Archive for the 'Pitching' Category

It isn’t just any sub, after all, who’s dressed up like a million dollar trooper, trying hard to look like Gary Cooper.

David looks at Ben Sheets from a statistical, mechanical and injury perspective with help from Dan Loeterman and Chris Neault.

Guess who twinkled and lit up the streets and who just tinkled and wet their sheets?

On April 30, 1961 Willie Mays became just the ninth player to hit four home runs in a game. Richard looks back on Mays’ feat, and the other men who have clubbed four round-trippers in a single day.

What the Lord giveth, the MLB hitter taketh away…

At 44, Johnson has come back from the DL to pitch great in his first three starts. Here, with the help of PITCHfx, is how he’s doing it

Dissecting one of the top young pitchers in baseball.

How relief pitchers fare depending on the number of days they’ve had off

Which is the better pitch: an 87-mph fastball on the outside corner or 96 down the middle? John has a look using (of course) PITCHf/x.