live · ExperimentOBJ-01
Read the Swing
Broadcast video freezes 1/30 of a second before contact. Pull, center or oppo? Guessing blindly gets you one in three.
- Clips
- 138
- Per round
- 18
- No-video
- 46%
Everything in the void.
Grouped into clusters, from major league research to the sandlot.
Major League
17 projectsMLB data, video and research tools.
live · Experiment
idea · ToolOBJ-05
Breakout Clock
A hitter is raking. How many more plate appearances before you can believe it? The clock shows when a change in each stat beats the noise.
idea · VisualizationOBJ-06
Glove Consensus
Defensive metrics often disagree about the same fielder. Plot them against each other and see who every system agrees on, and who starts arguments.
idea · ToolOBJ-07
Spray Atlas
Every batted ball a hitter puts in play, on one field. Filter by pitch location, count and pitch type to see where he really hits it.
idea · ResearchOBJ-08
Power Audit
A slugger's home runs dry up. Was it the park, bad luck, or the hitter? Split any power drop into those three pieces.
idea · ToolOBJ-09
Velo Watch
Every start's fastball velocity against the pitcher's own normal range, so a real drop stands out, and you can see whether it came back.
idea · ResearchOBJ-10
Player Factory
Some organizations get a reputation for making players better. Track every player who changes teams against what was expected, and see whose reputation holds up.
idea · InteractiveOBJ-11
Lineup Lab
Drag nine hitters into any batting order and simulate a season of games. How many runs is the order really worth?
idea · VisualizationOBJ-12
Tunnel Vision
Two pitches that look identical until they don't. An interactive flight path that shows how long a pitcher's pitches stay in the same tunnel.
idea · InteractiveOBJ-13
Era Dial
Turn a dial through baseball history and watch strikeouts, home runs and contact change, with every major rule change marked along the way.
idea · VisualizationOBJ-14
Leverage Ledger
A closer's 70 innings can matter more than a starter's 180. Weigh every relief appearance by how much the game was on the line, and see what WAR leaves out.
idea · ResearchOBJ-15
Division Gap
Every year someone calls a division the best in baseball. Measure each one against the rest of the league and settle it.
idea · ResearchOBJ-16
Zone Shift
The 2026 ABS challenge system lets players overturn ball-strike calls. Did the called zone move, and what is catcher framing still worth?
idea · ToolOBJ-17
Contract X-Ray
A contract's headline number isn't what it's worth. Count deferrals, options and opt-outs at today's value, then set it against what the player actually produces.
idea · ExperimentOBJ-18
Read the Pitch
The sequel to Read the Swing. The video freezes just after release and you call fastball, breaking ball or offspeed, the way a hitter has to.
idea · VisualizationOBJ-19
Prime Time
Power, speed and pitching don't peak at the same age. Draw an aging curve for each skill and see where any player sits on his.
idea · ResearchOBJ-20
Steal Lab
Speed alone doesn't steal bases. Break every attempt into the runner's lead and jump, the pitcher's delivery and the catcher's throw, and see what actually wins the race.
Questions for Coach
3 projectsAnswering the questions the Talkin' Baseball hosts ask on air.
in progress · ToolOBJ-02
Claim Check
"Best 36 games ever." "First since 1920." The hosts repeat stats like these every week. Claim Check runs each one against the full record and grades it.
- Team-seasons
- 3,087
- Seasons
- 1901–2026
- Game stretches
- 30/36/50
in progress · ResearchOBJ-03
Answers for Coach
Questions the Talkin' Baseball hosts asked on air and couldn't answer, settled with data going back to 1903.
- Answered
- 3
- Data from
- 1903
- To go
- 41
idea · ExperimentOBJ-04
Real or Random
Two game-by-game streaks, one real and one rolled with the same talent. Pick the real one. If nobody can, the hot hand looks a lot like luck.
Sandlot
2 projectsCreative writing: stories and essays about the game.
idea · Writingidea · WritingOBJ-26
Sandlot Stories
Short fiction set around baseball: backyard games, long bus rides and the last game of the season.
Hardware
2 projectsThings to build: cameras, sensors and devices.
idea · BuildOBJ-22
Cage Cam
A high-frame-rate camera rig for a batting cage that records every swing and cuts it into clips, so a Read the Swing-style review could run on your own swings.
idea · BuildOBJ-25
Pitch Clock Box
A small, cheap pitch clock and count display for rec and youth games, built from an LED panel and a microcontroller.
Gear
2 projectsGloves, bats and equipment, measured and reviewed.
idea · ReviewOBJ-21
Bat Rack
Bats compared by the numbers: length, weight, balance point and swing feel, side by side.
idea · ReviewOBJ-24
Glove Room
Gloves measured, not just reviewed: weight, pocket depth, break-in time and how each one holds up over a season.