Comments on: Pitch Framing - Is it Real? http://blog.stealingfirst.com/2008/04/05/pitch-framing-is-it-real/ Stats, stories and stuff Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:25:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dan Turkenkopf http://blog.stealingfirst.com/2008/04/05/pitch-framing-is-it-real/#comment-45 Dan Turkenkopf Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:55:12 +0000 http://blog.stealingfirst.com/?p=38#comment-45 Thanks Tom. I think that might have an effect if we were looking at more data, but I don't think any catchers could make the sample requirements (about 13 games in PITCH f/x parks) while predominantly catching one pitcher. I do think it's likely there's a pitching staff component to this, but I don't know if it's possible to tease out from the partial year of data we have to this point. Thanks Tom.

I think that might have an effect if we were looking at more data, but I don’t think any catchers could make the sample requirements (about 13 games in PITCH f/x parks) while predominantly catching one pitcher.

I do think it’s likely there’s a pitching staff component to this, but I don’t know if it’s possible to tease out from the partial year of data we have to this point.

]]> By: Tom G, ballssticksstuff.com http://blog.stealingfirst.com/2008/04/05/pitch-framing-is-it-real/#comment-44 Tom G, ballssticksstuff.com Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:42:48 +0000 http://blog.stealingfirst.com/?p=38#comment-44 Having read your article over there, my first thought is that certain catchers tend to catch certain pitchers, and that might artificially have an effect on their ability to get strike calls. For instance, Tim McCarver always caught Steve Carlton, but rarely anyone else. Another example is Eddie Perez always catching Greg Maddux in the late-90's, but rarely anyone else. Having read your article over there, my first thought is that certain catchers tend to catch certain pitchers, and that might artificially have an effect on their ability to get strike calls. For instance, Tim McCarver always caught Steve Carlton, but rarely anyone else. Another example is Eddie Perez always catching Greg Maddux in the late-90’s, but rarely anyone else.

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