Friar Watch

Rather than look at the whole game I want to focus on what Maddux does on the first pitch of an at bat.
Legend:
Blue = ball
Orange = called strike
White = foul
Red = Swinging strike
Green = In play
Amazing. 3 of those 4 balls wide to the left were in the 1st inning, one was in […]

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Greg Maddux: A bit of a rough start but the Professor got into a groove in the 4th and didn’t allow another baserunner. Maddux is just a joy to watch when he’s on. He doesn’t waste time, hits the strike zone and gets guys out on very few pitches.
Scott Linebrink: Another strong […]

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Greg Maddux: You normally wouldn’t call 7 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB and 4 Ks a great outing but Maddux did a great job keeping it close in Coors. Even when the Rockies scored he never let it get out of hand. 97 pitches is a lot for Maddux these days […]

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Greg Maddux: Started off strong with the usual good movement and location but the Cubs caught up to him in the 5th and Bud Black opted to go with Cla Meredith to start the 6th. 3 runs in 5 innings should have been enough for the W given the bullpen performance and number of […]

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This chart from last night’s game shows Greg Maddux fastballs to left handed batters that were taken for a strike or a ball. Circles are called strikes, red triangles are balls. The green squares represent the average strike zone of all Giants batters, as calculated by MLB Gameday.

The most striking thing about this […]

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Greg Maddux: Maddux was brilliant tonight. Incredible movement on his fastball, locating perfectly, freezing guys for called third strikes. He’s going to have a great year pitching in Petco.
Cla Meredith: Sick. A 1 pitch grounder to Klesko, a 3 pitch K to Molina who waved at a frisbee 3 feet out of […]

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Greg Maddux: The Professor looked good for the most part. Same old Maddux control and movement. Unfortunately he made a few uncharacteristic mistakes and they cost him the game. A hit batsman, a wild pitch and a home run all contributed to 4 runs and in Petco that’s enough to cost you […]

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