Introduction Catcher framing (also called pitch framing) is the ability of the catcher to receive a pitch into his glove that makes it more likely the pitch will be called a strike by an umpire. Catcher framing can fool an umpire into believing a pitch just off the edge of the strike zone (the “shadow …
This last offseason had a great deal of free agent signings, among them some questionable ones. However, the important thing to note is that teams who rarely spend money are finally starting to open their checkbook, for example, the Padres and Blue Jays. The Padres jumped from $104 million in 2019 to just under $162 …
Every couple of months I do a Google search of Pow’r Wrap bat weight. I use variations on the search terms and words. During one of my recent searches I found something very interesting—the $5,500 Pow’r Wrap. I found it on ebay. The seller says it was game used by the Detroit Tigers during the …
Here is a graphic showing the batters with the highest average exit velocity on home runs. A batter needed a minimum of 25 home runs to make the list. I was somewhat surprised to see Gary Sanchez at the top of the list. I have seen him blister some line drives but the home runs …
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I saw an article about the longest home runs in the first half of 2016 on Cut 4 today. Since today is “National Tape Measure Day” it is kind of fitting, however, I doubt Hallmark greeting cards can cash in on this. Here are the longest home runs of the first half of 2016 as …
This video clip is taken from the 2015 American League Championship Series. Pitcher Marco Estrada is facing batter Eric Hosmer. Estrada starts in the windup position then transitions to the set position before delivering the pitch. This seems to be against the rules and is an illegal pitch. Since he assumes the windup position, then …
