I actually just finished writing a tidbit-laden post about Red Sox right-hander Aaron Cook having MLB’s lowest strikeout rate since 1945, but then I saw this article on the same topic by Matthew Kory at Baseball Prospectus and realized mine was approximately one percent as good.
So instead of posting an obviously inferior version I just deleted mine and will link to his. Trust me, it’s worth the read:
The Four Strikeouts of Aaron Cook
Also, people of the internet: Please stop writing really good, lengthy articles about subjects on which I was planning to write mediocre, brief blog posts. You’re ruining everything.
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- drmonkeyarmy - Aug 3, 2012 at 3:35 PM
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In fairness to Cook, he hasn’t gotten the opportunity to pitch against Ryan Howard this season.
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- napoleonblownapart6887 - Aug 3, 2012 at 3:36 PM
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Fantastic article by Kory. Fantastic self-awareness by Gleeman.
It’s a good Friday
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- foreverchipper10 - Aug 3, 2012 at 3:39 PM
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And I can’t wait to see the post about Johnny Damon being DFA’d.
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- djpostl - Aug 3, 2012 at 4:08 PM
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That is just crazy. Great find on that one man.
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- professor59 - Aug 3, 2012 at 5:25 PM
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Epic analysis. Moar!
