Don’t Fret If “Stand Pat” Stands Pat
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
With the heavy rumors of Manny Ramirez being traded to the division rival Florida Marlins, and with the Mets flying under the radar in search of a corner outfield and a relief pitcher, the Phillies may find themselves having made ...
Apropos Trivia?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
Below, I will list the lines for starts made against the Phillies by a particular starting pitcher, see if you can name him. This pitcher has made a total of eight starts against the Phillies in his career. Seven of them ...
BDD: Teixeira; Here: Rumors
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
At Baseball Digest Daily, I determine the market for Atlanta Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira. Surprising results. 6:15 PM EST UPDATE, Jayson Stark: Braves deal Teixeira to Angels for Kotchman: Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Tuesday that Atlanta ...
Flush U: Reyes Deserves Criticism
by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 26th, 2008Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
My debut article for Flushing University is up. I discuss the controversies surrounding the recent three-game series in New York between the Mets and Phillies, and explain why Reyes is deserving of the criticism he's received for his excessive celebrations. I'll ...
Joe Scarborough Attacks Bloggers
by Bill Baer on Friday, July 25th, 2008Posted in Media | 5 Comments »
We have Marcus Hayes, Bill Conlin, Bob Costas, and Buzz Bissinger on a long list of mainstream media personalities attacking bloggers. Now we can add MSNBC talking head Joe Scarborough. Crooks and Liars: Joe Scarborough denies he was talking about his colleague ...
Don’t Feel Sorry for Caleb Campbell
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Posted in NFL | 2 Comments »
So, everyone's talking about Caleb Campbell, a draft pick of the Detroit Lions. Per Yahoo! News per the Associated Press: Campbell was a seventh-round draft pick for the Lions in April. At the time, Army policy would have allowed the West ...
Who’s Unluckier: Hamels or Santana?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
Last night, the Phillies outsmarted the Mets and scored six runs in the top of the ninth inning against the New York Mets bullpen, which squandered an eight-inning, two-run performance from Johan Santana. Phillies fans know what that looks like. Twice ...
BDD: About That Holliday Trade
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Digest Daily, I offer advice to teams that have payroll issues and/or thin Minor League depth and may be second fiddle in the sweepstakes for Colorado Rockies left fielder Matt Holliday. A bit of news: I will be writing ...
Lowell Cohn? Give me Linda instead
by Bill Baer on Monday, July 21st, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
You may recall back in April, Fire Joe Morgan poked fun at Lowell Cohn, who writes for the Press Democrat and blogs with his son. I have to point out that back in April, Cohn wrote, "In our latest offering, ...
Anger Management, Phillies Style
by Bill Baer on Monday, July 21st, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
After another loss to the Florida Marlins courtesy a Jorge Cantu walk-off bases loaded single, three Phillies expressed emotions, all of it anger. Charlie Manuel: Sitting behind a desk in the visiting manager's office at Dolphin Stadium, Manuel flicked a few ...
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