Trying something a little different this week with some of the things I’ve found from around the web in the last week that may be of interest to you.
The theme this week is clearly baseball, as both articles come from varying Orioles-related influences, the first is a data driven article by Derek Arnold of Eutaw Street report which talks about the potential impacts of a strike zone change, and how the metrics have led to the point where the strike zone change discussion needs to happen. You can read that article here.
The second is a little infographic put together by the Orioles organization itself, an image of every home run hit onto Eutaw Street, including Griffey’s blast off the warehouse in the 1993 Home Run Derby. For your viewing pleasure:
Personally, my favorite home run ball is a tie between Delino DeShields (who hit 80 career HRs) or Ryan Flaherty (who has hit 32 career dingers to date).
That’s all for now, have a great Wednesday!