Brian Bannister Q&A, Part 1

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Read: MLBTR’s Q&A with Bannister
Published 1/26/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a post to MLB Trade Rumors, Tim Dierkes has a long talk with Royals RHP Brian Bannister, who was traded to Kansas City by the Mets during last off-season. ...

Mlbtraderumors.com: Brian Bannister Q&A
Published 1/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... Part 2 of MLBTR’s Q&A with Bannister. Part 1 of the Q&A can be found here . As Guitar Hero wrote in the Comments, “He’s a smart guy!” ...

Brian Bannister Interview
Published 1/27/2008 by Sky at skyking162
... However, from his answers to Tim’s questions, I’m now a fan of the guy. Bannister sounds extremely smart and takes an extremely analytical approach towards pitching. Here’s hoping he can continue to improve. My favorite answer of his is below, and you can read more responses in parts one and ...

Bannister on MLBTR
Published 1/28/2008 by royalsreview <royalsnightly@yahoo.com> at Royals Review: Front Page Posts
Everyone's favorite mid-rotation starter, Brian Bannister, has made his internet presence felt again, this time at MLBTR. Part 1 Part 2 Here's part of his response to a question about common misunderstandings of the game: ...

Brian Bannister Is Smart
Published 1/28/2008 by Craig Brown at Royals Authority
Just in case you didn’t know from my post about the Forecast Luncheon, Brian Bannister puts a great deal of thought in everything he does. Including e-mail interviews. If you haven’t checked out MLBTradeRumors for the Bannister interviews, CLICK THESE LINKS!!!! Part I Part II Part III I used Roman Numerals, because I think Bannister is the kind of guy that can appreciate that. Thanks to Tim at MLB Trade Rumors (and friend of Royals Authority) for the series. As I told him after reading the ...

Santana to Mets
Published 1/29/2008 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
... Also: MLB Trade Rumors caught Royals’ starter Brian Bannister for a long, three-part Q&A. Bannister is obviously a thoughful guy, and even better, he uses adverbs correctly. Check this out: ...

Friday Links (1 Feb 08)
Published 2/1/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... on the major league schedule.” Because, of course, Bud Selig made the All-Star game “meaningful” a while back. Jeff at Lookout Landing (blog about the Mariners, our bitter natural rivals) has used Josh Kalk’s PITCHf/x tool to break down Seattle’s hitters in fascinating ways. Someone should do this for the Padres. Hint: It shouldn’t be me. MLB Trade Rumors has an interview with Royals pitcher Brian Bannister: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (hat tip to PF4L ...

The Pujols Awards: Week 5
Published 2/6/2008 by John Brattain at The Hardball Times
... (Submitted by Dave Rutt) While Shea Stadium is not long for this world, cliché stadium is where athletes play their games with the media and it will never have a date with your friendly neighborhood wrecking ball. That being the case, a truly candid interview from somebody on the inside is always a refreshing change of pace. On MLB Trade Rumors Royals pitcher Brian Bannister gives us his take on a myriad of topics. If you haven’t read it, be sure to check it out: Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 . Juan Gonzalez W.C. Fields once said "If at first ...

Winning with an 89-mph fastball: an analysis of Brian Bannister (Part 1)
Published 2/24/2008 by Mike Fast at Statistically Speaking
... exactly how Brian Bannister wins in the major leagues with a below-average fastball speed, but I hope to share some of what I have learned on the topic. This article will take the form of either a two- or three-part series. In case you’ve been hiding under the proverbial sabermetric rock the last few weeks–maybe you’re one of those weirdos who believe players are human or you’ve been out of your garage recently to look at the sky –Brian Bannister gave a fascinating three-part interview to Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors last month. In Part 3 of the interview, ...

Winning with an 89-mph fastball: an analysis of Brian Bannister (Part 1)
Published 2/24/2008 by Mike Fast at Statistically Speaking
... exactly how Brian Bannister wins in the major leagues with a below-average fastball speed, but I hope to share some of what I have learned on the topic. This article will take the form of either a two- or three-part series. In case you’ve been hiding under the proverbial sabermetric rock the last few weeks–maybe you’re one of those weirdos who believe players are human or you’ve been out of your garage recently to look at the sky –Brian Bannister gave a fascinating three-part interview to Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors last month. In Part 3 of the interview, ...

Shinsano@MLBTR
Published 3/5/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... I’d actually like to recommend the post between mine, which is about Brian Bannister doing a regular mailbag thing for MLB.com. If you haven’t read Tim’s interview with Bannister I urge you to do so. Far from the typical athlete interview, Bannister provided some insights into pitching you just won’t see other places.  ...

Schrodinger`s Bat: Spring Fling by Dan Fox
Published 3/13/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... . That's because Bannister has now become something of a posterboy for players using the ideas and techniques of performance analysis to find and exploit any and every advantage open to them. In Bannister's case, his three - ...

Five Players That Can Help In Deep Leagues
Published 3/28/2008 by Edwin Van Bibber-Orr at Seamless Baseball
... Sabermetricians are in love with Brian Bannister after his now infamous interview with Tim Dierkes regarding BABIP. Not only is Bannister remarkably self-aware, he is also a pretty decent pitcher, posting a 1.19 WHIP after the All-Star break last year. Think of him as Greg Maddux-lite. ...

Brian Bannister And Other Fantasy News From Yesterday
Published 4/3/2008 at FakeTeams
How fast will Royals' SP Brian Bannister disappear from free agent pools after yesterday's gem?  He threw seven shut-out innings with no BBs against the powerful Tigers' line-up for the victory.  I already own him (and was fortunate to have started him), but I was expecting it to blow-up at any time - the peril of having a SP going against the Tigers.  (For those interested in learning why Bannister has become a sabre-fave, read this three-part interveiw he gave to Tim Dierkes at MLB Trade Rumors.) ...

Metamorphosis: April 2nd, 2008 to April 10th, 2008
Published 4/10/2008 by Chris McCown at Mets Geek
... have looked pretty nice in the Mets bullpen right now? I tend to think so. Bannister is a nice starter, a terrific baseball mind, and has had a solid career thus far. He also has the type of mediocre peripheral statistics that are hard to defy while still enjoying a terrific career. And although I feel like Leslie Nielsen in Airplane! for being the geek to say this after the plane has already landed, we’re all rooting for him despite that. However, Burgos had the power arm, the strikeout rate, and if he were healthy, I think he’d be battling ...

Open Game Thread: Game 18 - A's vs. Royals
Published 4/18/2008 by notsellingjeans at Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts
... a team trying to snap a losing streak.  The A's will throw Chad Gaudin, who has reminded us of his second half of '07 in his first two starts of '08 (7.20 ERA and 1.70 WHIP). The Royals will counter with Brian Bannister, arguably the game's most dominant pitcher in the first two weeks of the season (3-0, 0.86 ERA, 10 hits in 21 innings pitched). Bannister's a very interesting pitcher - you can read about him in my favorite interview I've ever read of a player here and here and here, a 3-part series at MLBtraderumors. That interview, and the ...

Closing Time - All Right, Hamilton!
Published 15 days ago by Scott Pianowski at Roto Arcade
... • I know he's hit a rough patch of late, but I'm really rooting for Brian Bannister to make it big. He's probably the most intelligent and honest interview in the game right now (I wish I had a clip to what he said tonight, on-air; in the meantime, this excellent winter piece will have to do). He's quietly nudging his strikeout rate up a little bit, which is a key for future success - he'll admit to you that he needs to miss more bats, and he's working on it, tooling with some extra pitches. None of this added up to a winning turn Wednesday (6.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ...