BallHype User Blog - studes

The foul ball, part one: What does it tell us about a batter?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:24:29 +1900

This is the first study I've seen of foul balls. Very nice job.

studes posted 4/15/2008 from mvn.com [link]

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Driveline Mechanics

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:40:23 +1900

A new blog focusing on pitching mechanics -- looks like a good one.

studes posted 4/7/2008 from www.drivelinemechanics.com [link]

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Liar, Liar? « The Mockingbird

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:24:22 +1900

Jon Hale has a quick look at A. J. Burnett's pitching repertoire last night. This is the potential power of the Pitch f/x system. Imagine every blog being able to post something like this the day after a game? Awesome.

studes posted 4/3/2008 from bjays.wordpress.com [link]

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How to make your team better by firing your third base coach

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:11:18 +1900

Tremendous analysis by Pizza Cutter, showing how conservative coaches and managers tend to be, and how much it costs their teams.

studes posted 4/3/2008 from mvn.com [link]

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The Other Fifteen: How important is the narrative?

Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:00:30 +1900

A very nice article about the narrative of baseball, why we love it, and why it presents problems between sabermetricians and the ordinary fan.

studes posted 4/2/2008 from otherfifteen.blogspot.com [link]

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Gelf Magazine Ink-Stained Investigators

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:27:53 +1800

Talking to the primary investigators of baseball's steroid scandal.

studes posted 3/4/2008 from www.gelfmagazine.com [link]

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Gelf Magazine Why NFL Coaches Keep Making The Wrong Calls

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:46:12 +1800

See where the coach of your favorite team rates.

studes posted 2/14/2008 from www.gelfmagazine.com [link]

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Hank Steinbrenner: Yankees' deal for Johan Santana `probably off' - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 21:09:44 +1800

The latest in the Santana sweepstakes.

studes posted 12/4/2007 from sports.yahoo.com [link]

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Video - Keep Your Eyes on the Bat - YouTube

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:38:27 +1900

What are the odds?

studes posted 9/18/2007 from www.youtube.com [link]

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THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

Thu, 6 Sep 2007 19:29:27 +1900

An angry rebuttal to Gary Huckaby's proclamation that baseball analysis is dead.

studes posted 9/6/2007 from www.insidethebook.com [link]

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Craig Biggio Blames Media Pressure For Stalling At 285 Hit-By-Pitches | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:41:00 +1900

Critical article. Must read.

studes posted 8/2/2007 from www.theonion.com [link]

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Newberg Report : THE NEWBERG REPORT -- JULY 31, 2007: THE MARK TEIXEIRA TRADE

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:15:01 +1900

Jamey Newberg with a great Texas fans' view of the Teixeira trade.

studes posted 7/31/2007 from newberg.mlblogs.com [link]

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Tennis, pressure and the gender wage-gap

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:08:55 +1900

Pretty fascinating study and a very controversial finding: that women are more prone than men to make more unforced errors and play more conservatively in clutch situations.

studes posted 6/28/2007 from www.voxeu.org [link]

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Audio Player on 790 The Ticket

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 13:56:27 +1900

An interview with Buzz Bissinger, in which Buzz loses it because the interviewer challenges his numbers. No surprise, given the type of stuff Bissinger has written in the past.

studes posted 6/2/2007 from www.790theticket.com [link]

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The Soul of Baseball: The boys try to look so hard ...

Mon, 14 May 2007 10:44:20 +1900

A great post about the least intimidating pitchers. For my money, this is the best baseball blog out there right now.

studes posted 5/14/2007 from thesoulofbaseball.blogspot.com [link]

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Smoltz and Braves agree on contract extension - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:48:09 +1900

Given today's market, a very good deal for the Braves. Smoltz is still effective, though his K rate has fallen off a bit this year.

studes posted 4/27/2007 from sports.yahoo.com [link]

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The Real Most Valuable Players - WSJ.com

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:54:59 +1900

Excellent Wall Street Journal article on baseball economics.

studes posted 4/14/2007 from online.wsj.com [link]

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300-pound man crushes fan at Shea - Newsday.com

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:40:15 +1900

Ouch! A new reason to just watch games on TV.

studes posted 4/12/2007 from www.newsday.com [link]

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JS Online: Left high and dry

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:29:16 +1900

I didn't know about this rule change.

studes posted 4/11/2007 from www.jsonline.com [link]

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The Best Left-handed Pitchers of 2007 -- The Hardball Times

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:37:03 +1900

Great list by Chris Constancio

studes posted 4/3/2007 from www.hardballtimes.com [link]

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