Thursday, May 02, 2013
Baseball’s symphony of sounds
(espn.go.com)
Peavy smiles and says: “I try not to yell; I try not to swear. But at 7 o’clock every night, I turn into someone different. I’m out there trying to focus. I’m competing. I can’t control myself. But I have three little boys. I want them to be able to watch their daddy pitch without hearing all the yelling.
Read More...Dunn smiles and says: “I make fun of Jake. I mock him. I can’t even make the sound he makes when he’s out there; it will hurt my throat. We do an over/under on when he’s going to first yell at ...
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‹ First < 7 8 9 10 11 12It's not 6 out of 16. It's 6 out of however many pitches were in the strike zone. It may be a simple issue of the Yankees swinging aggressively at pitches in the zone.
If they go to robot umps the offensive levels in baseball will make 1998 look like 1968.
Also, there is an assumption of accuracy on the "K zone" type things that I do not share.
Ah, just like the French Army in June, 1940; or, maybe not so much.
In any case, I think the TBS zone has been wonky all postseason, at least to my eyes. In game one of the ALCS it was in love with Fister's breaking ball but neither I nor the home plate umpire shared its enthusiasm. It also seems stingy on the corners. Like most K zones it has been generous with high strikes, but the home plate umps have seemed quite generous with that pitch as well.
Interesting thesis, but I think you need more data/context. What's normal? How many total pitches were in the zone? Yankees were fouling off a ton last night and had a lot of BIP outs too.
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