Carlos Ruiz at Third Base?
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Charlie Manuel just put Carlos Ruiz at third base in the ninth inning of tonight's game against the New York Mets. Like, defensively. Box score, a.k.a. proof that it actually happened. I just have to ask Charlie Manuel, "Uh, what?" Eric Bruntlett, a ...
BDD: Carlos Ruiz
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
At Baseball Digest Daily, I find out exactly how bad Carlos Ruiz has been this season. A bit of suggested reading: We Gon' Hit by MattS at The Good Phight. I cited it in my appearance on Live from Mickey Mantle's ...
Radio Appearance Today!
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 21st, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
MetsToday.com, host of the radio program Live from Mickey Mantle's, invited me to appear on their program as a guest this evening. As expected, we'll be talking Phillies-Mets. If you'd like to listen in, click here. The show starts at ...
Flush U: J-Manuel is Lucky
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 21st, 2008Posted in MLB | No Comments »
At Flushing University, I offer a counter-argument to Jack Flynn's claim that the Mets' interim manager is due accolades for the team's turnaround.
Top Phillies Moments of 2008
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
I got around to reminiscing about the Phillies' offense -- it's been so long -- and I started wondering what the top ten Phillies moments of 2008 were. Luckily, FanGraphs exists and has a statistic known as Leverage Index. You ...
BDD: Awards; Flush U: Schedules
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Digest Daily, I suggest a change in the way MLB's awards are handed out. At Flushing University, I look over the remaining schedules for the Phillies and Mets.
Campaign Cheer
by Bill Baer on Sunday, August 17th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
We Should Be GM's and Hugging Harold Reynolds have created a flier that they are going to pass out during Tuesday's Phillies game: Crashburn Alley is a proud supporter of the cause, of course. A revised version of the flier pictured ...
BDD: Last Night’s Game
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 16th, 2008Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Digest Daily, I recap last night's intriguing game between two of the game's oldest players. Only one run between the two pitchers in fourteen combined innings, but it was a quality game.
STFU, Jimmy Rollins
by Bill Baer on Friday, August 15th, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 12 Comments »
You may recall that I have told athletes to STFU in the past, and that I am not Jimmy Rollins' biggest supporter. I called him overrated as recently as July (by the way, that statement on a Phillies forum spawned ...
Brett is Back!
by Bill Baer on Friday, August 15th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Despite the Phillies losing four straight to the Los Angeles Dodgers, there is a diamond -- albeit a small one -- hidden in all that coal: Brett Myers is officially back. He turned in his fourth straight quality start in ...
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