I’m sick of the whole Roger Clemens thing. It’s a non-story, inflated beyond that by a local media corps with the judgment and control of a four-year-old on his second box of Froot Loops. Yes, Clemens bounced a fastball off of the shoulder pad Bonds wears on his right arm. Bonds crowds the plate, crushes pitches out over it and sticks said well-protected arm into the strike zone. Where exactly would you have Clemens pitch him?
Looking at which length of a plate appearance favors the hitter, the pitcher, or neither
This week’s question comes from Don Coffin, who asks: I was watching a game on TV the other day and wondered whether a longer at-bat favors the hitter, in terms of its final outcome. More specifically, how do things like BA/OBP/SLG differ with the number of pitches in an at-bat? Thanks for the great question,…
Maybe I’m getting cranky in my old age, but I’m really starting to get sick of the way New York stories get blown way out of proportion and become national stories for no good reason. Remember, I’m from New York, and identify myself as a New Yorker. Love the town, love the people, hate the…