November 22, 2009
Order Now The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010 is now in development and will ship in mid November! This year's book will feature articles by THT's staff as well as Bill James, Tom Tango and Craig Wright. If you use this link to purchase the Annual, you will be in the first group to receive it and you'll be supporting THT. 
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What did they throw last night?by Mike FastJune 16, 2009 A brief look at the pitches thrown by starting pitchers in the majors on Monday, June 15, 2009: Cleveland Indians Carl Pavano Number Strikes Speed (mph) Four-seam fastball 29 18 90-92 Two-seam fastball 36 24 89-93 Split-finger fastball 2 0 85-86 Change-up 10 9 81-83 Slider 20 12 81-86Ryan Braun took a Carl Pavano change-up deep and tripled on a four-seam fastball. Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels John Lackey Number Strikes Speed (mph) Four-seam fastball 40 24 88-91 Two-seam fastball 19 14 89-91 Change-up 4 3 82-84 Slider 18 13 79-83 Curveball 25 20 76-80John Lackey got 5 strikeouts swinging with the curveball, 2 strikeouts swinging with the slider, and 2 swinging and 1 called with the four-seam fastball. Milwaukee Brewers David Bush Number Strikes Speed (mph) Four-seam fastball 3 1 87-89 Two-seam fastball 37 18 87-90 Change-up 5 2 82-85 Slider 22 15 81-86 Curveball 7 5 66-69David Bush allowed home runs on a slider to Shin-Soo Choo and a curveball to Victor Martinez. San Francisco Giants Barry Zito Number Strikes Speed (mph) Four-seam fastball 26 21 85-88 Two-seam fastball 9 5 84-86 Change-up 11 8 72-75 Slider 10 10 78-81 Curveball 14 10 70-74Zito allowed home runs on a four-seam fastball to Juan Rivera and a change-up to Erick Aybar. If you have comments about the pitch classification please (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Mike Fast is a Kansas City Royals fan who enjoys investigating baseball questions using PITCHf/x data. He welcomes questions and comments via e-mail. Commenting is not available in this weblog entry. Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to our weekly mailbag We also welcome unsolicited op-ed pieces of approximately 500 words for consideration. We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and consistency of style. Please include your whole name and location to be considered. If you have a comment about this specific article, please email the writer. |
