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Johan Santana’s blister and the rub of PITCHf/x
hardballtimes.com - 6/16/2009
Johan Santana’s blister and the rub of PITCHf/x
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Johan Santana has (or had) a blister, and his pitching coach says it has affected his fastball. Checking that out with PITCHf/x seems easy enough, but therein lies the rub. Click the title to read more. Click here to learn about THT's download subscriptions.
What's Wrong With Johan?
sharapovasthigh.com - 6/15/2009
What's Wrong With Johan?
— sharapovasthigh.com — New York Mets star pitcher Johan Santana has been hit hard in his last two starts, including... the worst outing of his career yesterday against the Yankees. Could it be injury-related? (more) What's Wrong With Johan?

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Mark Feinsand (BloggingBombers) on Twitter
— twitter.com — For the latest on the Red Sox, follow @ IanMBrowne of MLB.com 11 minutes ago from mobile... web Dr. Andrews doesn't find anything more wrong with Marte's shoulder. Marte to continue his rehab program in Tampa; no timetable for return about 2 hours ago ... (more) Mark Feinsand (BloggingBombers) on Twitter

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What’s Wrong with Johan Santana?
metstoday.com - 6/15/2009
What’s Wrong with Johan Santana?
— metstoday.com — Johan Santana’s velocity is down, as is his command. One thing I notice is his arm dragging... behind slightly — it’s out of sync with his hips, and as a result the hips and legs are... [[ This is a summary ... visit MetsToday.com ... (more) What’s Wrong with Johan Santana?

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  • loran16 loran16
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    Harry, I already started working on Santana's data myself, and was wondering if you'd think of extending the research back into Santana's two starts before his start at Yankee Stadium.

     

    Before those two starts, Johan had had a fairly stable K rate, but in those two (as well as his Yankee Stadium start) he Ked no more than 3 batters a game, which is a big change for him.  The shift in the horizontal movement of his pitches does not appear in those other two starts like it did in his last start, making it seem as if another factor is at play here.

    Posted 6/16/2009 respond (flag)
    • Harry Pavlidis Harry Pavlidis
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      loran, I'm going to include some Shea games in part 2. What I didn't mention was that the comps shown in part 1 also relieved Johan in Pittsburgh, so that will get some attention, too.  Hmm, this could become 3 parts very easily, must be careful....
      Posted 6/17/2009 respond (flag)
  • studes studes
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    Great article, Harry.  Thanks.
    Posted 6/16/2009 respond (flag)
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Bias in PITCHf/x?
THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball — Self-named replacement-level PITCHf/x-ers Harry Pavlidis (*) points out: Ken Takahashi and Brian Stokes both pitched in relief of Santana on Sunday, and we happen to have another game (May 11) from Citi Field where all three pitched. Talk about the fantastic luck to find the same three pitchers who pitched in two different games, with the game we are most interested in be one of those games. (*) Harry three months ago called himself a replacement-level PITCHf/x-er.  I have no idea ...

Link Dump Brought To You By Olivia Wilde
Rumors and Rants — ... An even better statistical way to make fantasy owners want to kill themselves all over again as a result of Johan Santana’s last start - The Hardball Times ...

Royals Lunchtime Links: Meche is Now in Greinke's Neighborhood
Royals Review — ... Tap = Murderer's Row - Driveline Mechanics Willie Bloomquist's playing time is both a necessity and a sign that the Royals are in a bad place | Mellinger's Blog on the Royals and Baseball Testing Conventional Wisdom: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the Playoffs - Beyond the Box Score Sophomores: The AL Central | FanGraphs Baseball General Managers Are Listenin to SB Nation - Blog Huddle Johan Santana’s blister and the rub of PITCHf/x -- The Hardball Times YouTube - ...

Hierarchical Pitch Classification
Baseball Analysts — ... classification in the past, but recently few algorithms have broken into the saber-blogosphere. So I'd like to take the opportunity to propose a classification framework for identifying pitch types that is probably novel to most of the pitch F/X community. It isn't perfect, but I feel that it makes a good step forward, and hopefully it will turn the community on to some new methods. ...

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