Archive for September 2009

Another look at batted ball classifications—Gameday’s soft and sharp.

Gameday relies on stringers to classify batted balls. How consistent are they?

Sports Illustrated named its top set-up men of 2009. We take a closer look.

Six players “improved” their groundball rates in 2009. Two saw it happen without an actual improvement in performance.

With a new uniform in 2009, he took a new approach to his job.

The Cubs have a shot at back-to-back Rookies of the Year, thanks to the Blue Jays.

Royals starter looks at PITCHf/x, understands it, and, best of all, applies it.

If repeating the same actions and expecting a different outcome is a definition of insanity, then baseball is crazy.

We can no longer call these events PITCHf/x Summits—they are BASEBALLf/x Summits

Some challenges that can affect pitch classification and analysis.