Swing Quality Implementation Assumptions

Cameron and I are sending a paper to the Sloan Sports Analytic Conference in Boston, Mass. We made several assumptions about some of the data that Cameron has nicely explained here. I needed a website to reference this document and thought the AggPro blog could use the extra 1 hit by the Sloan paper referees.

Analysis of the hire of Orioles new hitting coach: Jim Presley

I have a piece up on Baltimore Sports Report which takes a look at how Jim Presley fits into the development of Adam Jones and Matt Wieters. Feel free to check it out or ignore.

Analysis of the hire of Orioles new pitching coach Mark Connor

I took a closer look at the Orioles new pitching coach Mark Connor over at Baltimore Sports Report. Please mock, enjoy or ignore if you get a chance.

Juan Samuel Piece on BSR

I wrote a retrospective piece on BSR about the 2010 Juan Samuel Era in Baltimore. Its available here. I tried to have fun with it but noticed at least one glaring typo afterwards. Regardless I enjoyed taking a break from the more technical writing I have previously done. Per usual, feel free to mock or ignore.

Is this the new and improved Chris Tillman?

I have a piece up on Baltimore Sports Report about the Orioles' Chris Tillman. The article examines Tillman's two good starts since his Sept. 1 call up to see if his recent success is due to improved skills or good fortune experienced during a small sample size.

2010 Orioles Starting Rotation - Part 2

Part 2 of my examination of the Orioles starting rotation in pitcher friendly 2010 is up at baltimoresportsreport.com. If you get a chance head on over and check it out.

The 2010 Orioles Starting Rotation

I've started writing over at BaltimoreSportsReport.com. My first article is a two part series on how the Orioles starting rotation has performed in the year of the pitcher. Its one of my first forays into non academic writing so bear with me. I promise it will get better.