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The Search for Baseball's Most Unpredictable Pitches & Pitchers
Manage episode 438390987 series 2601660
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Matt Chapman's six-year extension with the Giants, a combined no-hitter for the Cubs, who are clinging to slim playoff hopes with three-and-a-half weeks remaining in the regular season. Plus, they discuss baseball's replay system with *10* years now on the ledger and wonder how things might improve in the next 10 years, and they begin a quest to find baseball's most unpredictable (and predictable) pitchers and pitches.
Rundown
1:13 Matt Chapman Signs a Six-Year Extension with the Giants
9:04 What's Next for the Giants In Their Push to Return to the Playoffs?
14:55 A Combined No-Hitter From the Cubs
20:26 Baseball's Replay System Turns 10
27:38 We're Ready for the Ball & Strike Call Challenges
34:30 Quantifying a Pitcher's Predictability
Related reading 'The Search for the Most Predictable Pitcher' by Kiri Oler of FanGraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-search-for-the-most-predictable-pitcher/
40:52 The Surprising Profile of Josh Hader's Fastball
46:07 The Relationship Between Low Release Points & High iVB
52:13 Trevor Finds the Root Cause of David Bednar's Struggles
59:49 Camilo Doval's Running Cutter and a Rare Instance of 'Weird' Not Being Good
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
Follow Trevor on Twitter: @IAmTrevorMay
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com
Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Trevor May
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
655 episoder
Manage episode 438390987 series 2601660
Eno, Trevor and DVR discuss Matt Chapman's six-year extension with the Giants, a combined no-hitter for the Cubs, who are clinging to slim playoff hopes with three-and-a-half weeks remaining in the regular season. Plus, they discuss baseball's replay system with *10* years now on the ledger and wonder how things might improve in the next 10 years, and they begin a quest to find baseball's most unpredictable (and predictable) pitchers and pitches.
Rundown
1:13 Matt Chapman Signs a Six-Year Extension with the Giants
9:04 What's Next for the Giants In Their Push to Return to the Playoffs?
14:55 A Combined No-Hitter From the Cubs
20:26 Baseball's Replay System Turns 10
27:38 We're Ready for the Ball & Strike Call Challenges
34:30 Quantifying a Pitcher's Predictability
Related reading 'The Search for the Most Predictable Pitcher' by Kiri Oler of FanGraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-search-for-the-most-predictable-pitcher/
40:52 The Surprising Profile of Josh Hader's Fastball
46:07 The Relationship Between Low Release Points & High iVB
52:13 Trevor Finds the Root Cause of David Bednar's Struggles
59:49 Camilo Doval's Running Cutter and a Rare Instance of 'Weird' Not Being Good
Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris
Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper
Follow Trevor on Twitter: @IAmTrevorMay
e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com
Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels
Hosts: Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
With: Trevor May
Producer: Brian Smith
Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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