A super-brief post today. I’ve been sitting on a few things that I’ve been meaning to talk about but I haven’t had the time. We all know how amazing Randy Johnson’s career has been but it’s a career that started on shaky grounds. During his first few years Johnson was walking almost as many guys as he was striking out…. Read more →
In a rain-soaked affair, Randy Johnson defeated the Nationals last night to secure his 300th win. The Giants managed to score 5 runs for Johnson — the majority of them came in the 9th after he left the game — and thanks to some tight-rope bullpen work from Brian Wilson, the night ended in victory. Johnson’s final line of the… Read more →
I’m getting back online after a week hiatus from blogging. Sometimes real life takes over and the fun stuff (Giants baseball and blogging) has to take a back seat. But, have no fear, I’m back and you should be seeing updates with more regularity heading into the future. In today’s post, I wanted to look at Giants pitching in terms… Read more →
With the 11-7 win against the Washington Nationals last night, Randy Johnson moved one more win closer to the fabled 300 win plateu. Johnson continued his good start, bad start, good start routine with 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, and 9 SO. It wasn’t the worst start in the world but it wasn’t great either…. Read more →
In his first career start with the Giants, Randy Johnson looked good. He pitched 5 innings and gave up 4 earned runs while striking out 7 batters. A three-run homer to Gallardo sealed his fate, but otherwise he looked pretty solid. He ended up taking the loss, but don’t let that get you down. Johnson pitched well. Some PITCHf/x graphs… Read more →
A very quick graph today for something I’ve been meaning to do since the offseason when RJ signed. Here’s a PFX movement plot of Randy Johnson’s 2008 season. A few quick words on the graph: The pitch-types included are all from the MLBAM algorithms and their accuracy has been disputed somewhat. Consider this plot a rough version of what Johnson… Read more →
I’m still tied up in a couple of different projects right now, so I fear it’s going to be another link post today on BCB. But, fear not, I’ve got a couple of cool things lined up for the future and there’s a few interesting things happening right now in Giantsland. Let’s check them out. ~ The Big Unit is… Read more →
I’ve been playing around with EditGrid this morning and I made a few graphs relating to the 2009 Giants WAR projections. There really isn’t any new information presented in these graphs, but they might help some to see just where the wins are actually coming from. I like this pie chart because it shows — in my opinion — how… Read more →
Projecting the 2009 Giants team with Wins Above Replacement.
The Giants have signed Randy Johnson to a 1-year, $8M contract. What a nice surprise to find waiting for me and other Giants fans after coming back from the holiday weekend. In 2008, the 44-year-old Johnson (he’ll be 45-years-old in ’09) showed the world that he had plenty of gas left in the tank. Last season Johnson threw a total… Read more →