tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post7029240001539328690..comments2008-09-26T17:38:26.941-07:00Comments on "Colamarino Has Titties": Jay-f/x 2007: IntroductionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-77255801337993168202008-01-24T11:17:00.000-08:002008-01-24T11:17:00.000-08:00Yah, there's no way you can really generalize abou...Yah, there's no way you can really generalize about Jesse because his breaking balls were all over the place over the season. I figured he was throwing a cutter that's almost a slider, a true slider and a curveball. Then at the end of the year he morphed his slider and curveball into one pitch that was somewhere between the two.halejonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705691174123402548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-9134668616827898352008-01-20T19:35:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:35:00.000-08:00Also, Jonathan Hale has a good PITCHf/x breakdown ...Also, Jonathan Hale has a good PITCHf/x breakdown of Jesse Litsch here:<BR/>http://bjays.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/jesse-litsch-is-22-years-old/Mike Fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288872151310441790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-50211596755252002312008-01-20T19:34:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:34:00.000-08:00What Josh Kalk has as Litsch's slider is definitel...What Josh Kalk has as Litsch's slider is definitely not a two-seam fastball. However, it's not all sliders, either. It looks like there's both a curveball and slider in that grouping, and probably some of what really are cutters got lumped into the sliders on his graph, too. <BR/><BR/>It pays to be careful with Josh Kalk's pitch classifications if you're trying to serious analysis. For a little fun they're good enough. In my experience the version of his algorithm that's on the pitcher cards gets about 70% of pitches classified correctly, so take that for what it's worth. The algorithm is particularly bad about sliders and cutters and differentiating different types of fastballs. It usually handles changeups pretty well but doesn't do so well with splitters.Mike Fasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288872151310441790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-64740318365811460352008-01-20T07:02:00.000-08:002008-01-20T07:02:00.000-08:00Wait, how can that be Litsch's two-seam if it's re...Wait, how can that be Litsch's two-seam if it's <A HREF="http://baseball.bornbybits.com/plots/Jesse_Litsch.html" REL="nofollow">recorded</A> as low as 66 mph?Rob Pettapiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743965469597855086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-14215121574742774062008-01-19T07:06:00.000-08:002008-01-19T07:06:00.000-08:00I'm not sure what Litsch throws, actually. That's ...I'm not sure what Litsch throws, actually. That's why I put this graph out there first. Should I just rename his slider or combine the two-seam with his other fastballs?<BR/><BR/>Also, I missed the Frasor "slider" -- it should be a curve. (If I'm still right about Towers and Ohka, it may be a factor in their crappy performance.)Rob Pettapiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743965469597855086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-71376803848677914082008-01-18T21:58:00.000-08:002008-01-18T21:58:00.000-08:00Richard, that wasn't me, that was Rob.The Young He...Richard, that wasn't me, that was Rob.<BR/><BR/>The Young Hero's "slider"? That's actually his two-seam fastball.<BR/><BR/>I'll let that sink in for a sec.<BR/><BR/>Nice, eh? That's some serious break.Tybalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12609530001755953035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-46233847364831872312008-01-18T21:38:00.000-08:002008-01-18T21:38:00.000-08:00Glad to see another PITCHf/x blogger. Looking for...Glad to see another PITCHf/x blogger. <BR/>Looking forward to your updates. Check out <A HREF="http://cubsfx.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Cubs f/x</A> - I'll add a link to your site, too.Harry Pavlidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811251154267943034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-61159930400524593702008-01-18T08:55:00.000-08:002008-01-18T08:55:00.000-08:00Good stuff Craig. The " Young Hero" really does th...Good stuff Craig. The " Young Hero" really does throw an assortment of pitches. I go back and forth as to how good he is, I'm somewhat optimistic.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434244022828515366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619172132822400887.post-54477497883042445292008-01-17T17:06:00.000-08:002008-01-17T17:06:00.000-08:00In the Show, everyone can hit heat: Frasor, Towers...In the Show, everyone can hit heat: Frasor, Towers, and Ohka (three pitchers who didn't exactly punch out the other side last year) barely threw a curve or change.Rob Pettapiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743965469597855086noreply@blogger.com