BDD: It’s Always Classy in Philadelphia
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
I'll shut up about it soon, but I can't stress enough how much class the Phillies organization has shown over the years. It makes it that much more enjoyable to follow them as a fan. It is because he has been ...
Business As Usual: Phils Clinch Division
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
During the Ed Wade era here in Philadelphia, we wondered if we would ever sniff post-season air. We were exposed to the Chris Brocks and Joe Roas of Major League Baseball much too frequently for such hopes to have a ...
Charlie Manuel Can Adapt!
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
All season long, Charlie Manuel -- known as a "player's manager" -- stuck his head in the sand and ignored the struggles of Brad Lidge. For five and a half months, he did this. For five and a half months, ...
This Isn’t Looking Good… Or Is It?
by Bill Baer on Monday, September 28th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Your 2009 Philadelphia Phillies bullpen, ERA's in September: Brad Lidge: 9.34 in 8.2 IP Sergio Escalona: 7.38 in 3.2 IP Tyler Walker: 6.51 in 9.2 IP This isn't looking good. Or is it? Ryan Madson: 3.49 in 10.1 IP Chad Durbin: 2.13 in 12.2 IP Clay Condrey: ...
How to Slump and Still Create Runs
by Bill Baer on Sunday, September 27th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Jayson Werth is in a slump that has encompassed his last 35 plate appearances. He looks completely lost at the plate, having notched only one hit in that span and struck out 14 times. There's no way Werth has helped ...
What If Jimmy Was Good All Year?
by Bill Baer on Sunday, September 27th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
Let's have a fun little thought experiment. What if July-to-present Jimmy Rollins had existed between April and the end of June? As we're all aware of, Jimmy had a terrible first half, putting up a .572 OPS in 325 plate ...
BDD: A’s Have A Bright Future
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 26th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 3 Comments »
At BDD, I look at the many bright spots that made up the Athletics' pitching staff this season. Gio’s problem, as it is with so many other young pitchers, is control. He has walked 56 batters in under 99 innings, a ...
Put Lidge on the Playoff Roster
by Bill Baer on Thursday, September 24th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
Twitter was not a pleasant place for Phillies fans after Brad Lidge blew his eleventh save of the season last night. Among all the frenetic Tweets, it was not hard to get sucked into the delirium. Just about everybody is ...
Dude
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Dude... Brad, I just wrote a nice post about how I like the Phillies. And then you had to blow your eleventh save of the season. Just saying, is all. Lidge has allowed at least one run in 29 of 63 ...
Tarp Memories
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
The Phillies have a lot to look forward to with a 95+ win season and a division title within arm's reach. A World Series championship repeat could be in order. Just about everybody and their mother is having a great ...
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