MattS wrote:

drsmooth wrote:Need some MattS elaboration on the "pitchers appear to have some popup influence" remarks from earlier

correlation between BABIP year before and year after is very low, especially once you account for team defense.

if you look at what percentage of balls in play are infield popups, there is a distinctly higher correlation that is not quite like K and BB but still high.

Does this mean "Pedro good" or "Pedro lucky"?

frankly, I'm good either way

Time to break this thing open.

Trent Steele wrote:

Joe Sheehan (2:53:44 PM PT): Kemp is going to see that pitch in his dreams.

in the computer sim, kemp hit a 2 run hr

FTN wrote:no way im taking him out unless his spot comes up with the bases loaded

warm up bastardo in case loney comes up with runners on, warm up park, but id stick with him.

77 pitches, 50 strikes

I would as well, but I see them getting to his spot this inning with men on base

Jay Jaffe (2:54:27 PM PT): Tweet from MLB.com's Matthew Leach: "According to Gameday, Pedro has now hit 23 different speed readings, including every number from 75 through 92."

Steven Goldman (2:55:46 PM PT): When that pitch came in I shouted "Uh-oh," but Kemp surprised me by not doing anything with it. The main result was the cat looked at me funny.

of course hes a cat guy

Trent Steele wrote:

Joe Sheehan (2:53:44 PM PT): Kemp is going to see that pitch in his dreams.

a home run in all six games

Chip Carey sucks

howard has a hr in all 6 playoff games

ethier thought that was 30 rows deep

leadoff single
padilla on suicide watch

here we go

Nice range Ethier. Another absolute fing seed

popo could hit a golf ball with a broom stick right now

drsmooth wrote:

MattS wrote:

drsmooth wrote:Need some MattS elaboration on the "pitchers appear to have some popup influence" remarks from earlier

correlation between BABIP year before and year after is very low, especially once you account for team defense.

if you look at what percentage of balls in play are infield popups, there is a distinctly higher correlation that is not quite like K and BB but still high.

Does this mean "Pedro good" or "Pedro lucky"?

frankly, I'm good either way

good, or at least less lucky than one might think looking at the boxscore later. he's had a bit of luck, but he's thrown very good pitches. i would guess that perfect games and no hitters, though obviously containing some lucky BABIP, are probably games where the pitcher is getting a lot of popups.

Wizlah wrote:tmac is so useless that I can listen to the bald, bland $#@! and still do a practice theory driving test.

a what?

wertz should have maybe been bunting.

or at least dive over the plate

Missy Elliot up in the LA pen

FTN wrote:

Jay Jaffe (2:54:27 PM PT): Tweet from MLB.com's Matthew Leach: "According to Gameday, Pedro has now hit 23 different speed readings, including every number from 75 through 92."

Steven Goldman (2:55:46 PM PT): When that pitch came in I shouted "Uh-oh," but Kemp surprised me by not doing anything with it. The main result was the cat looked at me funny.

of course hes a cat guy

hitler probably writes better tho'.

Happ?

Really?

i missed who was warming up in the pen.