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June 19, 2012

Baseball ProGUESTus: See the Ball, Hit the Ball?

by Matt Lentzner

Pitches move too fast for batters to see, so how do they hit the ball? And what does that have to do with Chad Bradford?

November 8, 2011

Baseball ProGUESTus: Getting Explicit with Sample Sizes

by Matt Lentzner

A's prospect Michael Choice is having quite the AFL season, but what can his success tell us about how stats should be presented?

September 30, 2011

Baseball ProGUESTus: A New Take on Plate Discipline--Redefining the Zone

by Matt Lentzner

Is the traditional strike-ball dichotomy too simplistic?

March 18, 2011

Baseball ProGUESTus: Looking at Pitches Through the Batter's Eyes

by Matt Lentzner

Our latest guest contributor makes the case for changing the frame of reference in PITCHf/x analysis to reflect the way pitches actually appear to the batter.