Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Balking Debuts

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Last Thursday, Kris Medlen was the Atlanta Braves' starting pitcher in a game against the Colorado Rockies. It was his major league debu...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Consecutive Decisions

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With the advent of pitch counts and specialized bullpens, starting pitchers have begun averaging fewer and fewer innings per start. One ofte...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

SO > TB, Minimum 200 AB

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My first real post on this blog had to do with one of my favorite topics: guys with more strikeouts than total bases . Since I never posted ...
Saturday, May 16, 2009

Most Plate Appearances, No Singles

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Brad Nelson, 0 for 21 this year, was outrighted (booted off the 40-man roster but not released) to the minors by Milwaukee earlier this week...
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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Update: Last Position Players to Pitch by Team

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UPDATE: New post through August 30, 2009 here . Since plenty of people have stumbled across my April 2008 post about the last position play...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

The Unique Nationals

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The Washington Nationals might have the worst record in the majors, but they've got one thing going for them. Through May 5th, every reg...
Monday, May 4, 2009

Update: Most Games Pitched With Zero Plate Appearances

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Back in the day I looked at pitchers who have made the most appearances without ever batting. With guys like Brian Shouse and Jamie Walker ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A Couple Quick Notes

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Just a couple things to pass along: Plunk Everyone is a blog dedicated to the humble hit by pitch. It's well worth reading. The author ...
Friday, April 24, 2009

Two or Fewer Total Bases

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After going 1 for 4 in tonight's game, Jason Kendall of the Brewers is hitting .143/.245/.167. He's got six hits (five singles and a...
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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Giving Up Home Runs To Pitchers

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In the third game of the season, Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo hit a home run off Giants starter Randy Johnson. It was quickly noted that ...