Friar Watch

Mr. Rogers always said each of us is unique and special but thanks to Josh Kalk and his terrific article on using Pitch f/x data to generate similarity scores, we can see that some players are more unique than others.
Specifically, Kevin Cameron’s use of the cut fastball makes him the most unique pitcher in baseball. […]

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I didn’t see much of the game and for some reason there’s no Enhanced Gameday data so I’m just going to make some general observations here.
Justin Germano: Germano had a rough first inning, it sounds like he was just getting too much of the plate. That’s something he can’t afford to do, he must […]

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Jake Peavy: This game reminded me why I don’t like American League baseball. 12-6 is just not a good outcome for a baseball game, no matter who wins. Nevertheless, a win is a win so we’ll take it. Jake pitched very well, much better than his line would indicate and his line […]

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David Wells: This is starting to sound like a broken record. 5 good innings, too bad he pitched a 6th. Two homer runs in the 6th, including Ahole Sorriano’s showboating tape measure job.
Cla Meredith: I didn’t see Cla’s appearance but at least he didn’t give up a home run.
Kevin Cameron: […]

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Justin Germano Germano pitched well once again and once again did it through location and changing speeds. 6 hits in 6 IP is a little higher than Germano’s average thus far but he was scoreless through 5 before faltering in the 6th and giving up a home run. Only one strikeout against zero […]

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I don’t have much to say about these games, they’re on the east coast so I haven’t been able to watch the game. On top of that there’s no Enhanced Gameday data so nothing to analyze.
5/29
David Wells was fine, 2 earned runs in 5 IP.
Meredith gave up a rare home run in one […]

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Jake Peavy Jake continued his strong start with yet another 10 strikeout performance. A lot of us felt that last year Jake was just not able to finish off hitters, he couldn’t get that swing and miss with two strikes. I’ve speculated before that his lingering injuries affected his movement, especially on his […]

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Justin Germano: Germano has been dominating in AAA this year so he gets the call up to fill in for the injured Clay Hensley. It looks like Germano features two pitches: An above average overhand curve and a below average fastball. First let’s take a look at Germano’s average velocity:

With a fastball […]

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What an odd series. Odd start times, no HD feed, no Matt and Mud, no crowds at the park. The whole series seemed like some kind of minor league affair. Only 15,310 fans were in attendance Sunday afternoon when Jake Peavy shut down the Marlins and the crowd looked even smaller on […]

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David Wells: Another tough outing for Boomer. He didn’t walk anyone but he left too many pitches in the heart of the plate. One benefit of having a veteran like Wells as your fifth starter is he’s able to hang in there when he doesn’t have his best stuff. Unfortunately that’s a […]

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