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How Much Ride Is Enough? The Answer: More. A League-Wide Study of Fastball Ride, Whiffs, and Contact Quality

How much fastball ride is enough?

I took a league-wide look at induced vertical break to quantify how it relates to whiffs, contact quality, and velocity.

20.12.2025 17:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The talent in this league is remarkable man #NBASky

17.11.2025 04:53 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@barrylevitt.bsky.social, @zacharylee.bsky.social & @seanfennessey.bsky.social all had really great, smart interviews with Aster, which featured into the write-up.

[Fennessey] youtu.be/YROSq5lXUi0
[Lee] www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a...
[Levitt] time.com/7304312/eddi...

08.08.2025 10:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Eddington (2025), dir. Ari Aster The Symphonic Theatre of American Collapse

Wrote about one of my favorite films of the year, by one of the best auteurs in the game right now. Ari Aster’s encompassing look into the chaos of 2020, Eddington.

08.08.2025 10:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Here’s some Skubal changeups to brighten up your day.

Best pitcher in the game.
🎨

29.05.2025 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Carlos Correa’s bat speed has dipped heading into his age-31 season.
Power’s down. Contact’s still solid. Defense? Still elite (97th percentile OAA).

S/o to @tangotiger.com for creating OAA & the aging curve chart on bat speed.

📉

29.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Byron Buxton, still the fastest man in MLB. Top sprint speed at 31, elite power metrics, and still playing elite center field.

There’s only one Buxton.

29.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Casey Mize revamped his pitch mix—converting a knuckle curve into a more synergistic slurve.

Now it tunnels beautifully off his splitter to form a V-shaped arsenal.
Whiffs are up, hard contact is down, and the breakout is real.
📸👇

29.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The AL Central Report: Breakouts, Trends, and 2025 Outlook Two Months In From Detroit’s rising ace to Kansas City’s new catalyst— Casey Mize, Maikel Garcia, and more are fueling the AL Central’s beautiful mess.

🧵 Wrote about the Tigers, Twins, and the rest of the teams making up a chaotic AL Central.

Touched on Maikel Garcia, Casey Mize, breakout arms, bullpens, and more:

29.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Wardell. 🐐

13.11.2024 05:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0