The name Perry Husband might not resonate with most fans of Major League Baseball. But it should. Husband, 56, is a pioneer when it comes to baseball science. He developed a theory called Effective Velocity, which is the study of pitch speeds and how location changes the reaction time for hitters. Response time is key to understanding the basis of Effective Velocity, or EV for short. A bat must...
Eric Byrnes has never shied away from a challenge. Whether it was learning to control his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a youth, revitalizing his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being released by the Baltimore Orioles after the ’05 season, or training for and completing the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in under 24 hours, the competitor in him never...
Rick Peterson has grown up knowing baseball his entire life. His dad, Harding William Peterson, played professionally as a catcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a limited role in the mid-to-late ’50s, appearing in a total of 66 games. With his playing career behind him, Peterson later adapted to life in the front office. He was the Pirates’ Scouting Director from 1969-76, then...
In an interview with Ken Davidoff of the NY Post, Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane compared the Mets’ young pitchers to his star-studded rotation in Oakland during the early 2000’s. The A’s staff featured three top starters in Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson, who carried the team to multiple playoff berths. “There’s definitely a difference in styles,” Beane...
The Giants officially declined their $18.0 million option on lefthander Barry Zito and will instead pay him the $7 million buyout. This comes as no surprise to anyone the least of whom is Zito himself, who took out a full page ad three weeks ago to thank San Francisco Giants fans. This brings to an end the seven year relationship with the Giants who signed him to deal worth $126 million dollars...
New York Mets (38-48) at San Francisco Giants (40-48) Tuesday 7/9, 10:15 PM ET at AT&T Park Dillon Gee (6-7, 4.45) vs Barry Zito (4-6, 4.44) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – CF Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Marlon Byrd – RF Josh Satin – 1B Andrew Brown – LF Anthony Recker – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Dillon Gee – RHP Game Notes The Mets bullpen hurled 9.0 shutout innings last night....
Jayson Werth just signed a seven-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Cliff Lee is looking for a seven-year deal as well. Players have always been attracted to the almighty dollar at free agent time, but now more than ever, the length of the contract is becoming as important, if not more important, than the number of digits next to the dollar sign. But is this the right way to go for the...
Congratulations to the World Series Champions, San Francisco Giants. Cain, Lincecum, Bumgarner, Posey, all first round picks, wow, nice job… I imagine that while Nelson Cruz and Josh Hamilton were huddled in the corner pouting, Bengie Molina was jumping up and down alone in the shower and causing a 3.4 magnitude earthquake in the process. Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo must have...
Like many of you, I have been paying attention to the World Series. I knew if just one of either the Phillies or the Yankees were in it, I’d have a problem because I’d be too emotionally invested. If it was both, I wouldn’t be able to watch it at all. However, two teams that I can kind of like each in their own way are playing in it, so I can sit back and enjoy being a...
If you think the Barry Zito, C.C. Sabathia, or Johan Santana signing were huge, get a hold of this:According to a source from a team who is involved in negotiations, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles “are coming in hot” on Teixeira, with the Nationals apparently willing to offer the slugger a 10-year deal for more than $20 million a year and the Orioles willing to go...
