Comments on: WS Coverage: Joe Blanton, Yankees Fall in Love with Fastball Early http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ws-coverage-joe-blanton-yankees-fall-in-love-with-fastball-early/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ws-coverage-joe-blanton-yankees-fall-in-love-with-fastball-early/#comment-105287 Jay Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=10883#comment-105287 The real story here is just that he gave up 5 hits on 15 balls in play, and if you were watching, you know that they were mostly bloops and grounders and hardly any line drives. Five grounders went for two hits, and none went for double plays. grounder (infield single) line drive (double) flyball (sac-fly) flyball (out) flyball (out) grounder (out) flyball (out) flyball (out) grounder (infield single, runner to 2B) bloop (single) bloop (single) flyball (out) flyball (out) grounder (out) grounder (out) Seven strikeouts, two walks, lots of bad contact induced. In truth, Blanton pitched very well last night and arguably better than Sabathia. The real story here is just that he gave up 5 hits on 15 balls in play, and if you were watching, you know that they were mostly bloops and grounders and hardly any line drives. Five grounders went for two hits, and none went for double plays.

grounder (infield single)
line drive (double)
flyball (sac-fly)
flyball (out)
flyball (out)
grounder (out)
flyball (out)
flyball (out)
grounder (infield single, runner to 2B)
bloop (single)
bloop (single)
flyball (out)
flyball (out)
grounder (out)
grounder (out)

Seven strikeouts, two walks, lots of bad contact induced. In truth, Blanton pitched very well last night and arguably better than Sabathia.

]]> By: BATTLETANK http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ws-coverage-joe-blanton-yankees-fall-in-love-with-fastball-early/#comment-105275 BATTLETANK Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:35 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=10883#comment-105275 better if you think the second group of runs he gave up were BS. walk, infield single, bloop, bloop. didn't have a hard hit ball hit off of him after the first inning. better if you think the second group of runs he gave up were BS. walk, infield single, bloop, bloop. didn’t have a hard hit ball hit off of him after the first inning.

]]> By: Kampfer http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/ws-coverage-joe-blanton-yankees-fall-in-love-with-fastball-early/#comment-105269 Kampfer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:58:39 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=10883#comment-105269 I think he did better than I would have expected last night. 7Ks 2BBs are spectacular number from your number two starters, let alone your forth. I think he did better than I would have expected last night. 7Ks 2BBs are spectacular number from your number two starters, let alone your forth.

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