Baseball Engineer » Mike Schmidt http://baseballengineer.com Analyzing the career numbers of ballplayers throughout history. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:57:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Chase-inator and his Double-edged Sword http://baseballengineer.com/2010/07/01/the-chase-inator-and-his-double-edged-sword/ http://baseballengineer.com/2010/07/01/the-chase-inator-and-his-double-edged-sword/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:41:48 +0000 John Cappello http://baseballengineer.com/?p=854 When Hanley Ramirez limped jogged casually strolled after a baseball that he had Pele’d down the left field line on May 17th, my first reaction was to cover the eyes of my two kids, who are young ballplayers. I didn’t want them to think that what Ramirez did was even possible. Saying that he [...]]]> http://baseballengineer.com/2010/07/01/the-chase-inator-and-his-double-edged-sword/feed/ 7 Jimmy Rollins: Out Maker or Party Starter? http://baseballengineer.com/2009/10/16/jimmy-rollins-out-maker-party-starter/ http://baseballengineer.com/2009/10/16/jimmy-rollins-out-maker-party-starter/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:27:35 +0000 John Cappello http://hardballengineer.com/?p=27

It’s baseball’s newest insult, along the lines of being labeled “one-dimensional” or having “warning track power.”

The Out Maker.

Baseball followers have grown to the idea that “not making outs” at [...]]]> http://baseballengineer.com/2009/10/16/jimmy-rollins-out-maker-party-starter/feed/ 4