Quick link this morning: Alan Schwartz of the New York Times breaks the news about a new statistical measurement system currently in testing at our very own Mays Field. If all goes well, it will be deployed in all 30 MLB parks next year.
The eye in the sky — actually several cameras mounted on light towers — records every movement by every fielder, every ball hit or thrown, and every baserunner. How the bazillions of raw data points will turn into something useful hasn’t quite been determined, but no doubt it won’t take long.
Make sure you watch the embedded video about half way down the page.
Since the system has been tested at AT&T Park I wonder if Sabean has had early access to this data, and if he has been considering it when deciding to stick with guys like Ishikawa and Burriss early on in the season, or when deciding to bench Lewis more recently.
Did the "spy cam" get a good shot last night of Schierholtz swinging at a pitch THAT HIT HIM ON THE THIGH? I like the guy, but ya gotta be kiddin' me with that.
Also, the camera as described would be totally unable to pick up any glimpse of Fred Lewis at the moment. Lefty, is he history as a Gigante?
I'm writing a post about this. Stay tuned.