I don't want to think much about the Cubs getting crushed by the Orioles, so I won't post about it (yet...?).
Friday starts the second phase of the Crosstown Classic, where the Cubs visit The Cell. It should be a good Summer weekend on the South Side. Hot weather, good baseball, just part a typical great Chicago weekend. There are tons of neighborhood music festivals, small and large, plus, the largest of the large, The Taste of Chicago. I'll be at work, doing a fairly big update to one of our corporate web sites.
I've gone back and revisited my Dempster ID's. I believe he mixes in two-seamers, four-seamers, and even the occasional cutter. He throws the splitter with mixed effectiveness (sink), and some straight change-ups, too. In other words, his "splitter" now contains all change-ups, and his fastball all fastballs (two- and four-seam and cutters). It makes for a nice simple picture, like this one. But would be in need of refinement for more detailed analysis. This is just trying to get a thumbnail sketch.
That's release to plate, every 25 milliseconds, plotting up to 20 points per pitch. That's a nice picture of Dempster's "typical" pitch (click to enlarge), but what's more interesting is Contreras.
Click to enlarge; first row is all pitches, and split into overhand and sidearm; second row is four-seam, two-seam and "other". I'm retracting my assertion that Contreras has a 3/4 angle for the slider, that was a brain cramp or something.
These graphs are hacks, but get the point across. When I catch-up with Mike Fast on this one (i.e. steal his work, and give credit) they'll be better.
I'll have a look ahead at Mark Buerhle (and Gavin Floyd) along with post-game notes whenever I get out of the office tomorrow night.
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