When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Why MLB spring training matters more to catchers and pitchers ...

    www.aol.com/sports/why-mlb-spring-training...

    With Raleigh, Garver and backup Seby Zavala setting the standard for preparation at the big-league level, 21-year-old Harry Ford, a top catching prospect in the Mariners organization, is eager to ...

  3. Kyle Boddy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Boddy

    In 2008, Boddy started a blog called Driveline Mechanics. It relied heavily on the theories of former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Marshall.To test out his own theories, Boddy created his own biomechanics lab in Seattle, which included high-speed cameras, EMG sensors, force plates, inertial measurement units, and a device to measure elbow torque. [3]

  4. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plyometrics

    Plyometrics, or more specifically the shock method, is considered a form of specialized strength development. Before undertaking plyometric training, it is necessary to distinguish jumps that are commonly called plyometric and true plyometric jumps as exemplified in the depth jump which is illustrative of the shock method.

  5. Quality of Pitch - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_pitch

    Quality of Pitch (QOP) is a theoretical pitch quantification statistic combines speed, location and movement into a single numeric value that quantifies the quality of a baseball pitch. QOP was developed by Jarvis Greiner and Jason Wilson of Biola University , California, as a method of objectively evaluating pitches in baseball . [ 1 ]

  6. Fantasy Baseball: These are our favorite pitchers for the ...

    www.aol.com/sports/fantasy-baseball-favorite...

    Across 320 2/3 innings, Atlanta’s mustachioed ace has a 3.37 ERA and a 2.48 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, a metric that estimates ERA by removing all balls hit into play).

  7. Yahoo Fantasy Baseball: A 101 guide on how to play for the ...

    www.aol.com/sports/yahoo-fantasy-baseball-101...

    Fantasy baseball remains a staple for MLB fans, matching the everyday excitement on the field that has truly become a worldwide phenomenon. If you love baseball, and count down the days from the ...

  8. Starting pitcher - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starting_pitcher

    These pitchers, and the sequence in which they pitch, is known as the rotation. A team's best starter is known as the ace, and is almost always the first man to pitch in the rotation. In modern baseball, a five-man rotation is most common. [1] In contrast, a pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher.

  9. How the not-so-subtle art of chucking it right down the ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/sports/not-subtle-art-chucking-down...

    A pitcher can induce a strike by expertly painting the corners or fooling a hitter with a pitch out of the zone, but the simplest way is by throwing a pitch over the plate.