Comments on: Is There Something Wrong with Tim Hudson?

By: Mac

Mac — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:48:50 +0000

I dunno… Like dlf says, the variance isn’t really that great. I am not good at statistics, but it seems like normal variation. You’d know better than I.

I also wonder if Shea has a slow gun. It seemed that several pitchers’ velocity was “off” this weekend, not just Hudson and Smoltz (who is definitely hurt).

By: dlf

dlf — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:11:08 +0000

I am very hesitant to read anything into a 2mph difference across three radar guns in three parks. Have the Pitchf/x folks established how consistent the data is from park to park? I suspect that 2mph is within the margin of error between two locations / operators.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:19:09 +0000

26, 27, and 38.

By: James Kushner

James Kushner — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:15:51 +0000

JC,

You left out an important datum in your table – number of fastballs thrown in those first three innings of each start.