Batters

Toyota Chief to Meet Press a Third Time as Global Car Recall Batters Image Akio Toyoda will address reporters later today for the third time in 12 days he struggles to repair the company's image.

Bloomberg 2010

Toyota Chief to Meet Press a Third Time as Global Car Recall Batters Image Akio Toyoda will address reporters later today for the third time in 12 days he struggles to repair the company's image.

Bloomberg 2010

Toyota Chief to Meet Press a Third Time as Global Car Recall Batters Image Akio Toyoda will address reporters later today for the third time in 12 days he struggles to repair the company's image.

Bloomberg 2010

Batters who get plunked at the plate aren't supposed to rub the point of contact.

You'd Be Cooler Without the Jacket Matthew Futterman 2010

Batters in the first round combined to hit .218 with a .613 OPS -- which means, essentially, this fine collection of pitchers turned every single hitter into Jose Lopez.

Cliff Lee has been on collision course with Yankees all year Dave Sheinin 2010

One is that the high strike started to disappear as a way to encourage more offense: Batters can wait for lower pitches that are easier to hit.

Step Up to the Plate—and Stay There! Jared Diamond 2011

Batters are not moving runners over, whether it's by working the count for walks or laying down a bunt.

Atlanta Braves Team Report 2010

Batters are also just generally more protected now.

Matthew Yglesias » PEDs 2010

Notes: Batters lead majors in homers, slugging percentage and Ks. MILWAUKEE

Power rankings: Rays hold off Yanks again for top spot 2010

Pitcher/team Year home runs Allowed Batters faced per home run Bronson Arroyo Reds 2011 44 17.9 Jose Lima Astros 2000 48 18.6 Eric Milton Reds 2005 40 21.4 Eric Milton Phillies 2004 43 20.0 Jamie Moyer Mariners 2004 44 20.2 Shawn Boskie Angels 1996 40 21.5 Source: Baseball-Reference

Don't Blame Baseball's Power Outage on Arroyo 2011