Today's Fun Fact

by Jeff on Sep 6, 2008 3:45 PM PDT in The More You Know

(Source: 2007-2008 PITCHf/x)

Felix, fastball

96mph
6% swinging strike
21% in play
.352 BA on contact
.571 SLG on contact

Brandon Morrow, fastball

96mph
14% swinging strike
12% in play
.285 BA on contact
.500 SLG on contact

Velocity isn't everything, Felix. Your fastball isn't very good. Establish the change.

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By the way, I answered a few questions about Brandon Morrow over at the SBN Berkeley blog, so check those out in case you've nothing better to do. Bear in mind that the questions were answered prior to his start. Rest assured that, were I to do it again, my answers now would extend to Morrow several more offers of a sexual nature.

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At least you limit your whorish nature to pitchers.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 6, 2008 3:51 PM PDT 0 recs

by Jeff on Sep 6, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hockey players don't count.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 6, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

WRONG

by Graham on Sep 6, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

Amended.

Hockey players don’t count when discussing Jeff’s whorish nature with baseball players.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

"might as well go for gold before you settle for silver."

Nice, very nice.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT 0 recs

This is really hard to do in Pitch F/x

But Felix has two fastballs, and we have to distinguish between them – the two-seamer is actually a great pitch when he has even okay command of it, but his four seamer sucks.

by davidcameron on Sep 6, 2008 5:46 PM PDT 0 recs

He

Don't listen to their lies, Bill! Look at the sparkly ERA! Sparkly sparkly! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown2 on Sep 6, 2008 6:52 PM PDT 0 recs

Hey Jeff,

I am sure i am not the only one to notice, but according to fangraphs, Felix’s fastball MPH has been drasitically dropping. he went from having a comfortable lead no less then a month ago to being .20 pecentage points behind JIminez. Given an entire year of data that means that Felix’s fastball has been well below his average for the past month and a half to see such a change, any insights?

Don't listen to their lies, Bill! Look at the sparkly ERA! Sparkly sparkly! - McCovey Chronicles

by Trenchtown2 on Sep 6, 2008 6:56 PM PDT 0 recs

Throwing the 2-seamer more.

by Matthew on Sep 6, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

So is there a reason today's Open Game Thread is closed?

"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 6, 2008 7:22 PM PDT 0 recs

Late! I was trying to find a live body to ask this very question.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up 0 recs

Phew, at least I'm not the only one that can't get in.

I thought perhaps you people had finally decided to get rid of me.

"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 6, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ha!

I was just checking my email account to see if I’d been notified of banishment.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up 0 recs

Maybe they just banned us both from the threads. Only two of us are noticing this? And 15 minutes after the game has already started?

Man, what did we do!?

"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 6, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

Exhaustion by the staff after last night?

Need to stretch them out, get them ready for next season.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hey, you're a regular.

Start a fanpost gamethread, that would be hilarious! Especially since it seems it’s just the two of us. Plus all these comments are off topic for this post, it makes me feel guilty.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

Did you just call yourself a regular?

by R.J. Anderson on Sep 6, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

No, I called Goose a regular.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

Give me a sec and I'll have one up.

"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 6, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

Got it.

by ThundaPC on Sep 6, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

Bannings are much more frustrating than that

by Robert on Sep 6, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

Today's not Fun Fact.

With the loss today, the Arizona Diamondbacks are out of first place for the first time since April 7th, a span of 133 games. This is far and away a franchise record.

Brandon Webb got shelled for his third consecutive start and was once again denied his 20th win. There’s gotta be something wrong with him. Oh and RJ is gonna miss tomorrow’s start with a shoulder issue(Mad Max will start in his place)

Congrats Dodgers(and Bluemax). Enjoy being one of the worst division winners ever. You’ll be swept by the Cubs in the NLDS.

"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 6, 2008 7:34 PM PDT 0 recs

Don't have time to follow any of those teams.

Which is disappointing, I try and keep up with ex M’s, and Mike Price is one of my favorites.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up 0 recs

Felix, Morrow, then RRS.

This is about as good as it gets for the M’s this year. I took listen to the Armstrong interview this morning, really disappointed with his perspective on just about everything.

"Steee-rike!" cries the umpire, and the westward course of empire flows unchecked. Paul O'Neil in SI.

by dpseadv on Sep 6, 2008 7:36 PM PDT 0 recs