Comments on: links for 2009-01-29 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Coach Jim http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110759 Coach Jim Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:19:10 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110759 I thoroughly enjoyed the article regarding catchers. I have been working for over 20 years on a card-and-dice baseball game, and stolen bases is particularly ... "quirky" in a game system. Currently my system leaves it up to the runner to determine attempt frequency (with runner and catcher combining to create success odds). I've been thinking for years about incorporating pitchers and catchers into the frequency mix. For years we saw the reality of Verlander/Rodriquez squelching opponent's running game. Unfortunately, this kind of calculation isn't readily available anywhere, and the programming required using RS event files is beyond my available effort. Interesting thing about Laird compared to Pudge in 2008 with the bat Laird .276 / .329 / .398 Pudge .276 / .319 / .394 I thoroughly enjoyed the article regarding catchers. I have been working for over 20 years on a card-and-dice baseball game, and stolen bases is particularly … “quirky” in a game system. Currently my system leaves it up to the runner to determine attempt frequency (with runner and catcher combining to create success odds). I’ve been thinking for years about incorporating pitchers and catchers into the frequency mix. For years we saw the reality of Verlander/Rodriquez squelching opponent’s running game. Unfortunately, this kind of calculation isn’t readily available anywhere, and the programming required using RS event files is beyond my available effort.

Interesting thing about Laird compared to Pudge in 2008 with the bat
Laird .276 / .329 / .398
Pudge .276 / .319 / .394

]]> By: Chris in Dallas http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110757 Chris in Dallas Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110757 Well, Lee's work makes me feel better about being an Inge apologist from time to time. Well, Lee’s work makes me feel better about being an Inge apologist from time to time.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110756 Kathy Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:09:46 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2009/01/links-for-2009-01-29/#comment-110756 I don't really understand the stats for catcher's but sure am glad Lairds are good. He appears to be very, very happy to be Detroit's starting catcher. I don’t really understand the stats for catcher’s but sure am glad Lairds are good. He appears to be very, very happy to be Detroit’s starting catcher.

]]>