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Wednesday, May 05, 2004 |
Questec'd To Death?
This is just a thought bubble, but is it possible that the umpires are getting a little too fine in their strike calls? I ask because guys like Zito, Moyer, and Maddux all seem to be having difficulties getting strikes called this year. Let's look at their peripheral stats for a moment:
| Player | Career | 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB |
| Maddux | 6.27 | 1.91 | 2.77 | 6.28 | 3.77 | 1.54 |
| Moyer | 5.44 | 2.58 | 1.99 | 5.10 | 3.90 | 1.31 |
| Zito | 7.16 | 3.40 | 2.06 | 7.14 | 3.10 | 2.30 |
The point of this highly unscientific survey is to see whether the umps aren't giving the hitters the benefit of a doubt. Two of the three are older guys who've made a living off the corners; maybe it's that they don't have control early in the season? Certainly, Questec has been blamed before for altering umpires' strike/ball calls. According to ESPN last June, 0.21 percent of pitches were called differently by umpires in Questec parks vs. non-Questec parks. And in any event, Zito's BB/9 actually dropped this year versus his career numbers. In private correspondance, Tyler at Athletics Nation says he thinks Zito's just leaving 'em over the plate, but in any case, it's possible we're just hearing butterfly wings flapping.
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