Gone in 2.5 pitches: The fleeting life of a baseball in modern MLB www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

This is outstanding, especially the comparison tool. Stanek's four-seam w/ & w/o an additional ~2 inch of break. Note how long after release it takes for the difference to be noticeable. Good illustration of why it takes a while to lock in on a pitcher having more ride than expected.

Induced vertical break, spin efficiency, seam-shifted wake—what do these buzzwords mean for a pitch trajectory? Explore using my Statcast-based pitch visualizer (physics modeling based on work of @pobguy.bsky.social). Updated daily with new pitching data! gabes135.github.io/pitch-graphic/

Tarik Skubal is on pace to be the first pitcher to finish a season leading the league in both K/9 and BB/9. Only 7 pitchers since integration have even finished top 3 in both K/9 and BB/9 - Skubal is having a truly dominant season.

Evolution of the NBA jump shot heatmap from 1997-98 to 2024-25.

Distribution of total contract values in each of the Big Four sports leagues. Observations: - Trout ran so Soto and Ohtani could fly - The Celtics paid their Jay's - There's Mahomes! - NHL contracts are long, not so bad to be in the middle class

Distribution of annual player salaries in each of the Big Four sports leagues. Observations: - Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani are in another realm - Money is spread out in the NBA - Dak makes more money than Mahomes? - It does not pay to play hockey