To that end, Bannister introduced Greinke to FIP, or Fielding Independent Pitching, the statistic Greinke named Tuesday as his favorite. It is a formula that measures how well a pitcher performed, regardless of his fielders. According to fangraphs.com, Greinke had the best FIP in the majors.
"That’s pretty much how I pitch, to try to keep my FIP as low as possible," Greinke said.
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The Royals should promote Greinke to Player/GM
Selgy
by mittens on Nov 17, 2009 11:58 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
What a surprise, sabrmetrically inclined blogger confuses liking advanced statistics with being "smart"
FREE SPEACH is a myth. There is no such thing as 100% free speech. You cannot go into a movie theater and say "FIRE"!…"What? I have freedom of speach!" Bull. Doesnt work that way. Any real lawyer will tell you that.
by Top Gun Numba 1 on Nov 18, 2009 10:10 AM EST reply actions 6 recs
Green FTW.
Also, $tupid Greinke only care$ about $tat$.
I can't wait until we trade him for a reliever.
Nice to see the media integrating the depression angle into their stories...
Except he never had depression….
He is a genius
Check out who he is planning on marrying Saturday
"It boils down to one of two things: It's either the horses or the jockeys. And we think we have some pretty good horses."
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