
Crashburn Alley
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J.A. Happ in Pitch F/X
A look at all of Happ's pitches so far this season. He needs to be put in the starting rotation ASAP.
Apologies for the shameless self-promotion but I thought it'd be of interest to TGP readers. :)
Stat-Minded Player Recalculating VORP Before Every At Bat
Hat tip to Studeman at THT. The Onion with another gem.
Chris Young's Shaky First Inning
Chris Young needed 43 pitches to get through the first inning in tonight's game in Philadelphia. He walked two and gave up four hits, including a three-run home run to Chase Utley after back-to-back singles by Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino.
Young's line after he left with two outs in the third inning:
3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR (82 pitches, 51 strikes)
Here's a chart of his tumultuous first inning.
It appears as if Young could only throw his fastball for strikes -- his two sliders were barely in the strike zone and only 4 of his 13 change-ups were in there. Meanwhile, of his 28 fastballs, only 7 were out of the strike zone. All four of the first-inning hits came on fastballs as well. That is a stark contrast to the fact that four of the five hits Young allowed after the first inning came on off-speed pitches (three change-ups, one slider).
Interested in learning how to create Pitch F/X graphs? Check out R.J. Anderson's awesome tutorials, Sky Kalkman's article on understanding the graphs, or check out my supplementary videos.
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