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Frayed Knot Jun 06 2006 09:47 AM

From the crew at [u:dcae68f7aa]The Hardball Times[/u:dcae68f7aa] Infield pop-ups are virtually as good as strike-outs for a pitcher since 99+% of them are turned into outs and runners can't advance. The average number of fly-balls kept in the infield is 11%. Currently the Mets lead the majors with 17% and Steve Trachsel leads all pitchers with 21.7%. Glavine is 4th at 18.2%

MFS62 Jun 06 2006 09:53 AM

That stat really is odd. Youwould think that fastball pitchers get most of the infield popups because they're throwing up in the zone. (There's probably a better way to say that, but you know what I mean.) Traschell and Glavine aren't exactly flame throwers. Later

Edgy DC Jun 06 2006 10:02 AM

Popups are better than strikeouts in most ways. They're less taxing on the pitcher and provide fewer opportunities for baserunners to advance on steals, wild pitches, and passed balls.