Comments on: A Pitch f/x look at Bugs Bunny

By: dan

dan — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:42:27 +0000

Forget about it, I’m too lazy.

By: Accent Shallow

Accent Shallow — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:40:39 +0000

Someone once asked Steve Carlton how to throw his slider. Carlton picked up a ball and said “You hold it like this, and then you throw the shit out of it.”

I’m sure Mariano’s more intellectual than Carlton, but the great ones can have difficulty teaching mere mortals.

By: Accent Shallow

Accent Shallow — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:33:43 +0000

I’d rather not math up the thread if it can be avoided.

By: Raphy

Raphy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:34:22 +0000

I must say that I was terribly disappointed by this article. I thought we were going to get actual analysis on those crazy pitches that the actual Bugs Bunny used to through in the cartoons.

By: Pel

Pel — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:26:45 +0000

Cool stuff, Mike.

If I could do this myself I would, but do you think you could format the x/y-axis of the “Catcher’s View” to be more symmetrical?

Like -5, 5 x-axis and a -2, 8 y-axis?

Maybe drop the transparency of each line and marker to 50%?

I’d just like to see it from a centered view.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:21:06 +0000

Download the data. There are columns for spin rate, spin angle, and I think a couple others involving spin. I don’t know if it’s measured directly or derived from the angle and force of the break.

By: jsbrendog

jsbrendog — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:05:02 +0000

0-3 in kc. haha

By: huuz

huuz — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:55:05 +0000

i seriously doubt that the cameras “measure” spin.

location is all you get.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:46:57 +0000

Yeah, you’re right.

Still, 3″ vertically isn’t going to be noticable. 6″ horizontally may be noticable, but the clustering is less defined in that direction. You might be able to guess fastball on the extreme cases, but in general there isn’t much difference.

By: tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside

tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:34:24 +0000

Gotcha.

Thanks, all.