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Jeff Francoeur’s Big Night

Jeff Francoeur’s Big Night

By | Posted: April 10, 2010 | Categories: Front Page, Sabometrics | 2 Comments

My very first post on this site was about Francoeur and my hope that he could change his approach at the plate and become the hitter he has the talent to be.  We’re four games in, which is in no way a big enough sample to make any claims about how good a hitter Francoeur [...]

Johan Santana’s Pitch Selection in 2008 vs. 2009

Johan Santana’s Pitch Selection in 2008 vs. 2009

By | Posted: March 20, 2010 | Categories: Front Page, Sabometrics | No Comments

A few days ago I was reading a couple of posts over at Metsblog about Johan Santana.  One post focused on Santana’s injury and how it affected his pitching in 2009.  Johan said that he wasn’t able to fully extend his arm and so was unable to properly throw all of his pitches.  Metsblog hypothesized [...]

A Sabermetric Therapy Session

A Sabermetric Therapy Session

By | Posted: March 7, 2010 | Categories: Front Page, Sabometrics | 3 Comments

The mood is electric at Shea Stadium.  The winner of this game earns the right to go to the World Series to face the Detroit Tigers.  The Mets have to win, right?  The Cardinals were a thoroughly mediocre team all season – going 83-79 and only outscoring their opponents by 19 runs.  The Mets on [...]

Why Jeff Francoeur Could (But Probably Won’t) Walk 60 Times

Why Jeff Francoeur Could (But Probably Won’t) Walk 60 Times

By | Posted: March 1, 2010 | Categories: Front Page, Sabometrics | 7 Comments

Jeff Francoeur has almost every tool that scouts look for.  The ball flies off his bat, he can run and he has a cannon arm.  In 2005, his rookie year, he hit .300 with 14 Home Runs, 45 RBI and scored 41 runs, at 21 years of age, while playing 70 games for his hometown [...]