Brian Bannister Q&A, Part 2

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Brian Bannister is a Smart Guy
Published 1/26/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... Bannister recently did an interview with MLBTradeRumors.com, and showed a level of intelligence about the game of baseball we don't generally hear from the players. In fact, he sounded more like a general manager than anything else. ...

Mlbtraderumors.com: Brian Bannister Q&A
Published 1/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Saturday, January 26, 2008 Mlbtraderumors.com: Brian Bannister Q Part 2 of MLBTR’s Q&A with Bannister. Part 1 of the Q&A can be found ...

links for 2008-01-27
Published 1/27/2008 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
... Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog: Base running 2007: Taking the extra base Now that Lee has conquered defense he is on to baserunning. Brian Bannister Q&A, Part 2 In an interview with MLB Trade Rumors, the Royals starter talks ...

Brian Bannister Interview
Published 1/27/2008 by Sky at skyking162
... excellent Kansas City fielding and a bit of luck. He only struck out 4.2 hitters per nine innings, while still walking 2.4 — not a recipe for success. 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 two at MLB Trade Rumors. MLBTR: What’s the most ...

The Week In Quotes: January 20-27 by Alex Carnevale
Published 1/28/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... so for a pitcher or a hitter. A hitter can swing the bat perfectly and it will result in an out more than six times out of ten. Therefore, as a pitcher, I study and play to put the percentages in my favor more than anything because I know that I can't control the outcome in a single game or series of games, but over the course of a season or a career I will be better than average." -- Royals starter Brian Bannister , on the role of chance in baseball. (Tim Dierkes, MLBTradeRumors.com ) " Frank Robinson once told me he was managing for Triple-A down in ...

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 Gets It
Published 1/28/2008 by Eric Simon <amazinavenue@gmail.com> at Amazin' Avenue: Front Page Posts
How is it that Brian Bannister understands the way baseball works but so many people who have been around the game for so long still don't? Tim Dierkes of MLBTR recently conducted an interview with Bannister, a conversation which included the following exchange: ...

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 ...

Friday Links (1 Feb 08)
Published 2/1/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... 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 in the ...

The Pujols Awards: Week 5
Published 2/6/2008 by John Brattain at The Hardball Times
... 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 you don’t ...

Schrodinger`s Bat: Spring Fling by Dan Fox
Published 3/13/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... his 2006 at -12 (21 errors in 80 games and seemingly reduced range didn't help), and his 2007 at +1. Kansas City Royals As far as sabermetric circles are concerned, there is no more interesting pitcher this spring than the Brian Bannister . 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 - part interview on MLB Trade Rumors and his use of PITCHf/x data in particular has ...

Game 2: Royals at Tigers
Published 4/2/2008 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
... For the Royals it will be Brian Bannister. During the offseason he did a Q & A with MLB Trade Rumors and talked about facing the Tigers (this is just a portion of his response, click through for the full answer): ...

Open Game Thread: Game 18 - A's vs. Royals
Published 4/18/2008 by notsellingjeans at Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts
... 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 revelation ...