hitfx Stories - Beyond the Box Score
BASEBALLfx Summit Thread
Assuming I can connect I'll live blog as much as I can today. You can watch the webcast starting around 8:45am PT. I'll log my updates below the jump....here's the schedule. I. PITCHf/x 8:45-9:05 Marv White Welcome and Introduction 9:05-9:25 Dan Brooks PitchFX: Sounds great,...
Graph of the Day: Oakland A's HITf/x
Is it just me, or have we failed to produce gratuitous Oakland A's content the past couple months? I know I haven't produced enough HITf/x visuals (cough), so here's one to make-up for it. Killing two birds with one stone. Using average batted ball characteristics isn't the best way to do this, but...
Optimal Launch Speed and Angle for Extra Base Hits
Where do extra base hits come from? The goal here is to show the gap between SLGCON and BABIP, along with their general trends, along two parameters: the initial speed and the launch angle of a batted ball. Data is from the April HITf/x sample. Let's split that last one up, at the 90mph mark...
Graph of the Day: Average Batted Ball Velocity From Hit f/x
Hitf/x has arrived. Sort of. If you got an invite for the 2009 PITCHf/x Summit, you can play with April's batted ball data. Or go ahead and register and you'll get access to it. The first thing I learned was Hit f/x keeps me from sleeping more than two hours. I have lots of stuff already, looking...
A look at the Astros Starting Pitchers using Hit/Fx: Friday food for thought
A seemingly valuable tool that I haven't seen get a lot of love since it came online in 2006 is Greg Rybarczyk's Hit Tracker Online. The "How it Works Section" on the site is a mini refresher on physics and vectors, and while the system isn't flawless, it still can provide a lot of valuable...
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