Because sometimes it feels like everything I write somehow becomes about one guy (click the link, you’ll enjoy it), here are a three interesting tidbits from around the blogosphere.
1) Dave Pinto did some research and confirmed a bit of conventional wisdom. “As you can see, the faster pitches are more effective in the strike zone, the off-speed pitches are more effective out of the strike zone.” Findings like this do not often get attention, but confirming the stuff that we assumed is a vital step in moving our understanding of the sport further.
2) The Biz of Baseball has a nice long post up about corporate sponsorships being taboo during the current economic crisis, even though they may actually make financial sense.
3) RLYW looks at Brett Gardner’s comparable players, and does not like what he sees. Kenny Lofton is the best player on the list, while most of the players are 4A types.
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TIQ IQ
I’d like to see a similar study about the oft repeated ‘Hard stuff up and in, soft stuff low and away.’
I still believe high cheese is the best pitch in baseball.