DSH 58 - Pitches, Dongs, and Balls
Dugout Study Hall - Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt [https://twitter.com/TheCorkedMatt]) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate [https://twitter.com/chase_rate]) follow up on last episode's discussion of pitch location metrics, play a guessing game with wRC+ and MaxEV, and discuss more dead-ball impact on the normalization of certain metrics. Help us out with a FIVE STAR RATING and a REVIEW wherever you listen and ENJOY! Go to birddogs.com and use promo code PITCHERLIST for a free Birddogs hat with your pair of Birddogs. Subscribe: Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dugout-study-hall/id1551844065] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/3ymB3LTyuNB2rjqS0KgUL7] | Google [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9vbW55LmZtL3Nob3dzL2R1Z291dC1zdHVkeS1oYWxsL3BsYXlsaXN0cy9wb2RjYXN0LnJzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiP0-fMp-fuAhU8n3IEHZe7CdEQ9sEGegQIARAC] | Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=607444%20] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a50a8c59-7c82-4d13-83fc-54b58f3c8f56/Dugout-Study-Hall] | TuneIn [https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/Dugout-Study-Hall-p1405477/] | Radio.com [https://www.radio.com/podcasts/dugout-study-hall-47906] | Deezer [https://www.deezer.com/search/dugout%20study%20hall] Join PL+ and support the podcast, get an Ad-Free Website, and access to our Discord community! [https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/] Timestamps: * Off the Books: Follow up on pitch location metrics (01:09) * Analytics: trying to win using math (09:33) * Does the dead ball make pitch location more or less important? (11:49) * Numbers of the Week: wRC+ and MaxEV leaders game (18:06) * Dead ball impact on parks (25:04) * Would it dong? (25:58) * Misshapen balls (34:31) * When can we trust certain metrics with the different balls? (37:39) * Is Josh Naylor for real? (47:42) * Talking about players (51:56) * Andrew Vaughn, Joc Pederson, Gleyber Torres, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Alec Bohm, Christian Yelich * Joey Gallo, Josh Donaldson, Joey Votto, Luke Voit, Akil Baddoo, Dylan Carlson, Ozzie Albies, Jose Altuve, Trent Grisham, Trevor Story Note: Episode recorded on 05/11/22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]