PITCHf/x Articles

Publish Date Author Title URL Language Website Description
2008-05-08  Kalk, Josh Question about Lincecum's slider URL  English  McCovey Chronicles on pitcher Tim Lincecum's addition of a slider in 2008 with additional material on the hump in Lincecum's curveball and Barry Zito's curveball in the comments
2008-05-22  Paradise, Jay Quick Dice-K Preview URL  English  Red Sox F/X about pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka's repertoire
2008-06-07  Paradise, Jay Quick Tim Wakefield Chart URL  English  Red Sox F/X a look at pitcher Tim Wakefield's repertoire and discussion of the movement of the knuckleball
2008-04-10  Fast, Mike Real-time pitch identification URL  English  The Hardball Times evaluating the MLB pitch identification for nine pitchers in early 2008
2008-06-09  Paradise, Jay Red Sox Hitters: Pitch Data URL  English  Red Sox F/X pitch results for Red Sox hitters in 2008
2008-06-23  Paradise, Jay Red Sox vs Dan Haren URL  English  Red Sox F/X a look at the pitch repertoire and results for Dan Haren
2008-06-08  Paradise, Jay Red Sox vs Erik Bedard, Again URL  English  Red Sox F/X a look at the pitch repertoire and results for Erik Bedard
2008-05-24  Paradise, Jay Red Sox vs Joe Blanton URL  English  Red Sox F/X about pitcher Joe Blanton's repertoire, pitch usage, and results
2008-05-31  Paradise, Jay Red Sox vs Orioles, Lester vs Olson 5/31 URL  English  Red Sox F/X about pitcher Garrett Olson's repertoire, results, and release point
2008-04-02  Gray, Doug Reds hitters: Over Aggressive? URL  English  Reds Pitchfx on the pitch location to Reds hitters on pitches taken and swung at in the March 31 game
2008-05-01  Turkenkopf, Dan Revisiting the Run Value of Switching a Ball to a Strike URL  English  stealing first on the run value of close strike calls at different counts
2008-05-22  Paradise, Jay Rich Harden comes to town URL  English  Red Sox F/X about pitcher Rich Harden's repertoire and pitch usage
2008-05-21  Sullivan, Jeff RRS' Fastball URL  English  Lookout Landing about average fastball speed by appearance for pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith
2008-04-03  Pavlidis, Harry Ryan Dempster Still Throws Three Pitches URL  English  Another Cubs Blog about pitcher Ryan Dempster and his repertoire.
2008-04-10  Chris Sanchez Dominant in Giants Win URL  English  Bay City Ball on pitcher Jonathan Sanchez and his performance in the April 9 game.
2007-06-26  Walsh, John Schilling's Aching Schoulder URL  English  The Hardball Times about detecting Curt Schilling's shoulder injury in the Enhanced Gameday data.
2007-06-03  ultxmxpx Shields/Kazmir pitch selection URL  English  RaysBaseball.com about the pitch selection for pitchers James Shields and Scott Kazmir
2008-06-12  Fast, Mike Short work URL  English  The Hardball Times An examination of the adage that quicker-working pitchers are supported by better defense
2008-05-27  Paradise, Jay Sinker Release Points URL  English  Red Sox F/X about release points for sinkerballers and other thoughts on release point measurements
2007-06-19  Calcagno, Steve Spending Gameday with Chien-Ming Wang... URL  English  beansTown classifying Wang's pitches.
2008-05-12  Pavlidis, Harry State of F/X URL  English  Another Cubs Blog a report on the PITCHf/x summit
2008-04-16  Turkenkopf, Dan Stop calling strikes, I wanna go home! URL  English  stealing first on the size of the strike zone by inning
2008-05-21  Fast, Mike Strike zone silliness URL  English  The Hardball Times on using PITCHf/x data to resolve questions about umpire ball-strike calls
2008-04-16  Gray, Doug Taking a look at Adam Dunn’s pitch selection URL  English  Reds Pitchfx pitch location chart for hitter Adam Dunn
2008-04-02  Walsh, John The worst pitches ever URL  English  The Hardball Times on the Jonathan Broxton - Ray Durham matchup on September 97, 2007
2007-05-07  Beamer, John Under the Skin of Enhanced Gameday URL  English  The Hardball Times about the park-to-park accuracy of the PITCHf/x data, particularly release points.
2007-06-21  Cameron, Dave Weaver: Better Stuff? URL  English  U.S.S. Mariner about the velocity and movement on Jeff Weaver's pitches.
2008-05-29  Luckhaupt, Joel What is Brandon Phillips swinging at? This time with graphs! URL  English  Red Reporter a look at hitter Brandon Phillips' contact rate by strike zone location
2008-06-03  Luckhaupt, Joel What is Edwin Swinging At? URL  English  Red Reporter a look at hitter Edwin Encarnacion's contact rate by strike zone location
2008-04-21  Fast, Mike What is wrong with Jose Valverde? URL  English  The Hardball Times comparing pitcher Jose Valverde's 2008 performance to 2007
2008-06-17  Kalk, Josh What to pack for Denver URL  English  The Hardball Times the effect of higher altitude and lower air density on the movement and trajectories of pitches at Coors Field in Denver
2008-06-16  Fast, Mike What? a screwball? URL  English  The Hardball Times a look at pitcher Danny Ray Herrera's repertoire, location charts, and pitch trajectories, including views from the batters' boxes
2008-04-17  Gray, Doug Whats up with Edwin Encarnacion in 2008? URL  English  Reds Pitchfx pitch location chart for hitter Edwin Encarnacion
2008-04-13  Gray, Doug Where does Aaron Harang throw against lefties/righties URL  English  Reds Pitchfx pitch location charts for pitcher Aarong Harang split by batter handedness
2008-05-16  Carruth, Matthew Where Felix Pitches URL  English  Lookout Landing pitch location charts for first pitches from Felix Hernandez
2008-05-21  Gray, Doug Who is throwing the hardest on the staff? URL  English  Reds Pitchfx on average fastball speed for Reds' pitchers
2008-06-07  Gassko, David Will Joba Chamberlain make a good starter? URL  English  The Hardball Times a look at pitcher Joba Chamberlain's repertoire and results
2008-05-17  Pavlidis, Harry Zambrano Pitch ID's - and You Thought I Forgot URL  English  Another Cubs Blog about classifying pitches for Carlos Zambrano