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statspeak.net - 10/12/2009
The Current Criteria For Defining Batted Balls
— statspeak.net — With all the emphasis placed on BABIP in the statistical forums, we really could use a better method of classifying batted balls than line drives, groundballs, fly balls, and pop-ups. I guess that's why Hit F/X is about to take the stat world by storm. For now, we have to deal with what we have. ... (more) The Current Criteria For Defining Batted Balls

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statspeak.net - 9/30/2009
Breaking Down a Pitcher's Stuff: Fastball Velocity
— statspeak.net — Sorry about the last entry, everyone. I made a mistake in my query, which skewed the results. Anyway, here are the actual results for fastball velocity, particularly swing and miss percentage and foul balls.   The sample includes every fastball that was swung at during the ... (more) Breaking Down a Pitcher's Stuff: Fastball Velocity

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statspeak.net - 9/27/2009
Breaking Down Pitcher's Stuff
— statspeak.net — Sorry if you had read the entry "Breaking Down Pitcher's Stuff". There was an error in the data that I have since corrected. I will be posting the corrected results shortly. Sorry about that. (more) Breaking Down Pitcher's Stuff

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Breaking Down Pitchers' Stuff: Fastballs
statspeak.net - 9/27/2009
Breaking Down Pitchers' Stuff: Fastballs
— statspeak.net — I was looking through some PitchFX data from the 2008 season and decided to take a look at fastball velocity; particularly, what the probability that a swing and miss were to occur given a pitcher's velocity. This first look does not include movement, batter/pitcher ... (more) Breaking Down Pitchers' Stuff: Fastballs

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Plate Discipline Correlations for Pitchers.
statspeak.net - 9/23/2009
Plate Discipline Correlations for Pitchers.
— statspeak.net — I decided to go back to researching pitcher strikeout correlations today, which has been one of my favorite topics of research lately. Now that I have MINITAB, I can generate this stuff a little easier. The interface is nice as well. So, here are a few graphs and correlations. Again, same rules ... (more) Plate Discipline Correlations for Pitchers.

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statspeak.net - 9/5/2009
Is Jeff Kent a Hall of Famer?
— statspeak.net — Per request of a reader, I was asked to see if Jeff Kent is a HOF player (even though he retired way back in January). So of course, I obliged. To do this, I compared Jeff Kent to all the 2b in the Hall currently. Below are tables that feature WAR, WAR/150, OBP, SLG, wOBA, and EqA. The tables ... (more) Is Jeff Kent a Hall of Famer?

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statspeak.net - 8/29/2009
Batter Walks
— statspeak.net — Last entry, I looked at a quick regression model for batter strikeouts based on contact percentage and swing percentage. This week, we'll look at batter walk percentage based on swing percentage, zone percentage, and contact percentage. Same rules as last time. All 2008 qualified batters, ... (more) Batter Walks

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statspeak.net - 8/25/2009
Link: Fans Scouting Report
— statspeak.net — The Book's fan scouting report for this year is all set up and ready to go. Make sure to head over there and help them out. (more) Link: Fans Scouting Report

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statspeak.net - 8/20/2009
Where oh where can my Joba be?
— statspeak.net — Ever since entering the league in late 2007, Joba Chamberlain was taking names and kicking ass. That is, until, 2009. So what happened? Throughout his first two seasons (124 innings) Joba had rate stats of 11.03 K/9, 3.27 BB.9, 3.78 K/BB, and 0.44 HR/9. Moreover his FIP for 2007 and 2008 was ... (more) Where oh where can my Joba be?

