SB Nation User Blog: davethebutcher

Rube Waddell, St. Louis Browns

davethebutcher — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:02:33 -0000

Rube Waddell, St. Louis Browns

And that was just 1903. In one game against the Athletics, Waddell was at bat in the eighth inning with two out and a tying run on second. The catcher threw to second, trying to pick off the runner, but overthrew, and the ball went into the outfield. The runner took off for home. As he rounded third, the center fielder hurled the ball in to home plate …

… and Waddell, to everyone’s horror, knocked it out of the park.

He was declared out for interference. "They’d been feeding me curves all afternoon," he told a flabbergasted Connie Mack, "and this was the first straight ball I’d looked at!"

From futilitycloset.com

Pujols and the Sabermetric Triple Crown

davethebutcher — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:52:23 -0000

Pujols and the Sabermetric Triple Crown

Pujols looking good for the sabermetric triple crown.

Dan Talks A Lot

davethebutcher — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:39:22 -0000

Dan Talks A Lot

Via BTB

ESPN Baseball Tracking

davethebutcher — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:54:32 -0000

ESPN Baseball Tracking

Interesting, but still Meh.

Free Trial of MLB.tv

davethebutcher — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:45:57 -0000

Free Trial of MLB.tv

For a week, 7/11 through 7/18.

Boog ballin This actually went on about three times as long as I have, took me a bit to get...

davethebutcher — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:36:55 -0000

Boog ballin

This actually went on about three times as long as I have, took me a bit to get the camera out.

Pujols and Bengie before Friday nights game.

davethebutcher — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:55:10 -0000

Pujols and Bengie before Friday nights game.

The break of the curveball

davethebutcher — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:30:50 -0000

The break of the curveball

Check out the link for a cool optical illusion.

Description:

"In baseball, a curveball creates a physical effect and a perceptual puzzle. The physical effect (the curve) arises because the ball’s rotation leads to a deflection in the ball’s path. The perceptual puzzle arises because the deflection is actually gradual but is often perceived as an abrupt change in direction (the break). Our illusions suggest that the perceived "break" may be caused by the transition from the central visual system to the peripheral visual system. Like a curveball, the spinning disks in the illusions appear to abruptly change direction when an observer switches from foveal to peripheral viewing."

Found on reddit.com

davethebutcher — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:06:56 -0000

Found on reddit.com

Daily Spring Training Slideshow

davethebutcher — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:27:04 -0000

Daily Spring Training Slideshow

Some great pictures from the Post DIspatch. You can order prints online.