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About Dan Turkenkopf

Dan Turkenkopf is an IT consultant and avid Yankees fan from Albany, NY. His work can also be found at Beyond the Box Score. He welcomes comments by email.


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2009

THT Live: HR/FB Park Factors

November 21, 2009

Picking up the pace

July 30, 2009
Over his last two starts Joba Chamberlain has pitched quite well. Did speeding up his game have anything to do with it?

Predicting double play rate

July 16, 2009
Are "beer-league softball players" more likely to hit into double plays?

Stacking the middle

July 02, 2009
A different way to look at that old baseball saw about strength up the middle winning championships.

Adjusting steals for win value

June 18, 2009
Examining how the timing of a stolen base attempt affects its value; or why Rickey Henderson's 130 steals in 1982 weren't that special.

A tale of two roles

June 04, 2009
Smoltz and Eckersley: The two biggest transitions from successful starter to successful closer.

Stealing a run

May 22, 2009
A look at the history of stealing home in the 2000s.

A pitch is a terrible thing to waste. Or is it? (Part 2)

May 08, 2009
Investigating whether wasting an 0-2 pitch really makes sense.

A pitch is a terrible thing to waste. Or is it? (Part 1)

April 24, 2009
Identifying under what circumstances a pitcher will "waste" a pitch on a 0-2 count.

A family affair

April 10, 2009
A look back at the great families of the Retrosheet era.

Pitch speed and balls in play

March 27, 2009
A look at the relationship between how hard a pitcher throws and his ability to prevents hits on balls in play.

Will Vernon Wells be worth the price?

March 17, 2009
He has had two down years in a row, and is owed $117 million. What can the Blue Jays expect now?

Do pitchers control how a ball is hit?

February 27, 2009
Delving deeper into the effect of contact quality (or lack thereof)

Exploring contact quality

February 13, 2009
Further examination of a pitcher's control of balls in play.

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