At the peak of his career, Randy Johnson threw a 102 mph fastball. It was one of the fastest pitches ever at the time and he lit up the radar gun like no other in his era. However, 102 mph is now hit several times a month by a handful of relief pitchers and even a few starting...
The stats that make a good pitcher are generally a high k/9 and k/bb and a low Earned run average while accounting for innings pitched. Mixing in stats like a high Fangraphs Wins Above Replacement and a low ERA+ will also give you a very good pitching statistical overview. What is the...
What is guest blogging? In this era of ecommerce growth and omnichannel approaches, creating engaging content is key. Businesses are constantly looking for new ways to communicate with customers and with each other. Blogging is one way many businesses use to both inform their customers and to...
Here's more from Bauer in his free agency video: "I feel that I would be a better pitcher pitching every fourth day than every fifth day. Why do I feel that? Well, I collect data on myself every day and I can see the trends, how my body is trending. How do I recov...
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• Updated all-time MLB leaderboards:Hitting|Pitching •Official MLB press release •Complete Negro Leagues coverage Keep in mind, this is really just meant to be a fun thought experiment -- not any rigorous attempt to adjust statistics for an apples-to-apples comparison. We just want to...
Although these accompanying emotions are unpleasant, it’s actually a good thing that they bring you to a boiling point, such that you say “enough is enough” and decide to finally do something about it and take meaningful action. I’ve been deliberately vague throughout this post because I...
A pitching Triple Crown (2018) Four league ERA titles Two league strikeout titles (including a career-high 200 K's in 2018) The one thing missing from Sugano's resume is an NPB championship -- the Giants came close many times with Sugano leading the rotation, but never won an NPB title...
A new-found energy:Whether it was a new-manager bounce or not, Potter's players looked as motivated as they have all season and played the first half at a really good tempo, with everyone pitching in - a stark contrast to most of the Julen Lopetegui era. ...
Sidenote: I had the chance to see Pedro pitch at Fenway in the early summer of 2004, and I still haven’t forgiven myself for passing up the opportunity. Kids, take it from me: when your uncle offers you a free box seat for a game when a living legend is pitching, undernocircumstan...