Archive for the ‘pitch f/x’ Category
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Upon checking the box scores this morning, I came across the following line during a 19-4 Detroit drubbing of the Royals:
Pena 1.0 IP 0H 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Expecting to see the usual hilarity that ensues when a position player takes the mound (a la Jamie Burke), I queued up Pena's inning ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The New York Mets had grandiose visions for Mike Pelfrey when the organization selected him 9th overall in the 2005 Amateur Draft. A lanky, 6-7 righthander from Wichita State, Pelfrey was pegged as a major league-ready talent who only lasted until the 9th pick because of Scott Boras-induced bonus demands. Equipped with ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Sean Gallagher - The Biggest Return Piece in the Rich Harden Deal
When I solicited your views for the Rich Harden trade, the responses were varied amongst both Cubs and A's fans. Make no bones about it - the A's dealt a high-risk but high-impact player in Rich Harden and received ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Not long ago, I flew to Indianapolis to learn how to throw the then-mythical gyroball from Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus. It was at the height of the Daisuke Matsuzaka posting bid wars, so any information on him or the mysterious pitches he threw was in pretty big demand. As ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The 98 mph fastball. The knee-buckling curveball. The leap off the mound. The electric arm.
Based on readers' comments and repeated emails about Lincecum, I don't need to say much more. Check out the sickest curveball you'll see this side of Josh Beckett after the break.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Sorry for the long layoff - I've been quite busy over the weekend with work and playing baseball myself. (For those who don't know, I am a second baseman and a relief pitcher in a men's amateur league.) In keeping with the lazy theme, I'm going to post a few ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Ohio's own (I'm from Cleveland), Andy Sonnanstine hails from Barberton and attended college at Kent State University. Though Sonnanstine posted a 5.85 ERA last year and currently has a 4.53 ERA, his Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) stats are 4.26 and 3.89, respectively. That indicates he is the recipient of some ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
As requested by one of our readers (David), I've written a pitcher analysis piece about Andrew Miller. Miller, a dominant starter for the North Carolina Tarheels, hasn't had much success in the big leagues and is currently getting destroyed with the Florida Marlins. Miller is the unhappy owner of a ...
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Nick Blackburn was a 34th round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2000, then redrafted in the 29th round and signed in 2001 by the Minnesota Twins. Blackburn had an unimpressive debut in rookie ball and then struggled at Low-A Quad Cities in 2003, but started to put ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
For those fans of the Royals on my site (and I know there are plenty), I highly recommend checking out Josh Kalk's article on The Hardball Times regarding Brian Bannister's Pitch f/x data this year. It's a great short analysis piece on how he's getting hitters out.
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