Why did Bill James feel the need to develop new
baseball statistics?
to bring attention to sabermetrics
to sell millions of copies of his book
to report the game in an innovative way
to assist baseball teams in making trades

The answer might be a hope

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.