tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005365167182351559.post443457132550784335..comments2010-10-19T17:46:08.258-04:00Comments on Statistics in Baseball: Do knuckleballers induce slumps?David Clementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903688130603212290noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005365167182351559.post-51184169928707494872010-09-01T13:04:31.605-04:002010-09-01T13:04:31.605-04:00Did Pedro follow Wakefield in the rotation? If so...Did Pedro follow Wakefield in the rotation? If so, I'm sure that accounts for the drop in offensive numbers the next day. I wonder who followed Candiotti for most of his career.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260379382601886709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005365167182351559.post-53359127440701478902010-10-01T21:38:39.255-04:002010-10-01T21:38:39.255-04:00Good thought. I checked some of Wakefield's an...Good thought. I checked some of Wakefield's and Pedro's game logs and didn't see any days when Pedro (in his prime) pitched after Wakefield. But maybe the effect we're seeing does have more to do with the actual pitcher on the following day, and five knuckleballers isn't really a big enough sample. I can believe there is a small next day effect though - it would be interesting to see if the effect is only the first time through the order the next day.David Clementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06158631419599574788noreply@blogger.com