mvn.com - 7/19/2009
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The first thing I would like to point out is that the Kansas City pitch f/x looks to be juiced this weekend, giving Rays players 1-2 more mph on their pitches, and about 2-3 more than compared to the Trop. As for Scott Kazmir, a typical start from him allowing only one run yet getting his pitch ...
A Start To Live On For Kazmir: Use The Slider
mvn.com 7/29/2009 — When was the last time Scott Kazmir went seven innings in a start? Try over a year ago on July 21 against the Oakland A's where he pitched seven innings and allow no runs with nine Ks for his eighth win of 2008. Tonight, Kazmir went seven innings and throw to one batter in the eight allowing a ...
Stuff Was There, But Efficiency Burned Up In Texas Homecoming For Kazmir
mvn.com 7/4/2009 — I want to make the point first that the pitch f/x data coming from MLB's Gameday isn't bad for analyzing. However, it gives out it own pitch classifications which can make unintentional mistakes for some reason. So whenever I do my pitch f/x graphs, I will change the pitch type classification ...
Revisiting Scott Kazmir For Victor Zambrano
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 8/5/2009 — From Mets blog (via Rays Index ), here is what former New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette had to say when recently asked about the infamous Scott Kazmir trade: “I’m still answering questions about the Kazmir trade. It was six years ago… Kazmir, here’s a guy that what we talked about ...
Revisiting Scott Kazmir For Victor Zambrano
mvn.com 8/5/2009 — From Mets blog (via Rays Index ),
here is what former New York Mets general manager Jim Duquette had to
say when recently asked about the infamous Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano trade : "I'm
still answering questions about the Kazmir trade. It was six years ago...
Kazmir, here's a guy that ...
An Improving Kazmir, Pitch F/X Of Course
mvn.com 6/28/2009 — One of the few games which I really was excited to watch beforehand because I will get to see the pitch f/x of the night. Scott Kazmir made his return from the DL, and threw only five innings due to being on a pretty strict pitch count after throwing 92 pitches. A good start overall, fell into ...
Fantasy Files: Scott Kazmir
mlbnotebook.com 7/19/2009 — Coming into the 2009 season, the prevailing notion was that Scott Kazmir is the ace of the Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff. He's been a member of the team since they were the Devil Rays and wore green. He leads the team in all-time wins (51), strikeouts (836), and innings pitched (791). Despite ...
Kazmir outing draws optimism
www2.tbo.com 6/24/2009 — MARC LANCASTER | The Tampa Tribune Published: June 24, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG - Everyone sounded so optimistic about Scott Kazmir's progress Tuesday that it seemed the only difficult part of deciding when he will rejoin the Rays is determining who will ...
Adjusted Kazmir Flight Paths, Nice Deception Needs To Be Utilized
mvn.com 7/4/2009 — Ignoring Gameday's generic and incorrect pitch classifications, I have adjusted the pitch types and made my own flight paths (courtesy of Harry P. ). Here is the first base view of the three pitches Kazmir featured last night . (Click for a larger image) We have to ignore the last 20 ...
Kazmir And The Butcher: Meeting One
mvn.com 9/3/2009 — Although it is only one start, Scott Kazmir's first one with the Angels was a good one as he got eight Ks against the Mariners in six and a third innings. A significant improvement than his last start at Seattle where he allowed seven runs in four and a third innings just under a month ago. ...
Jim Duquette’s Revisionist History Of The Scott Kazmir Deal?
raysindex.com 8/5/2009 — Recently, former Mets GM Jim Duquette was asked about one of the most famous trade deadline deals in baseball history. That would be the one that sent Scott Kazmir and a minor leaguer to the Rays for Victor Zambrano and a minor leaguer.
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Rays 4, Royals 2 —
NYT > Baseball 7/19/2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Willy Aybar was 4-for-4, including an RBI double for the go-ahead run in the eighth, and Tampa Bay beat the reeling Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday night.