Archive for the ‘quick note’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
I have to run out to a baseball game myself, but I thought this clip worth posting - Josh Hamilton taking one (of many) baseballs out of the yard at Yankee Stadium during the HR Derby:
You can learn a lot just by looking.
Posted in hitting mechanics, quick note | 5 Comments »
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
This video has been popping up on various message boards that I frequent and has generated some discussion.
The pitcher in the video above is Mike Farrenkopf, one Dr. Mike Marshall's promising young college-bound pitchers. You'll note that he has an unorthodox throwing motion, which is similar to the clip of ...
Posted in marshall, quick note | 8 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Tyson Ross is the second round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics (58th overall). People are worried about his followthrough (which is weird - he is mainly upright). However, that's not the big problem - he has a major Inverted W in his delivery. It's something I haven't seen since ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Craig Hansen, a 24-year old fireballer with the Red Sox, is the subject of much debate. Out of options (2008 is an option year) and signed to a major league contract, Hansen's high ratings from scouts don't match up with his performance in the major leagues. While he has been ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, quick note, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Max Scherzer, a 23-year old fireballing righty with the Arizona Diamondbacks, has been the pitching prospect everyone's been talking about since his relief appearance versus the Astros last week.
I've done a video analysis with voiceover that clocks in at about 15 minutes total and can be watched after the jump. ...
Posted in news, pitching mechanics, quick note, statistical analysis, voiceover | 16 Comments »
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Source: Getty Images
I hate to start this article off all doom-and-gloom style, but I'm already unhappy with where this analysis is going. This still accurately captures the intensity of pitching for the Yankees, but it also indicates two things I am probably going to dislike in Wang's delivery:
He is showing ...
Posted in pitch f/x, quick note | 14 Comments »
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Royals' fan Brian commented on the request post, stating how much he liked the site and if I could do a bit on Joakim Soria:
I’d love to see an analysis on Joakim Soria. The guy doesn’t throw all that hard but gets K’s all the same. I’ve read that batter’s ...
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, quick note, statistical analysis, welcome | 5 Comments »
