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So I think pitch f/x might need fixing in Chicago
The pitch type numbers on FanGraphs

Are not Pitch F/x. That’s data from BIS.

So I think BIS needs fixing in Chicago
The pitch f/x broke a lot too.
Perhaps CHicago is the thing that needs fixing.
I've heard Comiskey is a terrible place to see a game.
Doubly so since it's been torn down
I've heard that we all can't even pronounce Chicago correctly!
It actually is still standing given that we played a three game series there fairly recently.
Or maybe US Cellular Field is still standing.
Or maybe no one wants to call it by that name because the constant renaming of stadiums to appease cooperate interests is lame and it's clear I am referring to the park formerly known as New Comesky
I don't think anyone calls it New Comesky
It appears that JI does.
Just Comiskey
So you never call it Safeco Field, then?

Just Mariners Stadium?

New Kingsometimesdome
Safeco was never called anything else. US Cell was.

I think you are being unfair in your example here.

It's still a valid question

I was asking because if he doesn’t like corporate re-naming, I made the somewhat logical assumption that he doesn’t like corporate names in general.

I don't mind corporate naming.

I don’t love it, but it’s not a huge deal to me. I absolutely hate re-naming. Drives me bonkers.

I used to hate it until it became inevitable

and now I can’t be arsed to care. Money infects everything.

Exactly I can't be arsed to care to refer to it by whatever name they're calling it at this moment.
I find that a bit strawman-y for my tastes.

I think that’s a big leap of an assumption.

Which is why I posed it as a question originally

it’s an assumption that I was attempting to clarify.

Don't be silly

1) It never held that name
2) it’s Mariner Stadium

The House that Griffey Built
If Aardsma actually threw a knuckleball he would be my favorite player ever.
His fastball is in many ways like a knuckler
In that you never know where it might end up
I know you're lying.

You have a M’s reliever throwing something but fastballs? Preposterous.

That's some serious overall heat as well.
Wow, I'm never trusting anyone or anything associated with Fangraphs again.
So can someone translate this for me?

sorry

I may be mistaken, but the KN% stands for percentage of knuckle balls thrown.
I'm sure this will be fixed

Looking at the database, it just looks like whoever scored that game put KN in there instead of XX (which is the unknown pitch type). I’m sure this will get fixed in the next day or two. Usually it takes 1-2 days after for the pitch data to be properly recorded anyway.

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