Phillies/Nationals Series Preview III
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 14th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 1 Comment »
The Phillies have dropped their last three series, winning only 2 of the eight games. The bright spot is that Cole Hamels had a great start, his second since rolling his ankle against the Nationals on April 28. The Phillies ...
Jayson Werth and Pedro Feliz Astound
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Jayson Werth is a damn good baseball player: he can hit for average, he can hit for power, he plays above-average defense, he has a cannon for an arm, and he's very efficient on the base paths. That last tool ...
Phillies/Dodgers Series Preview
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 11th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 1 Comment »
Despite that Manny Ramirez will not be in the Los Angeles lineup for a rematch of last year's NLDS, the Phillies still have their work cut out for them against the 22-11 Dodgers. They'll be facing starters Clayton Kershaw (4.91 ...
My Soapbox, Please
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 11th, 2009Posted in Media, MLB | No Comments »
Hat tip to both Deadspin and The Hardball Times for this: Angry Journalist is Angry! Kurt Streeter of the L.A. Times is wondering why a large segment of the Dodgers fan base isn't more upset about Manny Ramirez failing a drug ...
BDD: All-Star Hypotheticals
by Bill Baer on Sunday, May 10th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I look through the leaders in Wins Above Replacement and construct 33-man rosters for each league for the All-Star Game if the break started after last night's games. It's a fun hypothetical. American League C: Victor Martinez, Cleveland ...
Suggestions for the Strugglin’ Phils
by Bill Baer on Sunday, May 10th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
The Phillies have lost four of their last five games. In those four losses, the Phillies are averaging just over two runs a game and are allowing four and a half. Their pitching has slightly improved, but the offense has ...
A Pitch F/X Look at J.A. Happ
by Bill Baer on Saturday, May 9th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
When Chan Ho Park was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies during the off-season, many thought it was a frivolous acquisition, since lefty J.A. Happ had pretty much done all he could do in the Minors and had shown decent stuff ...
Phillies/Braves Series Preview II
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 8th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 3 Comments »
Ugh, the Atlanta Braves again. Sure, the Phillies may have gone 14-4 against them last season, but they have always played the Phillies tough and this year is no different. The Bravos got off to a surprising start that prompted ...
BDD: On Ibanez, Defensive Sabermetrics
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 7th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
With a hat tip to commenter EH, I've dissected an article written by Jeff Passan, who illustrates the dichotomy between what Ibanez was supposed to do and what he is currently doing. Not too long ago, talking airhead Rush Limbaugh was ...
Crashburn Alley Readership Feedback
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »
My apologies for the lack of meaningful content lately. I've been a bit busy with real life and I haven't been able to find time to get to everything that I'd planned on, like the series previews for the now-finished ...
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