tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661624.post-47909444999513852082007-12-26T12:54:00.000-06:002007-12-26T12:54:00.000-06:00Personal attacks aside, the inclusion of HBP is indeed problematic, as shown by the rankings of Biggio and Baylor, both of whom are/were talented, and one of whom (guess who) was doing a lot of blow off field, and was known for lollygagging on the field. Since crowding the plate for good players enables them to reach the outside pitch, why not weight the HBP by the inverse of the number of opposite field hits? This would elevate "gritty" players who couldn't take a ball the other way if there was a typhoon blowing that direction.The Frito Punditohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08886903543570411546noreply@blogger.com