Glossary of baseball (Q): Difference between revisions

:An at bat in which the batter is productive in a way that fits the situation, whether that involves advancing the runner with a sacrifice bunt or even a ground ball out, getting on base, or making the pitcher throw a lot of pitches. Thus a quality at bat is not measured simply by the standard batting statistics such as batting average, on-base percentage, or slugging average. [[Minnesota Twins]] catcher [[Joe Mauer]]: "Seeing a lot of pitches, fighting bad pitches off – basically, just waiting for a pitch you can handle. Whether you’re a power guy, or more of a slap hitter guy, if you find a pitch you’re comfortable in handling, that’s a quality at-bat. If you get on base or drive a ball up the gap, you pretty much know you had a good plate appearance. But it’s mostly about making sure you get your pitch."<ref>David Laurila, "Prospectus Q & A: Joe Mauer,"[http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6428 Baseballprospectus.com], July 9, 2007.</ref>

 

 

{{Main|Quality start}}

:When a [[Glossary of baseball (S)#starting pitcher|starter]] pitches at least 6 complete [[Glossary of baseball (I)#inning|innings]] and allows 3 or fewer [[Glossary of baseball (E)#earned run|earned runs]] -- even in a loss. A pitcher can perform well yet not be involved in the win-loss [[Glossary of baseball (N)#no decision|"decision"]]. This statistic was developed by sportswriter John Lowe to capture an aspect of pitcher performance that is not part of the standard statistics collected by Major League Baseball.<ref>[[Rob Neyer]], "Quality Start Still a Good Measure of Quality," [http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=2407313&univLogin02=stateChanged ESPN.com], April 13, 2006.</ref> It is catching on among baseball players and management, but also has some skeptics. Former [[Houston Astros]] manager [[Jimy Williams]] was said to hate this statistic. "Quality start?" he would harumph. "Quality means you win."<ref>[http://blogs.chron.com/lopezblog/archives/2005/05/quality_start_d.html Lopez@Large: 'Quality start' defined ... It's simple: You win<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

 

 

{{Main|Quick pitch}}

:An [[Glossary of baseball (I)#illegal pitch|illegal pitch]] where the ball thrown is before the [[Glossary of baseball (B)#batter|batter]] is set in the [[batter's box]]. (''Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 8.05(e)'')<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/foreword.jsp The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official info: Official Rules<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> If there is no one on base, the pitch is called a ball, but if there are any number of runners on base, it is ruled a [[balk]]. The ruling of a quick pitch is always up to the umpire.

==quiet bats==

 

 

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