Comments on: Mazzaro’s Debut http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WillClark4HOF http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/#comment-79285 WillClark4HOF Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:46:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=5268#comment-79285 Fantastic, Dan. That's precisely what I was looking for. Fantastic, Dan. That’s precisely what I was looking for.

]]> By: Dan Brooks http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/#comment-79281 Dan Brooks Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:30:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=5268#comment-79281 WillClark4HOF: It turns out that graph is already available...: http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/speed2.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_06/day_02/gid_2009_06_02_oakmlb_chamlb_1//pbp/pitchers/476570.xml&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=2&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500 Not sure if the link above works, but the pattern is pretty clear! -Dan WillClark4HOF:

It turns out that graph is already available…:
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/speed2.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_06/day_02/gid_2009_06_02_oakmlb_chamlb_1//pbp/pitchers/476570.xml&batterX=0&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=2&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500

Not sure if the link above works, but the pattern is pretty clear!

-Dan

]]> By: WillClark4HOF http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/#comment-79270 WillClark4HOF Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:33:44 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=5268#comment-79270 I think it would be helpful to change the graph type on the velocity by pitch number chart. Instead of using a line graph, switching to the color-code point style would allow us to see how each pitch type fared as the game progressed (you could even include trendlines by pitch type). It would also be easier to see if pitch selection changed as his outing wore on. Finally, would it be possible to put inning dividers on the graph? Perhaps velocity dropped after an especially long inning, or after a stretch that included a surprising number of breaking balls. I think it would be helpful to change the graph type on the velocity by pitch number chart. Instead of using a line graph, switching to the color-code point style would allow us to see how each pitch type fared as the game progressed (you could even include trendlines by pitch type). It would also be easier to see if pitch selection changed as his outing wore on. Finally, would it be possible to put inning dividers on the graph? Perhaps velocity dropped after an especially long inning, or after a stretch that included a surprising number of breaking balls.

]]> By: Bizarro Quinn http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/#comment-79130 Bizarro Quinn Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:20:25 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=5268#comment-79130 Mazzaro, Mazzaro! I love you, Mazzaro! Mazzaro, Mazzaro! I love you, Mazzaro!

]]> By: JD http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/mazzaros-debut/#comment-79092 JD Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:08:58 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=5268#comment-79092 Dave, I think you make a faulty assumption concerning Mazzaro's fatigue. It looked a lot more like Mazzaro was overthrowing in the first inning or two. That could explain his velocity for the first 25 pitches, and then he started to calm down some and settled into a much more realistic range of pitch speeds. I really don't think Mazzaro has as many adjustments to make as you suggest. He looked better than the peripheral numbers would suggest, and I think those peripherals will improve. Dave, I think you make a faulty assumption concerning Mazzaro’s fatigue. It looked a lot more like Mazzaro was overthrowing in the first inning or two. That could explain his velocity for the first 25 pitches, and then he started to calm down some and settled into a much more realistic range of pitch speeds.

I really don’t think Mazzaro has as many adjustments to make as you suggest. He looked better than the peripheral numbers would suggest, and I think those peripherals will improve.

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