Comments on: Felix, Mixing Pitches, And The Power of the Internet http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mwick243 http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-205542 mwick243 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:58:46 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-205542 I heard about this site while I was watching the Mariners on MLB Extra Innings. I live in Massachusetts, and have been a lifelong Sox fan, but my liking to Felix has made me a Mariners fan. I love seeing them make a run in the West. I hope they keep it up. Also, my buddies over here on the east coast are tough to convince that Felix is a legit pitcher already, even after the King 1-hit the BoSox at Fenway. I can't wait for Felix's trophy case to be packed with Cy Youngs. I hope the M's can throw a few AL Champ trophies in there too. I heard about this site while I was watching the Mariners on MLB Extra Innings. I live in Massachusetts, and have been a lifelong Sox fan, but my liking to Felix has made me a Mariners fan. I love seeing them make a run in the West. I hope they keep it up.
Also, my buddies over here on the east coast are tough to convince that Felix is a legit pitcher already, even after the King 1-hit the BoSox at Fenway.
I can’t wait for Felix’s trophy case to be packed with Cy Youngs. I hope the M’s can throw a few AL Champ trophies in there too.

]]> By: John in L.A. http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-205179 John in L.A. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 02:08:20 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-205179 Two things from me... First, this is very, very cool. As mentioned, it is the kind of cool you can tell people about... people who don't really follow any of this, and they get it. I'm very happy that Felix said it, so that it isn't subject to a hundred posts ridiculing the idea that the blog had anything at all to do with it. Which leads me to my second point, to post #55... BKM, that is one of the most petty, small-minded posts I have read. What on earth would make you want to come into a thread like this and belittle it? No one made more of it than it is, but what it is, is pretty cool. Two things from me…

First, this is very, very cool. As mentioned, it is the kind of cool you can tell people about… people who don’t really follow any of this, and they get it.

I’m very happy that Felix said it, so that it isn’t subject to a hundred posts ridiculing the idea that the blog had anything at all to do with it.

Which leads me to my second point, to post #55…

BKM, that is one of the most petty, small-minded posts I have read. What on earth would make you want to come into a thread like this and belittle it?

No one made more of it than it is, but what it is, is pretty cool.

]]> By: scraps http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204828 scraps Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:32:15 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204828 Sammy: Okay, good to hear. Sammy: Okay, good to hear.

]]> By: Sammy http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204827 Sammy Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:27:42 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204827 78. Scraps, I'd heard the M's announcing crew mention Felix' predilection for early fastballs at least three or four times. 78.

Scraps, I’d heard the M’s announcing crew mention Felix’ predilection for early fastballs at least three or four times.

]]> By: davepaisley http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204826 davepaisley Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:16:58 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204826 JMB - "The Internet, is that still around?" I hear they have the internet on computers now... And Jim T in 76 - que serach, serach... JMB – “The Internet, is that still around?”

I hear they have the internet on computers now…

And Jim T in 76 – que serach, serach…

]]> By: bakomariner http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204825 bakomariner Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:10:55 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204825 82- it's good for me...i'm going to at least two of the three games in bakersfield this week...i'll check the kid out... 82- it’s good for me…i’m going to at least two of the three games in bakersfield this week…i’ll check the kid out…

]]> By: _David_ http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204824 _David_ Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:02:55 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204824 So Triunfel's in High Desert now...Is that permanent? Is it good? So Triunfel’s in High Desert now…Is that permanent? Is it good?

]]> By: Dave Clapper http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204823 Dave Clapper Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:59:06 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204823 Speaking of google searches of USSM, looks like someone is grabbing your content again: <a href="http://striketwo.net/weblog/364" rel="nofollow">Striketwo.net</a>. Speaking of google searches of USSM, looks like someone is grabbing your content again: Striketwo.net.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204822 Paul B Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:58:49 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204822 <i>2) If he knew this was the problem and had talked to Felix, why didn’t he fix it earlier? Can’t he just tell Johjima/Burke to call more off-speed stuff in the early innings? Do you really believe a letter from a fan had more impact than his coach? </i> If this had happened, wouldn't we have seen Felix shaking off the catcher a lot in the first inning, like every third pitch or so, when they called for something off speed and he wanted to throw a fastball? 2) If he knew this was the problem and had talked to Felix, why didn’t he fix it earlier? Can’t he just tell Johjima/Burke to call more off-speed stuff in the early innings? Do you really believe a letter from a fan had more impact than his coach?

If this had happened, wouldn’t we have seen Felix shaking off the catcher a lot in the first inning, like every third pitch or so, when they called for something off speed and he wanted to throw a fastball?

]]> By: Paul B http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/comment-page-2/#comment-204821 Paul B Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:51:43 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/07/07/felix-mixing-pitches-and-the-power-of-the-internet/#comment-204821 I was looking at Felix' splits this year on baseball-reference. Something that kind of confused me (I'm easily confused): First, something that makes sense regarding this whole topic, hitters against Felix this year have been .345-.383-.517 in hist first 25 pitches in games, completely horrible and reinforces this whole topic. In pitches 26-75, hitters are about .250-.320-.350 (more or less, I just roughly averaged the second 25 and third 25 pitches) which is great at least as far as slugging goes. But here's the strange stuff. Hitters do better against Felix in their second plate appearance as compared to their first (.330-.371-.459 in second plate appearance, .259-.306-.393 in first plate appearance). That is opposite of what I would have expected. But, by inning, Felix has done really really well in the second inning (.208-.264-.313) compared to a horrible 1st inning (.358-.404-.528) so that must explain the strange numbers in times facing opponent in game. Looking at the by inning splits, the second inning is the best, and the one inning that is worse than the first inning is the 6th (the 7th, 8th, and 9th are great, but those are only a few games where he went that far, and are only in games where he was dominating the other team). The OPS by inning for innings 1 thru 6 (AL average OPS is .756): .932 (ouch) .577 (yay!) .785 (meh) .877 (meh^2) .709 (ohh kay) 1.076 (yikes) I was looking at Felix’ splits this year on baseball-reference. Something that kind of confused me (I’m easily confused):

First, something that makes sense regarding this whole topic, hitters against Felix this year have been .345-.383-.517 in hist first 25 pitches in games, completely horrible and reinforces this whole topic. In pitches 26-75, hitters are about .250-.320-.350 (more or less, I just roughly averaged the second 25 and third 25 pitches) which is great at least as far as slugging goes.

But here’s the strange stuff. Hitters do better against Felix in their second plate appearance as compared to their first (.330-.371-.459 in second plate appearance, .259-.306-.393 in first plate appearance). That is opposite of what I would have expected.

But, by inning, Felix has done really really well in the second inning (.208-.264-.313) compared to a horrible 1st inning (.358-.404-.528) so that must explain the strange numbers in times facing opponent in game.

Looking at the by inning splits, the second inning is the best, and the one inning that is worse than the first inning is the 6th (the 7th, 8th, and 9th are great, but those are only a few games where he went that far, and are only in games where he was dominating the other team). The OPS by inning for innings 1 thru 6 (AL average OPS is .756):

.932 (ouch)
.577 (yay!)
.785 (meh)
.877 (meh^2)
.709 (ohh kay)
1.076 (yikes)

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