Designing and implementing a 92 mph Zito

by shikantaza on May 16, 2008 3:39 PM PDT

Crossing the Bridge: A closer look at what happened to Barry Zito

The Linky Is Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(read the article, dammit, not what is below)

75 words to my heart ba-by

don't say MAY-BE!

oooooooo woooo woooo

Where's my fastball late-ly?

Please don't say that you hate me

Dr. Octagon messed me up great-ly

Now I'll have to work at a bake-ry

To Mr. Magowan it might be haz-y

He didn't wanna, but the devil made me

Now I drink and my hands are shay-key

BAY BEE BAY BEE BAY BEE

take me to the bridge

hot pants with stirrup socks...

(I warned you)

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btw siap!

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on May 16, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions

got it from warriorsworld?

Jesse English: He is BAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!

by gianator on May 16, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

yup... do you post over there?

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on May 16, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

yup, latvianlightning

Jesse English: He is BAAAAAACCCCCKKKK!

by gianator on May 16, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions

ah... well, hello sir. I go by the same name on both boards.

Which Grant tells me makes spelunking the intergood that much easier.

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on May 16, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Functional link

Linking in fanposts isn’t as simple as it used to be… unless you’re hyperlinking, in which case it’s easier.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 16, 2008 3:48 PM PDT reply actions

haha! now your post doesn't make sense!

(thanks for pointing this out to me)

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on May 16, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Brilliant!

Way over my head, but it certainly sounds logical. Why aren’t the Giants looking to this type of analysis as they try to help their $126m investment cope with his ineffectiveness?

Your 2011 SF Giants: the 2008 Augusta Greenjackets!

by Lyle on May 16, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply actions

GREAT stuff! Thank you for sharing this.

I thought this was really interesting. I love effective visual presentations of any kind of information or argument, and this was really interesting stuff.

I am also creating a little shrine in my home in prayer that the Giants are looking at this analysis or at least this KIND of analysis and trying to figure out what is possible with Mr. SevenYearsLeftInOurLivesAndOneHundredTenMillionDollarsStillOwed.

DFA all Giants over 34 years old.

by Mayor of 311 on May 16, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions

This was a read that I also quite enjoyed.

I remember looking at those Zito .gifs and struggling to see any difference… and then this guy draws on then and IT’S SO OBVIOUS!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on May 17, 2008 2:15 AM PDT reply actions

I've been following this series of articles with great interest

More generally I find it fascinating the way the internet baseball community has moved from pure statistical, output-based analysis (VORP, EQA, etc) to process-based analysis (pitching/hitting mechanics, PitchF/X, etc). Both are important but it concerns me that we are in danger of falling in love with the players who look good in jeans.

by Salemicus on May 17, 2008 10:28 AM PDT reply actions