Comments on: Hacking And Fastballs http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terminator X http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63848 Terminator X Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:18:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63848 So Dave, what are your thoughts of giving Balentein some PA's behind Ichiro when he plays? Seems like a great possible example of this. So Dave, what are your thoughts of giving Balentein some PA’s behind Ichiro when he plays? Seems like a great possible example of this.

]]> By: Ryan B http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63827 Ryan B Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:26:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63827 When you plot a trend line in Excel, it gives you the R^2 value. When you plot a trend line in Excel, it gives you the R^2 value.

]]> By: Samg http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63814 Samg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:28:35 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63814 definately definately

]]> By: Samg http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63812 Samg Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:19:14 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63812 how do you find out the correlation? how do you find out the correlation?

]]> By: Kevin http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63799 Kevin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:21:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63799 I'd like to see that, too. From the labeled names on the graph, it definitely seems like there was a move from high-Iso to low-Iso guys along the FB% axis, even though that wasn't the control. I’d like to see that, too. From the labeled names on the graph, it definitely seems like there was a move from high-Iso to low-Iso guys along the FB% axis, even though that wasn’t the control.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63798 Kevin Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:18:44 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63798 Did you expect Mae Mordabito's stats included in the analysis? Did you expect Mae Mordabito’s stats included in the analysis?

]]> By: jw http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63794 jw Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:17:20 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63794 Bring this baby into the third dimension! I'd like to see a plot of FB% versus ISO and O-swing, with planes of best fit! Okay, I'm a math nerd, but that's allowed here, right? Bring this baby into the third dimension! I’d like to see a plot of FB% versus ISO and O-swing, with planes of best fit! Okay, I’m a math nerd, but that’s allowed here, right?

]]> By: Basil Ganglia http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63793 Basil Ganglia Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63793 Dave - Are you sure this isn't just a lesser-correlated proxy for the FB% vs. ISO relationship you previously charted. I suspect that high-contact slap hitters will tend to be the same players who don't chase pitches out of the zone, which would move them to the bottom of the graph. As your previous post demonstrated, those are the same batters who also get more fastballs. Dave –

Are you sure this isn’t just a lesser-correlated proxy for the FB% vs. ISO relationship you previously charted. I suspect that high-contact slap hitters will tend to be the same players who don’t chase pitches out of the zone, which would move them to the bottom of the graph. As your previous post demonstrated, those are the same batters who also get more fastballs.

]]> By: Dave Cameron http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63791 Dave Cameron Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63791 Check out <a href="http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/" rel="nofollow">The Book</a> by Tango/Lichtman/Dolphin. There's a good study on line-up protection in there. Check out The Book by Tango/Lichtman/Dolphin. There’s a good study on line-up protection in there.

]]> By: Brian http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/hacking-and-fastballs/#comment-63790 Brian Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:08:01 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=3213#comment-63790 OOOps I meant to say it would help a players batting average to bat in front of Ortiz. Walks in front of Pena. OOOps I meant to say it would help a players batting average to bat in front of Ortiz. Walks in front of Pena.

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