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Pitch F/X Tutorial Video: Strike Zone
July 19, 2009 by
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I teach you how to draw a standard strike zone in this Pitch F/X tutorial.
Pitch F/X Tutorial Video: Strike Zone
July 19, 2009 by
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I teach you how to draw a standard strike zone in this Pitch F/X tutorial.
BDD: Charlie Manuel, Sabermetrician?
July 18, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I investigate into the matter of Charlie Manuel possibly subscribing to Sabermetrics.
As Brian Joseph pointed out yesterday, he’s a lot smarter than he is given credit for. Early in his tenure with the team, Phillies fans mocked his Southern drawl and an...
BDD: Charlie Manuel, Sabermetrician?
July 18, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I investigate into the matter of Charlie Manuel possibly subscribing to Sabermetrics.
As Brian Joseph pointed out yesterday, he’s a lot smarter than he is given credit for. Early in his tenure with the team, Phillies fans mocked his Southern drawl and an...
Pitch F/X Tutorial Video
July 18, 2009 by
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It’s been a while since I made one, but I found what I believe is a nifty trick to quickly grab a bunch of Pitch F/X files without a database.
Pitch F/X Tutorial Video
July 18, 2009 by
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It’s been a while since I made one, but I found what I believe is a nifty trick to quickly grab a bunch of Pitch F/X files without a database.
Pitch F/X Tutorial Video
July 18, 2009 by
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It’s been a while since I made one, but I found what I believe is a nifty trick to quickly grab a bunch of Pitch F/X files without a database.
Why Intra-division Trading Is a Bad Idea
July 16, 2009 by
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On Twitter, Sky Kalkman of Beyond the Box Score and I have been going back and forth on the merits of trading within one’s own division. As the debate grew, Twitter’s 140-character limit became increasingly annoying, so I figured I’d write a short post explaining...
Why Intra-division Trading Is a Bad Idea
July 16, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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On Twitter, Sky Kalkman of Beyond the Box Score and I have been going back and forth on the merits of trading within one’s own division. As the debate grew, Twitter’s 140-character limit became increasingly annoying, so I figured I’d write a short post explaining...
Why Intra-division Trading Is a Bad Idea
July 16, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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On Twitter, Sky Kalkman of Beyond the Box Score and I have been going back and forth on the merits of trading within one’s own division. As the debate grew, Twitter’s 140-character limit became increasingly annoying, so I figured I’d write a short post explaining...
Phillies/Marlins Series Preview III
July 16, 2009 by
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Going into the second half, the first-place Phillies will match up with the second-place Florida Marlins who are four games behind. As they usually do, the Marlins have an above-average offense but a below-average pitching staff, which explains their near-.500 record. Since inter-league...
Phillies/Marlins Series Preview III
July 16, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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Going into the second half, the first-place Phillies will match up with the second-place Florida Marlins who are four games behind. As they usually do, the Marlins have an above-average offense but a below-average pitching staff, which explains their near-.500 record. Since inter-league...
Phillies/Marlins Series Preview III
July 16, 2009 by
Crashburn Alley
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Going into the second half, the first-place Phillies will match up with the second-place Florida Marlins who are four games behind. As they usually do, the Marlins have an above-average offense but a below-average pitching staff, which explains their near-.500 record. Since inter-league...
BDD: Jonathan Sanchez
July 15, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I go through various reasons for being both optimistic and pessimistic about the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez, he of the recent no-hitter.
There are rumors that the Giants are considering trading him, perhaps to help improve the offense. The Giants have...
BDD: Jonathan Sanchez
July 15, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I go through various reasons for being both optimistic and pessimistic about the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez, he of the recent no-hitter.
There are rumors that the Giants are considering trading him, perhaps to help improve the offense. The Giants have...
Phillies Mid-season Pitch Values
July 13, 2009 by
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With the All-Star break at hand, it’s as good a time as any to review how the Phillies fare with various pitches both hitting and pitching. The metric of choice is total runs above average. I imported the numbers from FanGraphs and created a bunch of charts. Ooooh, pretty lines...
Home Run Derby Predictions
July 13, 2009 by
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Everyone knows my predictions are worth less than a peso (though blind squirrels do find acorns from time to time), but I’m giving them away for free again anyway. Here are my predictions (pulled straight from my posterior) for tonight’s Home Run Derby. Feel free to criticize...
Spoils, Indeed
July 12, 2009 by
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The All-Star Game means something this year! Get your game face on, we gotta win it!
Since 2003 (six seasons), when home field advantage was awarded to the league that won the All-Star Game, the A.L. has won every time and yet the last six World Series have been split between the two...
Holy Comeback Batman!
July 12, 2009 by
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What a night! After having my morning ruined, I was about to give up on my evening when the Phillies fell behind to the Pirates 7-2. Shut off the TV and went out to watch the UFC. It was around 10 PM and I was at a bar-restaurant getting ready to watch the fights when [...]
Who Is This Guy?
July 11, 2009 by
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Cole Hamels is getting lit up by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 5-0 at the moment thanks to three home runs from Garret Jones, Delwyn Young, and Andrew McCutchen. Hamels has allowed 5 or more ER in four of his 16 starts (25%). He’s usually solid early in the game, which makes his start...
Crashburn Alley on Twitter
July 11, 2009 by
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Another venue where I can make an ass out of myself. All right!
http://twitter.com/CrashburnAlley
Self-Righteous Writers Must Go
July 11, 2009 by
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Good morning, boys and girls — it’s a wonderful Saturday morning. The sun is shining, birds are chirping, and the Phillies are on a roll. It’s going to be a wonderful day. Why, the only thing that would ruin it would be a self-righteous writer writing the one millionth...
Frenchy for Church
July 10, 2009 by
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The Mets traded Ryan Church to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Francoeur. Take it away, George Takei!
I guess the Mets aren’t actually interested in being in the NL East race long enough to choke it away, so they swapped a perfectly good outfielder for a perfectly bad outfielder...
Vic Wins Final Vote
July 09, 2009 by
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Yay!
The biggest plus to Vic’s victory is that his trade value increases for when the Phillies feel they need to part with an outfielder in the off-season or during the 2010 season. According to FanGraphs, Victorino has been worth $47.5 million since 2006 and has been paid $1...
BDD: Jimmy Rides the Red Bull
July 09, 2009 by
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At Baseball Daily Digest, I campaign for Red Bull, a product which Jimmy Rollins recently endorsed, to be added to the banned substances list.
Right on Red Bull’s very own website, they clear up any doubt that their product is a performance-enhancing substance. Click on benefits...
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