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TheOne1313 I love these types of articles. I plan on writing some for mets pitchers when I get the chance
I had used Mike Fast script to spider the data and parse it into a database and basically im wanting to know two things.
1) What program to do use to produce the graphs?
2) What query in SQL should I do to get this? Basically what Im wanting to do is break it down to what pct does this pitcher throws this type of pitch on this count . I cant figure in MYSQL how to do this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
THT: Anatomy of a player: Hiroki Kuroda
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
THT: Anatomy of a player: Hiroki Kuroda Unlike other Japanese imports, Kuroda doesn’t seem to pitch backwards much. Many pitchers from Japan like to throw off-speed pitches in fastball counts and fastballs in off-speed counts, but Kuroda prefers his fastball on the first pitch and when he falls behind. He throws either his four-seamer or sinker more than 70 percent of the time 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and 3-1. This may be a testament to his belief in his fastball, which is a very solid pitch with plus velocity. This conventional style of pitching may be the reason he didn’t see a spike in ...
Hiroki Kuroda And What Makes Him Tick
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
In THT:
Unlike other Japanese imports, Kuroda doesn't seem to pitch backwards much. Many pitchers from Japan like to throw off-speed pitches in fastball counts and fastballs in off-speed counts, but Kuroda prefers his fastball on the first pitch and when he falls behind. He throws either his four-seamer or sinker more than 70 percent of the time 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and 3-1. This may be a testament to his belief in his fastball, which is a very solid pitch with plus velocity. This conventional style of pitching may be the reason he didn't see a spike in his walk rates this ...
Around The Web: Studs And Duds
Fire Ned Colletti Now —
... The Hardball Times: A breakdown of Hiroki Kuroda. If any Dodger fans still think he's a bust or a number 5 starter, please end yourself. ...


