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See, we can agree! If you'll read the initial article, you'll see that I've indicated they are pull-happy and not fouling off pitches on the black with two strikes. Then I indicated Burns showed an opposite field approach with two strikes. When you swing at strikes (prior to two strikes) you...

Miami did exactly this. I have shown you the evidence. First pitch, more swings. Slightly ahead in the count, more swings. The problem- as I've written multiple times now- is that they did not make hard contact when they did swing. If you're going to swing, you need to make hard contact. If a...

The evidence has been presented. You do with it what you will. Just keep in mind, the data supports the things I'm saying. Not just in our series, but across baseball, period. What you're really saying, more than anything, is you want better hitters at Miami. What I'm presenting is the way...

It's obvious that I have a lot of work to do here. At this point, I am not sure if we are ignoring the data or if have some people simply have their minds made up already. The first concern is that we need to swing more. I showed that we actually swung at first pitches more often than our...

I appreciate the counter perspective. Allow me to respond: You want hitters swinging at balls out of the strike zone in favorable hitting counts? At first glance that seems counterproductive to scoring runs. What I wrote was if you're going to swing the bat in those counts it needs to be a...

What you're saying here is a good discussion piece. Taking called third strikes is not a case of being patient, that's just something you shouldn't do. I can include that number in my upcoming data post that talks about where the Canes are after one month into the season. My point is the...

The Miami Hurricanes played their annual series with in-state rival the Florida Gators this weekend. While the series didn’t go quite as well as hoped, Miami did manage to win the Sunday game and get a big win for the rest of their season. Here is the recap of the weekend complete with key...