

"A Flotsam data special: Tangiblizing the intangible

Chuck Dickens
Idiot Savant

After Tim McCarver’s month-long David Eckstein sploogefest that was October 2006, a serious investigation into 'grit' was long overdue. Despite the penchant of sportswriters and broadcasters to throw the term around willy-nilly, I was hard-pressed to locate a firm definition of grit in the baseball sense. Using lots of laptop science stuff, I think I’ve improved the definition, which isn’t really saying much, since there wasn’t one to begin with..."

Read the whole thing at:

http://www.motownsports.com/forums/s....php?p=1317288

magnet · 12-30-2007, 12:47 PM

I like this article. Lets link to the actual author though.

http://www.flotsam-media.com/2007/12...giblizing.html

The Wolf · 12-30-2007, 05:07 PM

Thanks! I tried that link this morning and it was dead.

CMH · 12-30-2007, 09:59 PM

I thought it was funny the first time I read it.

Still funny now.

12-30-2007, 12:47 PM	#2
magnet Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,029	I like this article. Lets link to the actual author though. http://www.flotsam-media.com/2007/12...giblizing.html

12-30-2007, 09:59 PM	#4
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	I thought it was funny the first time I read it. Still funny now.