That Series Was Historic

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 30, 2009 4:02 PM PDT in Miscellaneous

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So I think pitch f/x might need fixing in Chicago

by Graham MacAree on Apr 30, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

The pitch type numbers on FanGraphs

Are not Pitch F/x. That’s data from BIS.

by davidcameron on Apr 30, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

It actually is still standing given that we played a three game series there fairly recently.

by JI on May 1, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Or maybe US Cellular Field is still standing.

by Sec 108 on May 1, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Or maybe no one wants to call it by that name because the constant renaming of stadiums to appease cooperate interests is lame and it's clear I am referring to the park formerly known as New Comesky

by JI on May 1, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think anyone calls it New Comesky

by Graham MacAree on May 1, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

It appears that JI does.

by Robert on May 1, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Just Comiskey

by JI on May 1, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

So you never call it Safeco Field, then?

Just Mariners Stadium?

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by pdb on May 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

New Kingsometimesdome

by Graham MacAree on May 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Home

by Jeff Sullivan on May 1, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Safeco was never called anything else. US Cell was.

I think you are being unfair in your example here.

by Matthew on May 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

It's still a valid question

I was asking because if he doesn’t like corporate re-naming, I made the somewhat logical assumption that he doesn’t like corporate names in general.

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by pdb on May 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't mind corporate naming.

I don’t love it, but it’s not a huge deal to me. I absolutely hate re-naming. Drives me bonkers.

by Aaron Campeau on May 1, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I used to hate it until it became inevitable

and now I can’t be arsed to care. Money infects everything.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on May 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly I can't be arsed to care to refer to it by whatever name they're calling it at this moment.

by JI on May 1, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I find that a bit strawman-y for my tastes.

I think that’s a big leap of an assumption.

by Matthew on May 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Which is why I posed it as a question originally

it’s an assumption that I was attempting to clarify.

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by pdb on May 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't be silly

1) It never held that name
2) it’s Mariner Stadium

by JI on May 1, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions

The House that Griffey Built

by Jed MC on May 1, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

If Aardsma actually threw a knuckleball he would be my favorite player ever.

by Aaron Campeau on Apr 30, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

His fastball is in many ways like a knuckler

by Bearskin Rugburn on Apr 30, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions

In that you never know where it might end up

by JonBBT on May 1, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions

I know you're lying.

You have a M’s reliever throwing something but fastballs? Preposterous.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Apr 30, 2009 4:05 PM PDT reply actions

That's some serious overall heat as well.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Apr 30, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions

Wow, I'm never trusting anyone or anything associated with Fangraphs again.

by JI on Apr 30, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

So can someone translate this for me?

sorry

by PattyB on Apr 30, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions

I may be mistaken, but the KN% stands for percentage of knuckle balls thrown.

by Jed MC on Apr 30, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Looking at the database, it just looks like whoever scored that game put KN in there instead of XX (which is the unknown pitch type). I’m sure this will get fixed in the next day or two. Usually it takes 1-2 days after for the pitch data to be properly recorded anyway.

by dkappelman on Apr 30, 2009 10:42 PM PDT reply actions