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statspeak.net - 8/16/2009
Strikeout Percentage
— statspeak.net — A player's strikeout expectancy is among the most important parts of his value. A player that strikes out frequently has a short career ahead of him, unless he can walk and hit homeruns like Jack Cust . Lots of strikeouts means few opportunities to put the ball in play, which means a lower ... (more) Strikeout Percentage

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statspeak.net - 8/14/2009
Walking Albert Pujols with the bases loaded
— statspeak.net — Hello, my name is Brian Kenney and I'm another writer from Mike's blog 4parl.wordpress. I'm a huge Cardinals fan, as you might notice from my first post-which is about a week and a half old by the way. It took a while for me to get publishing privileges on my account . In about a week I'm going ... (more) Walking Albert Pujols with the bases loaded

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statspeak.net - 8/12/2009
Shooting the Gap
— statspeak.net — For some reason, I was recently thinking about doubles and the types of players that are getting the two-baggers. Why? No idea, but it did bring about some confirmation of my ideas. First off, there are two types of doubles hitters. There is the power hitter who narrowly misses a dinger and has ... (more) Shooting the Gap

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statspeak.net - 8/10/2009
Tired Arms
— statspeak.net — After writing about J.P. Howell a couple weeks ago, and looking into splits based on the number of times a pitcher throws in the order, I got to thinking about why and how pitchers fatigue during their outings. As anyone who has ever seen a baseball game, when a pitcher gets hit hard in the ... (more) Tired Arms

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statspeak.net - 8/8/2009
Who is the best pitcher in Marlins history?
— statspeak.net — Hello, I would like to introduce myself as the newest writer for Statistically Speaking. I was recently a member of the blog http://4parl.wordpress.com until Zach Sanders approached our blog and asked us to write for StatSpeak.net. My name is Eric Cines, and I am a big fan of the Baltimore ... (more) Who is the best pitcher in Marlins history?

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Quick F/x: Jorge Sosa is back
statspeak.net - 8/6/2009
Quick F/x: Jorge Sosa is back
— statspeak.net — Do you remember Jorge Sosa? He was a pitcher for the Devil Rays and Braves back in the day. He has recently spent time with the Mets, Mariners and Astros, before joining the Nationals. Oh yes, the Nationals are desperate for bullpen help. Now is the perfect time to debut the newest version of ... (more) Quick F/x: Jorge Sosa is back

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statspeak.net - 8/6/2009
J.P. Howell and the Great Soft-Tossing Reliever
— statspeak.net — Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a great man named... OK, this may not be story hour, but at once upon a time, being called a soft-tosser in the MLB was a lot like being Cinderella, minus the happy ending. Every once in a while a low-velocity pitcher would rise ... (more) J.P. Howell and the Great Soft-Tossing Reliever

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statspeak.net - 8/5/2009
The demise and rise of Melky Cabrera
— statspeak.net — First off, I would like to introduce myself as one of the newest writers for Statistically Speaking. A few weeks ago, I founded a blog (http://4parl.wordpress.com/) along with some friends. Yesterday we were asked to join the SS staff and it was an invitation we had to say yes to. My name is ... (more) The demise and rise of Melky Cabrera

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statspeak.net - 8/5/2009
M's Deal for Mike Koplove
— statspeak.net — In a small move today, the Mariners acquired reliever Mike Koplove from the Pirates. You may remember Koplove from his time with the Diamondbacks and Indians, or his minor league stints with the Dodgers and Phillies. Koplove has a very strange motion, pitching at a stretched out sidearm ... (more) M's Deal for Mike Koplove

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statspeak.net - 8/3/2009
Clean Sweep: Kendry Morales
— statspeak.net — What has gotten into Kendry Morales lately? Once hailed as the next-great Cuban import, Morales had been nothing short of a monumental disappointment in his first three tours with the Angel s. Between 2006 and 2008, Morales had seen 402 plate appearances for the Anaheim ... (more) Clean Sweep: Kendry Morales

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Pitch F/x: Chris Tillman's Debut
statspeak.net - 7/30/2009
Pitch F/x: Chris Tillman's Debut
— statspeak.net — Orioles prospect Chris Tillman made his debut last night, so let's take a look at how he did. First, his line from his outing: Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Tillman 4.2 7 3 3 1 2 3 5.79 Now, let's go to the Pitch F/x, in all its glory. Click on image to enlarge.  ... (more) Pitch F/x: Chris Tillman's Debut

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