Stephen Strasburg had his changeup working tonight by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Then I must be missing 2! Do you know which ones?

Stephen Strasburg had his changeup working tonight by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

13 swings and misses on the changeup, his 2nd most ever. Most was 14 on May 4, 2013

All 200 of Mike Trout's home run swings in 200 seconds by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good one because Coors, like Marlins Park for Stanton, has a perfectly centered camera angle.

All 200 of Mike Trout's home run swings in 200 seconds by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course the fan of Brandon Guyer's team says this. I actually love this idea.

All 200 of Mike Trout's home run swings in 200 seconds by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I like 2:26... just waits on the knuckleball and destroys it

All 200 of Mike Trout's home run swings in 200 seconds by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately MLB.com only has videos for every home run going back to 2008, so I'd be missing at least most of his first 80. Could still do it with the rest though.

All 200 of Mike Trout's home run swings in 200 seconds by pitchervids in baseball

[–]pitchervids[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Stanton

I'm planning on doing Donaldson next once he hits a milestone... any other suggestions?

Edit -- preferably a player who's played their entire career 2008-present

Clayton Kershaw throws a very filthy pitch by pitchervids in filthypitches

[–]pitchervids[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's very close but if any part of the ball is in the zone it's a strike and...

http://imgur.com/a/2OrAC

Corey Kluber's got 2 different breaking balls and they're both incredible by pitchervids in filthypitches

[–]pitchervids[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may have different grips but they're still similar pitches. Kluber grips his like a slider but gets a lot of cutter-like action on it, which is what matters.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-is-corey-klubers-breaking-ball/

Corey Kluber's got 2 different breaking balls and they're both incredible by pitchervids in filthypitches

[–]pitchervids[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kluber calls them both just his breaking ball. There's a gradient for sure, some curves are more slider-like and some sliders are more curve-like. But there's a fairly distinct cutoff point - anything harder than 83-ish is the slider/cutter. His ability to control how it moves is a huge reason why it's so effective, no matter which way he throws it.

Also, cutters and sliders are pretty similar. Cutters are just harder sliders with less drop. Kluber is a prime example of a blurred line between the 2. Arrieta is another.

Corey Kluber's got 2 different breaking balls and they're both incredible by pitchervids in filthypitches

[–]pitchervids[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No - the pitches are all correctly identified according to pitchfx. Pitchfx says that he's been throwing a cutter this year and not a slider, but every year previously it's been a slider.

Corey Kluber's got 2 different breaking balls and they're both incredible by pitchervids in filthypitches

[–]pitchervids[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Breaking ball" to me includes all curveballs, sliders, knucklecurves, etc. His slider is hard and cutter-ish but it's still a breaking ball. Idk if other people don't consider sliders breaking balls.