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September 11, 2009

14 Pitches

"The Phillies' Eric Bruntlett just had a tense 14-pitch at bat against Oliver Perez, including a foul ball that was almost a home run. I decided to experiment creating pictures of at bats from MLB's Gameday, and here's what that one looked like -- at least on a computer (stupid major league blackout)."

The Baseball Graphs blog has escaped my notice, until tonight. Only two posts in eighteen months, but I am a patient man.

Sep 11, 2009 10:28:45 PM | Member Projects, New York, Sports

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That is a very neat looking pic.

Posted by: Melesha | September 12, 2009 at 02:12 PM

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