Strikeout

On March 23, 2009 Japan outlasted South Korea to take home its second consecutive World Baseball Classic. After easily defeating Cuba three years earlier, this time it took extra innings to defeat the South Korean squad. The early star was Seattle Mariner pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma. Iwakuma limited the South Korean bats to only a pair of earned runs on four hits. One of the four hits off Iwakuma was a 5th inning homerun by fellow Major Leaguer, the Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo.…

Jake was in the discussion for best in the league because of his astonishing numbers. While he pitched in 197 innings in the 2016 season, he put up an outstanding 190 strikeouts. Do the math and that is just over one strikeout per inning, which is very impressive. Arrietta may come at you a little differently than Kershaw but he gets the job done just the same way. He may start you off with a curveball or a changeup, but once you're behind, you…

The question can be asked on a daily basis of what exactly is poverty? To some this question maybe a rather easy question to answer based on past experiences. Although for others that may not really be the case.“Poverty can be defined as not having enough money to meet basic needs that can include essentials such as food, clothing, and shelter. However, poverty is more, much more than just not having enough money (Brunswick).” Poverty can be a really hard subject to define and it can be even…

the 1960s than any other Major League pitcher, Marichal was never voted for the CY Young Award until 1970. He earned a spot in the top 10 in innings pitched eight times, top 10 in strikeouts six times, the top 10 ERA seven years in a row, and top 10 in complete games ten times. Throughout his career, he had 2,303 strikeouts and only 709 walks. Marichal is also known for an incident that occurred in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965. During the third inning, one of Dodger catcher…

times, struck out five times, and drove in three runs. He stole a base in his only attempt. All in all, it was a decent beginning to his major league career. He served notice to the Houston brass that his power was real and he can drive in runs. The strikeouts will be part of what he brings to his…

Ryan Rockwell and Caleb Locklear have also contributed. Rockwell has 2.05 ERA and has pitched 13 2/3 with 16 strikeouts. Locklear is 2-0 with a 3.20 ERA. When you put these guys’ together as a staff, it is impressive. The team pitching record is 17-4, and a 3.77 era. In 120 2/3 innings pitched, the staff has fanned 153 batters and only walked 83. That is an almost a two one ration in strikeouts to walk. This next stat is pretty amazing as opponents are only batting .210 against the Hurricane…

singles as the main offensive approaches to winning games. The fundamental offensive strategy in slowpitch is to hit the ball as far and as hard as you can. Bunting is not allowed, and a foul ball on a third strike is an automatic out. The lack of strikeouts also require solid field positioning in order to succeed on defense. Both games have similar defensive line-up on the field, with fastpitch having nine but slowpitch having ten. Slowpitch games allow a tenth player, who either plays as a…

wOBA is considered one of the best stats to quantify batting performance. But what is most likely to contribute to wOBA? Is it more important to have a strong BB/K rate or to produce on balls thrown in the strike zone that are put into play? Is production when hitting fly balls more important than hitting ground balls and if so by how much? In order to determine this, I used 2013-2015 data from ESPN Stats and Information and Pitch FX to see what correlates best with overall wOBA. The first test…

usually get by with two or three bats for all players. For more competitive play, you’ll need cleats and a uniform, but the essential gear is minimal. With a few minor exceptions, baseball today is the same sport with the same fundamental rules that your parents, grandparents and perhaps great-grandparents knew. For a sport so rich in its simplicity, baseball is a sport that is often handed down from one generation to the next with ease. Major League Baseball has plenty of father-and-son tandems…

here at Wrigley field are up on their feet cheering and going crazy, pushing Rodney to throw a third strike!! The fifth pitch goes foul. The Cubs fans are still going crazy. And he goes down swinging!!! That’s out number one for the Cubbies!!! A strikeout for Fernando Rodney!! Cubs’ fans here are just screaming and hollering for the Cubs to take the series!!! Stephen Piscotty is up and he’s been a hell of a player this series.…