Fastballs and Changeups, Oh My!
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
With Johan Santana pitching last night and Cole Hamels tonight, there's been a lot of talk about the pitchers' differential between the speed of their fastball and their change-up helping a pitcher strike out more batters. Seems like common sense, ...
On That Raul vs. Blogger Ordeal…
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
If you haven't heard about Angry Raul, click here to get caught up. Here's the tl;dr version: Blogger says it's possible that Raul Ibanez could be using steroids, despite the lack of any positive drug tests. Mainstream media picks up on blogger's ...
Phils Smoke Santana, Lose Anyway
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
Despite hitting four home runs off of one of the best pitchers in baseball, the Phillies dropped the first game in New York to the Mets, 6-5. Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez hit back-to-back solo homers off of Johan Santana ...
Brad Lidge Sent to DL; Paul Bako Called Up
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
Paul Bako? What? Really? Paul Bako? Apparently, that is not a typo. Brad Lidge has been put on the disabled list -- finally -- and catcher Paul Bako has been called up. What this means is that Chris Coste will not ...
Talkin’ Mets with Steve Keane
by Bill Baer on Sunday, June 7th, 2009Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 1 Comment »
You may remember Steve from my two appearances on Pro Baseball Central, where Keane and Joe McDonald host a funny and informative New York-centered program. With the Phillies in New York, I figured I'd draw on Keane's expertise to get ...
Phillies/Mets Series Preview II
by Bill Baer on Sunday, June 7th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | No Comments »
After a tough West coast road trip in which the Phillies won five of seven, they come East to finish up the trip in New York. The Phils have dropped three of four to the Mets so far this season, ...
BDD: What’s Wrong with Jimmy?
by Bill Baer on Sunday, June 7th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I analyze what's wrong with Jimmy Rollins and theorize what can be done to minimize the damage inflicted by his poor performances. He went from about 2 runs below average against the fastball last year to nearly ...
Can Madson Close, Please?
by Bill Baer on Saturday, June 6th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
Brad Lidge blew his second straight opportunity in a row and sixth of the season in 19 opportunities. After saving five in a row, including three against the 14-39 Nationals and one against the Padres' 29th-best offense in the Majors, ...
Prequel to the Sequel
by Bill Baer on Friday, June 5th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
In the Phillies 2009 preview I wrote at Baseball Daily Digest (if you decide to re- read it, have a good laugh at the Ibanez part), I cited "Prequel to the Sequel" by Between the Buried and Me as the ...
King Cole Tosses Gem Against NL’s Best Team
by Bill Baer on Friday, June 5th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
The NL's second-best offense was shut down by Cole Hamels, who threw nine innings of shut-out baseball. He walked none, allowed only five hits, and struck out five. It's Cole's -- and the Phillies' -- first shut-out of the season ...
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