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About Harry Pavlidis

Harry Pavlidis is a baseball analyst and writer in Chicago, IL. Harry's focus is on PITCHf/x and dissecting the batter/pitcher match-ups at the highest levels of baseball. A native of New Jersey and a graduate of Syracuse University, Harry can frequently be found in Section 433 of Wrigley Field.


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2009

Eight of a kind, three of a kind

December 29, 2009
Harry tests his bias, and likes the results. Mostly.

Rich Harden by ground

December 22, 2009
Will Harden's relationship with the worm burner change in Texas?

Searching the Arizona Fall League for Rule 5 pitchers

December 08, 2009
The AFL gave us some blue chippers, but also some dark horses.

The declines of Lowe and Saito

December 01, 2009
Two ex-Dodgers have gone from great to just good—so far.

Andrew Bailey PITCHf/x

November 17, 2009
The 2009 AL Rookie of the Year scouted—digitally.

Four more from the Arizona Fall League

November 10, 2009
It's not all about No. 1. Four other top 2009 draft picks went from amateur ball to pitching in the AFL.

Stephen Strasburg’s AFL Surprise

November 03, 2009
Was it the pitcher or the park?

Wasted patience on Brad Lidge

September 29, 2009
The waiting wasn't it worth it for the Phillies

Gil Meche’s fastball

September 22, 2009
Is Gil Meche's fastball the root of his struggles?

Batted balls and cheese

September 15, 2009
Another look at batted ball classifications—Gameday's soft and sharp.

Park effects and batted ball types

September 01, 2009
Gameday relies on stringers to classify batted balls. How consistent are they?

The best pitchers hardly anyone knows

August 25, 2009
Sports Illustrated named its top set-up men of 2009. We take a closer look.

More or less about grounders

August 18, 2009
Six players "improved" their groundball rates in 2009. Two saw it happen without an actual improvement in performance.

The ways of Kerry Wood

August 11, 2009
With a new uniform in 2009, he took a new approach to his job.

A fine rookie: Randy Wells

August 04, 2009
The Cubs have a shot at back-to-back Rookies of the Year, thanks to the Blue Jays.

Brian Bannister’s new approach

July 28, 2009
Royals starter looks at PITCHf/x, understands it, and, best of all, applies it.

Batted ball insanity

July 21, 2009
If repeating the same actions and expecting a different outcome is a definition of insanity, then baseball is crazy.

A view from the Sportvision Baseball Summit

July 14, 2009
We can no longer call these events PITCHf/x Summits—they are BASEBALLf/x Summits

Getting closer to park adjustments for PITCHf/x

July 07, 2009
Some challenges that can affect pitch classification and analysis.

Carl Pavano and the inside sinker

June 23, 2009
Carl Pavano, up until a recent injury, has been having a decent season. What's up? Or, what's in?

Johan Santana’s blister and the rub of PITCHf/x

June 16, 2009
Johan Santana has (or had) a blister, and his pitching coach says it has affected his fastball. Checking that out with PITCHf/x seems easy enough, but therein lies the rub.

An early look at HITf/x

June 09, 2009
Sportvision has released April's HITf/x data in advance of the 2009 PITCHf/x Summit. Here's a first pass through the data.

Downward Lidge

June 02, 2009
A subtle shift in pitch locations has come with a bigger shift in results for Brad Lidge.

Working the outside edge

May 27, 2009
Not many pitchers work the outside edge on both left- and right-handed hitters. Some who do may want to reconsider.

The return of Rich Hill

May 19, 2009
Rich Hill's journey from Chicago to Baltimore was a rough one, but his debut as Oriole yielded a satisfying but unspectacular win.

PITCHf/x profile: Yovani Gallardo

May 12, 2009
Milwaukee puts its rotation in line beyond a talented young man.

Team Corey vs. Team Geoff

May 05, 2009
High ball swingers and low ball swingers—and those who swing at both. Or neither.

Does this conversion thing work? Joakim Soria (Part 2)

April 28, 2009
From the moot point department, a look at closers who moved into the rotation.

Starter or reliever? Joakim Soria (Part 1)

April 21, 2009
Should the Royals convert their closer to a starter?

The two sides of the Cubs Rule 5 coin

April 15, 2009
A PITCHf/x profile of two Rule 5 picks—Donald Veal and David Patton.

Inside Gameday 2009

April 07, 2009
A look at the new bells and whistles in Gameday—and what's coming next.

PITCHf/x profiles: Shairon Martis and Nick Adenhart

March 31, 2009
A pair of 22-year-old rookies have landed in the fourth slots of the Angels' and Nationals' rotations.

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