The March Pledge drive continues. Yesterday was a good example of what can be accomplished by a full-time blogger. The reactions to these graphs is very positive:

Yes! David, this is the most exciting thing I've ever seen on your site -- and I don't say that lightly. This is a great example of how graphs and charts can show information much more easily than sheer numbers can. This is superb. Congrats.

And:

This is really, really cool. Aside from some reservation I have about what would be expected given random chance (and thus not drawing to direct conclusions on the margins of error), this gives more information that any single number I have ever seen for a defender, and has the potential to be more accurate too.

And:

You should seriously consider publishing a book containing this data for all players. This is cutting edge stuff.

And:

Come on people! Start donating! I'm sure that this is just a small sample of what David has in store for all fo us if we help him work on this site full time. Just imagine a whole site of interactive graphs like this where you can compare players or check out whole teams. He can do it WITH YOUR HELP! So donate already! If you've donate, DONATE AGAIN! Let's get this guy self-employed!

That's just in the comments. From an e-mail:

As someone who likes to take things apart, figure out how they work, then maybe put them together again, I really appreciate your research. I am also a diehard Angels fan, but also a stathead (in God we trust, etc. etc.) and a fan of the game. Your graphs on David Eckstein make me feel a lot better about losing him. I had a feeling that his effective range (getting to the ball and converting it into an out) was limited, and you proved it. It would make me feel even better if you created the same graphs for Orlando Cabrera.

In fact, if you keep up the good work, I’ll gladly donate another $10.00. If you created custom graphs for players of my choosing, I’d pay you for that, too.

And from the web:

That's just it. Before today, it was just a number.

Today David broke that barrier. He's graphically represented the defensive capabilities of players. If you're a baseball fan/stathead, this is amazing stuff.

You can be part of this work with a donation. We passed the $1000 mark yesterday, but that's still from only a handful of readers. Remember, if everyone who visits in March gives $1, this site will run for a year. If every gave $10, it would run indefinitely. Remember, there are perks at $50 and $500 dollars. Let's do this together. Click the button below to donate:

And my deepest thanks to all who have donated so far. It's an honor to share my thoughts and research with you.