Talkin’ Braves with Craig Calcaterra
by Bill Baer on Monday, June 29th, 2009Posted in Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
If you live under a rock, you probably haven't read Craig's work at Shysterball and NBC Sports. At Baseball Think Factory, I called him the AC Slater of the blogosphere. He's super cool, popular, and gets stalked (note: I have ...
Utley’s Corner
by Bill Baer on Monday, June 29th, 2009Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
In what can only be referred to as a great honor, broadcasters of the New York Mets' games have dubbed the right field corner at Citi Field "Utley's Corner." It's so true that it has its own Wikipedia entry. [UPDATE: ...
BDD: Rivera Cements Place Among All-Time Greats
by Bill Baer on Monday, June 29th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I take a look at where Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is at among baseball's best. That’s the bread-and-butter that Rivera has used to repeatedly dominate American League hitters since 1997. Imagine having to face a Zack Greinke ...
Jayson Werth Owns the Blue Jays
by Bill Baer on Saturday, June 27th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Jayson Werth today: 4-for-4, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI Jayson Werth 2009 vs. Jays*: 1.035 OPS Jayson Werth career vs. Jays*: 1.090 OPS *Doesn't include today's game. The Phillies score ten runs and J.A. Happ pitches a complete game shut-out. Can't ask for a ...
BDD: What’s in a Rivalry?
by Bill Baer on Saturday, June 27th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I consider the important factors that go into the creation and duration of a rivalry. If you remember the Bill Conlin incident from 2007, even he was emotional about the Phillies-Mets rivalry. Mistaking me for a Mets ...
Categorizing Your Phillies
by Bill Baer on Friday, June 26th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
After tonight's 6-1 loss to the Jays, it's time to audit the 2009 Philadelphia Phillies. Injured Clay Condrey Scott Eyre Raul Ibanez Brett Myers Chan Ho Park Losers Eric Bruntlett Chris Coste Brad Lidge Jimmy Rollins Jack Taschner Losers but with the possibility of promotion Antonio Bastardo Pedro Feliz Ryan Howard Ryan Madson J.C. Romero Meh Joe Blanton Chad Durbin Cole Hamels J.A. ...
Graph of the Randomly-Selected Period of Time
by Bill Baer on Thursday, June 25th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
With the four runs the Phillies scored in the first inning of tonight's game with the Tampa Bay Rays (coupled with the six on Tuesday) and the three they allowed, I was wondering how well the Phillies perform in each ...
Manuel Finally Benches Rollins
by Bill Baer on Thursday, June 25th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Hat tip to The Good Phight via Delaware Online: Jimmy Rollins is not in the Phillies lineup for tonight's series finale against the Rays and will not start Friday's game in Toronto. [...] Rollins met with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel this afternoon for ...
Old Friends
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
There's our old friends, offense and pitching! Looking good, offense. You kicked the meth habit though, right? Good -- you were getting kind of skinny. Hah, you still dating that arsonist, pitching? She's bad for you, man. It's been tough without you ...
Unsettling Trends
by Bill Baer on Sunday, June 21st, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
With yet another sweep at home against an American League team, the Phillies' record at home drops to 13-22 (.371) and their interleague record drops to 3-9 (.250). For comparison, the 20-46 Washington Nationals fall in between those winning percentages ...
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