In 2018, Dave Sheinin wrote about a hitting change in Major League baseball. More hitters, he said, were becoming “becoming launch-angle disciples.” More batters are focusing not only on hitting the ball hard, […]
Statcast Search: Called Strikes
In 2019, which Met pitcher threw the most called strikes? This post reveals how to find the answer using Statcast Search. Settings Pitch Result: Called Strike Player Type: Pitcher Team: Mets Season: […]
Free Baseball Book Not Just for Yankees Fans
I like to read books, especially baseball books, and today I found one that appears to be a standout. I say standout though I have only read about 8% of the book […]
Exploring Baseball with R #1
Every year since 1956 at least one pitcher has won the Cy Young Award starting with the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Don Newcombe. Many questions can be asked. How many pitchers won the award […]
