One Step Below the Nobel
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
While I'm loath to link to my pre-season predictions for the 2008 baseball season, I need to do so to cite some relevant quotes. You see, the Detroit Tigers were being hyped a lot prior to the season because of ...
Ryan Howard Ain’t Even Close to MVP
by Bill Baer on Friday, September 26th, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 21 Comments »
The media hype machine is at it again: lauding yet another undeserving candidate for the MVP award. I'm sorry to have to report this, but Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is about as deserving of the NL MVP award as ...
All Right, Who Did It?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Posted in Media, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Oddly enough, this is not a joke. Three suspicious packages were found at Citizens Bank Park earlier today and they were detonated by a bomb squad. Per Todd Zolecki: Citizens Bank Park was evacuated briefly this afternoon after three suspicious packages ...
Why Vote for Webb When You Can Vote for Hamels?
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 6 Comments »
With Brandon Webb earning his 22nd victory of the 2008 season yesterday, his candidacy for the NL Cy Young award grows ever stronger. What a lot of people don't know is that Webb might barely be top-five material when it ...
The Best Team Never to Win 90 Games
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Looking at the Phillies' records from present back to 2001 is interesting: not once have they won 90 or more games, but they've been in contention down to the very end in just about every season. They won 89 last ...
Hey, man (Get It?)
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 20th, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Seriously, how many times do you think Jon Heyman has heard that joke? About as many times as we've heard (err -- read) him babble incessantly against VORP and its adherents (VORPies, a term coined by Heyman himself). Let's go ...
Getting Desperate, Are We?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Posted in Media | 1 Comment »
There are a few days during the year where journalists in all areas salivate over potential article fodder. If they are the first to break the news, or to start a controversy, it could potentially mean a raise and it's ...
Proof Charlie Manuel Reads This Blog
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Yahoo! Sports: Happ to take Kendrick’s start for Phillies Left-hander J.A. Happ, who has made only two starts this season, will replace Kyle Kendrick in the rotation for Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves. Kendrick (11-9) allowed seven runs and six ...
Thoughts on the Phils’ Run
by Bill Baer on Monday, September 15th, 2008Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
After his Milwaukee Brewers got swept by the Phillies in a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park, Ned Yost was relieved of his managerial duties. Many fans of the Brew Crew will tell you that it was a long time ...
It’s September 11
by Bill Baer on Thursday, September 11th, 2008Posted in Media | 14 Comments »
...and you know what that means: endless propaganda. I apologize for another non-baseball article that is only tangentially related to sports. What will follow is very political in nature and probably controversial. If you'd prefer not to hear me blather on ...
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