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Inside Edge Scouting Services

Not sure if I'm that last to know this, but it seems ChicagoSports.com (The Trib's sports section) has added a really nice and in depth scouting feature to their site.

See the home page and look for:

  • Scouting: Reds' HarangCubs' Dempster
  • It provides very detailed scouting information about each pitcher's tendancies, what pitches they throw, what counts they throw them in and how they pitch left and right handed batter differently.

    Nice job Trib.

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    That's really neat

    I didn’t know about it. Thanks for posting.

    by Rev Gunia on Apr 15, 2008 9:25 AM CDT   0 recs

    That it is.

    Someone needs to let Gerald Perry know about this site.

    " I want to point something out in the quickly-becoming-tiresome Old Media vs. Bloggers debate: most stuff sucks. All stuff. In all forms. Most books suck. Most movies suck. Most magazines suck. Most trees likely suck if you get to know them. Fish, bugs, various metals -- they all probably mostly suck". - FJM 4/6/8

    by lemon20pie on Apr 15, 2008 9:35 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

    by santoswoodenlegs on Apr 15, 2008 2:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    Its about time!

    Ive been looking for an in depth scouting service that you don’t have to pay for, well done (even if the trib is owned by the Anti-Christ himself)

    "We Are Not Fair Weather But Foul Weather Fans, Brothers In Arms In Streets and The Stands." -Eddie Vedder, Someday We'll Go All The Way

    by ryanbrixenivy on Apr 15, 2008 9:52 AM CDT   0 recs

    Wow, that's some pretty in-depth info.

    And I’m kinda surprised that the Trib of all sources is providing it. Thanks for passing this along!

    Nanika Ga Okoru!

    by dat cubfan daver on Apr 15, 2008 9:59 AM CDT   0 recs

    Great find!

    I think that links to each teams’ SP and roster would be nice additions to Al’s Game Day posts.

    If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. -- Dave Barry

    by bluebythebook on Apr 15, 2008 10:49 AM CDT   0 recs

    Keep in mind this information is 10 days old

    Scouting reports for games 3/31/06 – 4/5/08

    Interesting stuff!

    Also, if what is printed is accurate, and it actually goes back to March 2006, Pie has NEVER hit a curve ball in 777 pitches! He likes change ups. Felix Pie

    Fukudome has not hit a curve ball either (in 71 pitches through 4/5). Hasn’t swung at one? Hasn’t put one in fair play? Again, this is through April 5 games. Kosuke Fukudome

    Inside Edge Cubs Scouting Reports

    "Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

    by flachimesa on Apr 15, 2008 12:16 PM CDT   0 recs

    Ah, I knew it was too good to be true.

    Interesting stuff, nonetheless, I suppose.

    Nanika Ga Okoru!

    by dat cubfan daver on Apr 15, 2008 12:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    MY LORD!!

    Why would anyone throw him anything but curveballs?

    FU-KU-DOH-MEH! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!!!!

    by tony412 on Apr 15, 2008 2:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    Curveballs are harder to throw for strikes...

    ...and if Fukudome is simply letting the curve go by him as a ball, then throwing nothing but curves would probably lead to an astronomical walk rate.

    That said, this data isn’t very detailed, and has a very small sample size. Sadly, my other sources of this kind of info don’t have anything available on Fukudome yet.

    by cwyers on Apr 15, 2008 2:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    I was referring

    to Pie….

    FU-KU-DOH-MEH! clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!!!!

    by tony412 on Apr 15, 2008 2:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    Pitches outside corner

    Soriano may have a rough night.

    by gx4 on Apr 15, 2008 12:19 PM CDT   0 recs

    I was thinking the same thing

    About Soriano when I saw that he likes to put them low and away, Ramirez has been chasing those also but the good news is if he slips and lets one that low go over the heart of the plate, Soriano will put it on waveland everytime he likes those low fastballs

    "We Are Not Fair Weather But Foul Weather Fans, Brothers In Arms In Streets and The Stands." -Eddie Vedder, Someday We'll Go All The Way

    by ryanbrixenivy on Apr 15, 2008 3:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

    It's interesting to note who does NOT have a "chase zone"

    Lee, Fukudome, and Soto.

    Everyone else has a least one “green” square. Several have many. Cedeno appears to have the most “chase zone” squares.

    "Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

    by flachimesa on Apr 15, 2008 12:40 PM CDT   0 recs

    Great find

    Interesting stuff!

    "I lost it in the sun"

    by Bump Bailey on Apr 15, 2008 2:36 PM CDT   0 recs

    Awesome!

    There isn’t really any danger of Soriano hitting a ground ball is there? 25% ground balls, 52% fly balls, 24% strike outs

    by cmf0203 on Apr 15, 2008 3:10 PM CDT   0 recs

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