5/5 O's at Tampa

[The Rick]

There is so much stuff about baseball that you can learn. That's what helps make it the ultimate sport, or at least the most number filled one. The statistics are amazing.

I need a good baseball book for this.

This is very true.

This thread, on our very own Orioles Hangout has been extremely helpful for me in trying to learn some of this stuff. Check it out.

[RVAbird]

There is so much stuff about baseball that you can learn. That's what helps make it the ultimate sport, or at least the most number filled one. The statistics are amazing.

I need a good baseball book for this.

Baseball Between the Numbers was an awesome introduction to some ideas for me. Highly recommended.

[Scrat1]

That was embarrassing.

[Skeletor]

Did that go through Melvin's legs?

[RVAbird]

Additionally, I would presume that strikeouts are much more likely to happen with 5 or fewer pitches. If a batter can get wood on the ball and consistently foul off pitches, it shows that he's nearly got it.

I don't have the numbers at hand but this seems counter-intuitive to me. The deeper hitters go into counts consistently the more they are likely to strike out. They'll also walk more, but they will probably K more as well. This is true of three true outcome hitters like Dunn.

Hitters who don't see a lot of pitches typically have poor pitch recognition and slap at pitches early in the count. These types of hitters will typically K less, put the ball into play more, but also make weaker contact on the whole.

[snatch311]

Is it just me, or was Upton clearly and obviously timing the pitches in the at bat

[mrbig1]

Oh no!

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

Good recommendations guys. Both bookmarked

[LA2]

It's only the sixth inning and we're only up by two runs, but it's somewhat encouraging to know that if we win today we'll have the same W-L record as last year's league champions.

[Scrat1]

Is it just me, or was Upton clearly and obviously timing the pitches in the at bat

yeah he was.

[Skeletor]

Nice job on Upton. Need another K or a popup here.

[snatch311]

yeah he was.

Glad I wasn't the only one who saw that. Is that acceptable in Japan?

[Old_Bay_Oriole]

I don't have the numbers at hand but this seems counter-intuitive to me. The deeper hitters go into counts consistently the more they are likely to strike out. They'll also walk more, but they will probably K more as well. This is true of three true outcome hitters like Dunn.

Hitters who don't see a lot of pitches typically have poor pitch recognition and slap at pitches early in the count. These types of hitters will typically K less, put the ball into play more, but also make weaker contact on the whole.

This could be true, I really don't know. However, do most strikeouts occur in deep counts? It's possible that while deep counts lend themselves to strikeouts, they don't contribute to much of the bulk of strikeouts.

[Scrat1]

I hate watching balls like that.

[SimplyZ]

Ugh that hurts