Fuck The Heck?

FireJoeMorgan has pointed me in the direction of this ...So apparently Mike Pagliarulo feels that he has some ability to analyze baseball, which he is hilariously incorrect about. This is only a small example of the treasure chest that is BaseLinereport.com ...Unexplained charts and prospect value analyses, unbridled hatred towards Billy Beane and his love of selfish walks and homeruns (For the love of god, please check out the "Money Haul" post Pags has blessed us with.) When I checked back tonight, apparently Pags has created some kind of "fundamental pitch count" that he charted for last night's pitching matchup of Chien Ming Wang and Josh Beckett. I've spent a good part of the night thinking "fuck the heck?" I don't know anything about Pagliarulo's "scouting" background or anything, but I'm a bit skeptical to call him a professional in terms of evaluating pitching. This scares me:

In an attept to scout a major league player (NY Yankees rhp/Philip Hughes), submitted 9/6/07 by Keith Law:

Why is Hughes’ stuff down? One possibility is that his left leg is still causing him trouble, since both the hamstring injury that landed him on the DL and the ankle injury that kept him there were to his left leg. His landing is now very soft, and it looked like he was babying that leg rather than landing firmly and pushing off that leg as he drives through his delivery. If the leg is indeed still bothering him, it would explain both the loss of velocity and the lack of sharpness on his curveball.

Baseline Correction- Hughes’s leg if fine just ask the trainers, the problem with his mechanics is the fact that he is young and undeveloped, Keith. He is a tremendous talent and has a bright future, but his problem is simply rushing off of his back side. In terms of understanding from a fans perspective; the big right-hander is anxious and a bit jumpy during this crucial part of the season.

He is being forced to learn at a very young age prior to the time of his complete development. During the game and his time on the mound, he tends to over-throw rushing his head forward, the correct mechanics would allow him to keep his head back, letting his arm work out in front. This action of rushing forward produces an inconsistent arm slot, as a result, he leaves his breaking ball up in the zone. His fastball is capable of getting hitters out up in the strike zone and at this time he is pitching in that area but not by design. Capiche Keith?

I'm not even sure I could call this analysis in any form. What the hell point does he make? The "Baseline Correction" just had me laughing.

"Just ask the trainers"

Riveting, I'm convinced, thank you Pags.

" the problem with his mechanics is the fact that he is young and undeveloped, Keith. He is a tremendous talent and has a bright future,.

Yup, he nailed it. "Young and undeveloped" gotcha. So Hughes has been pitching...5 months 6 months tops??? T-Ball in April and just called up from Coach-pitch this June. The next part just shows me how undeniably assholish Pags is...are you ready?

but his problem is simply rushing off of his back side. In terms of understanding from a fans perspective; the big right-hander is anxious and a bit jumpy during this crucial part of the season.

Pags doesn't wanna get technical with his "Rushing off his back side" talk, so "from a fan's perspective," because we all know the IQ of a baseball fan is at the very least 60 points lower than Pag. They won't understand something so technical as "rushing" because Hughes (in idiot terms because I belittle my audience too) has a boner over Derek Jeter and Yankee Stadium. Pags doesn't even bother to follow Hughes rushing with video evidence or anything, just he's rushing because he's "anxious" and "jumpy." Analysis from somebody who is actually intelligent would show that Hughes' problem is something that has been developing for awhile, he has become less compact with his lower body and is opening up his shoulder in terms of following to the plate. Not sure where this "rushing" idea comes from. But I didn't watch Hughes' last start so maybe Pags saw something...who the hell am I kidding?

P.S. Posts have been far and between lately, not sure what's gonna happen. I'm kicking around the idea of starting a fantasy baseball blog, moreso for my own entertainment and way to gather ideas for myself, but if anyone wants to read, then what the hell. There are a ton of resources out there that I could get it done with, especialy with HitTracker and the first full year of Enhanced Gameday results. Which is the beautiful thing about baseball, It's such a linear game that it it translates levels and has many predictable outcomes. In my opinion it is infinitely easier to dominate fantasy baseball with the right information, and I think I'm just hitting the tip of the iceberg. Updates to follow.