Phillies/Marlins Series Preview IV
by Bill Baer on Friday, August 7th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | No Comments »
The Marlins come into town and they have to feel pretty good about missing J.A. Happ and Cliff Lee who both pitched excellently in their starts Wednesday and yesterday, respectively. Happ threw his second complete game shut-out of the season ...
Interview: How Bad Is Eric Bruntlett?
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 6th, 2009Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
Eric Bruntlett hasn't been good this season. Or ever, for that matter. He has an OPS+ of 7 and a career average OPS+ of 64. He's in Abraham Nunez territory, for crying out loud. Not only is he incapable of ...
Stay Happ-y
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
J.A. Happ has thrown his hat in the ring for the National League Rookie of the Year award. Heading into tonight's game, he had three games in which he had thrown seven innings and allowed no runs, including one complete ...
BDD: The Jamie Moyer Cure
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I find a cure for Jamie Moyer's struggles. I’ve been hearing fans say that Moyer is finished and that the Phillies should kick him out of the rotation. Nonsense. Most pitchers rely on their fastball first and ...
Phillies/Rockies Series Preview II
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 1 Comment »
Following a tough 3-4 road trip that included losing three of four to the San Francisco Giants, the Phillies return home to continue another NL West match-up with the Colorado Rockies. In the four games in San Francisco, the Phillies ...
Essential Reading
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Posted in MLB | 1 Comment »
The Faster Times elaborates on the fundamental philosophies behind the anti-PED arguments. Great, great explanations. Grab your Philosophy 101 notebook from college. After reflection, we may be left only with the vague or nagging sense that performance-enhancers are wrong, and that ...
Dominance in San Francisco
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 1st, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Tim Lincecum, as usual, had another stellar start for the San Francisco Giants tonight against the Phillies. He wasn't unhittable, but as they say, "bend but don't break." Lincecum was able to wriggle out of any rough spots he faced ...
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