tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post5210767054868267418..comments2023-07-09T11:23:36.355-04:00Comments on On Baseball & The Reds: Were Dunn's HR-rates depressed in 2006?jinazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1710098464290956632007-04-09T16:11:00.000-04:002007-04-09T16:11:00.000-04:00Good point about wind speed & direction on hittrac...Good point about wind speed & direction on hittracker. I think that the wind speed adjustments fall into the category of "it's better than nothing, but could be better."<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping that Rybarczyk continues to improve hit tracker's reporting to give us more information...but even as it is, the info it provides (e.g. speed off bat) is something we can't find anywhere else. I can't wait to dig around in those data a bit. Just a few projects to finish before I have at it, but it'll at least be a cornerstone of an article or two on Great American Ballpark.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning to attend the Wednesday game in person, and I'm pretty stoked about that, even if it is "just" Belisle. The other two will be TV-watching games. :)<BR/><BR/>-j<BR/>p.s. I can't help but note that Dunn's Saturday homer certainly gives him a +1 in the JE category this year. :)jinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-61146901613468716332007-04-07T13:52:00.000-04:002007-04-07T13:52:00.000-04:00Ah, good points, I had forgotten about that essay-...Ah, good points, I had forgotten about that essay--interesting stuff. <BR/><BR/>By that logic, though, I wonder if you could also say that there should still have been a population of JE's that would normally have been outs. Dunn hits a lot of high, fairly deep fly balls, just due to his strength. Wouldn't the JE/out's be affected as much as the PL/JE's? :)<BR/><BR/>I'm going to be doing a lot more with the hitracker website in future posts. It's an incredible resource, and should be a lot of fun to play with. I've got plans and plans and plans... just wish I had more time! -jjinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.com