grit Stories - Amazin' Avenue
An Appreciation of Former St. Louis Cardinals' Shortstop David Eckstein's Tangibles
That former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein is officially retiring from the game of baseball, as reported by Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, should come as little surprise. After his 1.9-fWAR season in 2010 with the Padres, Eckstein did not receive a contract for the 2011 season....
In case you were worried about toughness and grit
No true enforcer? No Zeke? No problem. Just call Blair Jones and Chris Durno... Last night against the Chicago Blackhawks from Winnipeg, Jones sent Nick Boynton sprawling with a good left hand punch. This came on the heels of a questionable knee-to-knee hit by Boynton on Durno. Puck Daddy has...
What is grit? And do Arsenal need it, anyway?
If there is one criticism of Arsenal over the last five seasons that has remained more or less the same, it is that the team, for any number of reasons, lacks some kind of steel or sand or spine or what have you. The prevailing theory popularized in with the lack of silver starting in 2005-06 is...
A Modest Proposal To Fix The Mets
Clearly the Mets are broken. Currently at 10-12, my advanced projections systems see them finishing a meager 74-88, far behind the disappointing Mets teams of recent history. To this point, most Mets fans and media members have shown surprising patience. It has become exceedingly clear to me and a...
Regarding Heart, Grit, Fire
While I openly mock the sentiment that the Mets lack some sort of "killer instinct," I understand it. Watching hit after hit fall in with the bases empty and then a series of double plays and strikeouts with the bases loaded seems inexplicable. The whole ordeal recalls a great Joe Posnanski quote...
Community Projection: Aaron Rowand
One of the most irritating things about being a Giants fan right now is that we’re guilty by association. Guilty of thinking stupid things, that is. For example, typing something like this: Man, that Rowand contract seems silly, but hopefully he can give us a couple of good...
Royals Draft Followup
Here are the guys taken so far (thanks to the handy official website for this one): (3) Eric Hosmer - 1B (36) Michael Montgomery- LHP (49) Johnny Giavotella- 2B (80) Tyler Sample- RHP (115) Timothy Melville- RHP (145) John Lamb- LHP (175) Alex Llanos- SS Thanks to a rehearsal dinner...
Measuring Intangibles – the GRIT Average
A classic post from May 2008. Someone should update us with the GRIT Average for the 2010 guys. - RR --- We statheads are often accused of focusing only on that which can be counted and ignoring the critical intangibles which truly define a player. Well, that ends today. After literally...
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