Statistically Speaking: Fast: A PITCHf/x primer

A late break on PITCHf/x?  Well, Mike Fast is here with a much needed primer.

Many of you are hopefully familiar with the PITCHf/x system and at least some of the data and analysis that have been produced on the subject over the past year, but it may be completely new to some of you. In either case, I thought it would be helpful to provide an introduction and tutorial on the information that is available. I’ll point toward some existing resources and try to fill in some of the gaps. I’ve divided this primer into sections so you can easily skip to the parts that interest you.

- What is PITCHf/x?
- How do I get and use the data?
- Where can I find resources?
- How do I identify pitch types?
- How do I interpret graphs?
- Is the data reliable?
- Where can I go for further discussion and study?