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Umpires show ethnic bias in ball/strike calls—unless they're feeling watched
Interesting 5-year study when the QuesTec system was only in half of the stadiums, but Pitch/FX was everywhere.
5 months ago
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Wilmington Starters by FIP
- Jake Odorizzi - Age 21 - 2.05 (Best of 34 Carolina League pitchers w/ 50+ IP)
- Noel Arguelles - "Age 21" - 3.45 (14th in the league)
- Elisaul Pimentel - Age 22 - 3.64 (19th in the league)
- Timothy Melville - Age 21 - 3.66 (20th in the league)
- Justin Marks - Age 23 - 3.83 (24th in the league)
Hosmer hits go ahead HR in 8th
It was his second HR of the game and his 5th in the last four games. If NW Arkansas loses today, they are eliminated from the playoffs.
Royals on Active Roster Ranked by wOBA (fangraphs)
- Wilson Betemit - .422
- Billy Butler - .365
- Mitch Maier - .313
- Yuniesky Betancourt - .305
- Mike Aviles - .300
A Note On MLB.tv
I live in the San Francisco area, so MLB.tv is how I watch the Royals. From the game threads I know that there are at least a couple of other guys out there using the service as well. This is a week late or so, but I just noticed that there is now a free MLB.tv app for the PS3 that features HD streams and DVR functionality. It's pretty cool.
Also, does MLB Extra Innings make sense anymore for anyone but a restaurant/bar? It costs almost twice as much as MLB.tv, so if you are going to pay for two years of it, you'd be basically paying for two years of MLB.tv and a new PS3 anyway.
Edit: The PS3 app is free, but you still need an active MLB.tv subscription.
Off-Season Focus on Defense Paying Dividends...
... for the Royals' opponents. In the chart at the bottom we can see that the Royals are fourth worst in the majors when it comes to runs prevented on defense at minus 14. The three teams tied for worst are at minus 15. Seattle leads all teams at plus 21.
Jim Tracy Pulls A Trey Hillman
After throwing 128 pitches in his no-hitter a few days ago, Ubaldo Jimenez threw 121 pitches today against the Nationals. That can't be good for Ubaldo's arm going forward.
On The Bullpen
by KCBear on Apr 15, 2010 4:58 PM EDT
on Royals Review
It is no secret that the bullpen has been the most depressing aspect of the Royals' young season. However, based on the data available, I don't think the members of the bullpen (at least a few of them anyway) are as bad as we are making them out to be. The following is my amateur evaluation of the current bullpen staff.
via umpbump.com
Farnsworth doing what he does best. Also, the catcher looks really awkward.
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Oldest Royals Minor Leaguers to Play Yesterday
- Victor Marte, 29
- Mike Aviles, 29
- Wilson Betemit, 28
- Cody Clark, 28
- Scott Thorman, 28
Random Kauffman Stadium Facts from Wikipedia
- Kauffman Stadium is the only stadium in the American League named in honor of a person.
- Kauffman Stadium was the sole baseball-only facility built in the majors between 1962 and 1991.
- Academy Award Winning Actor Chris Cooper, who grew up in Kansas City, attended the University of Missouri, and narrated the documentary of Ewing Kauffman's life story, was on the construction crew that built Kauffman Stadium.
- A construction strike delayed the opening of the Stadium and Kauffman added money to make sure it would open in time for the 1973 season and the 1973 All Star game.
- * Kauffman Stadium is the sixth oldest stadium in Major League Baseball. [edit]
White Sox, Teahen Agree To Three-Year Deal
Teahen and the White Sox have agreed to a 3-year, $14 Million deal. It buys out one year of free agency.
Why is the AL better than the NL?
by KCBear on Oct 13, 2009 8:35 PM EDT
on Royals Review
There have been a few posts recently where the difference in quality between the leagues has been a contentious topic in the comments section. However, nobody is arguing with the fact that the AL is unquestionably the superior of the two. Here a few quick pieces of data that back up that supposition.
AL Interleague Record 2008: 149-103, .591 winning percentage
AL Interleague Record 2009: 137-114, .546 winning percentage
Add that to the fact that the AL hasn't lost an All-Star game since forever ago, and it looks like the AL has been kicking around the NL for over a decade. However, the AL hasn't been quite as dominant as those facts suggest. In the eight years preceding 2005, the NL actually had a winning record of 988-960 (.507) against the AL. That said, the last five years have been really bad for the senior circuit. The question is why.
Royals Review Demographics
by KCBear on Oct 2, 2009 5:44 PM EDT
on Royals Review
I read Royals Review daily, but I don't usually post a whole lot. I only say that because I'm sure there is a large number of people like me and probably even more who read frequently and don't post at all. Anyway, I generally find the discussion and user commentary on the site to be of a far more intelligent and educated and a far less petty and argumentative nature than the vast majority of what I find on the internet in general. It also seems that the readership of Royals Review is comprised of a wide array of age groups. This got to me to wondering if having a community with a more balanced age distribution could potentially relate to a better overall site environment. While other age groups are growing quickly, the majority of internet users are still under 30. All of that to say, I would like to know how the age distribution on Royals Review compares to the internet as a whole. Please indulge my curiosity, and participate in this highly unscientific poll.
Ka'aihue to not get September call up
Previously, the Royals brought up pitchers Victor Marte, Carlos Rosa and Dusty Hughes from Omaha. Hillman said the DiNardo and Gordon promotions signal the end of September callups. That means that Omaha first baseman Kila Ka'aihue (.252, 17 homers, 57 RBIs) will not get a look this year, as he did in 2008.
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Interesting Minor League Site
I found this site today, and it is pretty interesting. It has a lot of useful information. The prospect rankings are a little off perhaps, but they were probably made before the season.
You can add players to a tracker so you don't have to look up each minor league team every day. They also have minor league batted ball data.
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