Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for May 13th, 2010

Game 34: Yankees vs. Tigers

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees series in Detroit comes to an end with a genuine pitcher’s duel. C.C. Sabathia and Justin Verlander wont be facing high noon, but they will be pitching under a cloud…ran clouds that is. With an estimated window of three hours before the onset of a major storm, the matchup of aces may be […]

Read Full Post »

Inside the Numbers: Pitch-Based Performance of Yankees Lineup

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Over at the Hardball Times, Harry Pavlidis, who has been charting every pitch thrown in 2010, has provided an early benchmark for pitch types. Pavlidis also breaks out his data into a variety of different outcome-based and performance-based measurements. For example, according to his data, more batters swing and miss at the splitter than any […]

Read Full Post »

Philthy Hughes Prevents the Sweep

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A young right hander throws seven shutout innings to out duel  a struggling veteran who put forth his best outing of the season. Where have we heard that before? In the second game of the day/night twin bill, Phil Hughes was the author of that familiar story line as the Yankees turned the tables on the […]

Read Full Post »