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About John Walsh

John Walsh is a research physicist who, despite living 4000 miles from Fenway Park, remains an avid fan of the Red Sox. He welcomes questions and comments via e-mail.


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John Walsh's Articles

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2008

Yaz v. Manny (Part 2—defense counts)

December 18, 2008
Wherein we continue our comparison of two Red Sox greats: Carl Yastrzemski and Manny Ramirez. Will Carl's defense overcome Manny's superior bat?

Yaz v. Manny

December 10, 2008
Wherein we examine the relative claims to second-best Red Sox left fielder ever, taking into account hitting, baserunning, catching the ball and throwing the same.

Taking control

December 01, 2008
How much control does a pitcher really have? Perhaps not as much as we're led to believe.

Virtual chat transcript: John Walsh

November 24, 2008
John answers questions from all over.

The inside change-up: courage or folly?

July 28, 2008
Conventional wisdom has it that the changeup should never be thrown inside. John has a look to see if there is any wisdom in the conventional wisdom.

THT Live: A Smart Guy on PITCHf/x

July 23, 2008

Three things Keith Hernandez taught me about pitching

June 30, 2008
Keith Hernandez, in his 1993 book Pure Baseball, has some very good stuff on pitching.

Hit ‘em where they ain’t—if you can

May 15, 2008
The supposed art of place hitting.

How fast should a fastball be?

April 21, 2008
Which is the better pitch: an 87-mph fastball on the outside corner or 96 down the middle? John has a look using (of course) PITCHf/x.

The worst pitches ever

April 03, 2008
You can already feel your shoulders slump.

THT Live: Outfield Arms Stats

March 31, 2008

Five Questions: New York Mets

March 18, 2008
Can the Mets live up to expectations in 2008?

Searching for the game’s best pitch

February 26, 2008
Who throws the best pitch in baseball?

You, too, can be a scout

January 28, 2008
Can the average Joe be a successful scout of major league talent? Yes!

THT Live: More outfield arms results

January 18, 2008

Best outfield arms of 2007

January 07, 2008
John digs into play-by-play data to unearth the best (and worst) outfield arms of 2007. As usual, there are some surprises.

THT Live: The Most Feared Hitter in Baseball

January 03, 2008

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