Another Phillies Myth Busted
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 12th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
After a disappointing 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday night, manager Charlie Manuel accused his Phillies team of playing down to their level of competition. Per David Murphy: Afterward, Manuel lamented those struggles, saying the Phillies were guilty of ...
BDD: All Roads Run Through STL… Again
by Bill Baer on Thursday, September 10th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I take a look at the powerhouse St. Louis Cardinals, who are eerily similar to the powerhouse Cardinals team of 2005. While teams look at the young talent on the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster (Kershaw, Billingsley, Kemp), ...
On the Solo HR/RISP Hype
by Bill Baer on Thursday, September 10th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
As you've probably gleaned, I get annoyed when people whine about the Phillies' so-called struggles with runners in scoring position. Fact is, the Phillies have the highest OPS in the National League with runners in scoring position at .795. Apparently, ...
BDD: Chris Jaffe on Managers Part II
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
The latter portion of my interview with Chris Jaffe is up at Baseball Daily Digest. Here's Part I in case you missed it. I know he’s a pitching coach, but I’d love to get your take on St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching ...
Cole… Why?
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
Philebrity shares with us some, uh, pictures of uh, yeah, that's Cole Hamels. Click to enlarge. If you want intelligent commentary on the above situation, well, I'm just speechless. Wonder what J.A. Happ is doing. As Chris Wheeler would say, you know ...
BDD: Chris Jaffe on Managers
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I was able to get Chris Jaffe, author of the upcoming book Evaluating Baseball Managers: A Comprehensive History and Performance Analysis, 1876-2008, to share his knowledge of managers in a two-part interview. Click here to read ...
The Smallest Violin Plays for Chris Coste
by Bill Baer on Sunday, September 6th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
Chris Coste had it pretty good in Philadelphia. He was freakishly old for a rookie, which gave him plenty of fodder -- and a title -- for a book that became relatively popular. He's been contacted about turning his life ...
C’mon Charlie
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 5th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Stop coddling Lidge. Demote him. Promote someone -- anyone -- to closer. Ideally Ryan Madson. Chan Ho Park would work. Maybe Brett Myers in a week or two when he gets re-acclimated to pitching to Major League hitters. Lidge may only ...
Don’t Make Chase Angry
by Bill Baer on Friday, September 4th, 2009Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
You wouldn't like Chase when he's angry. From an ESPN chat with Jerry Crasnick: Bob (Denver) Is Chase Utley the 'Derek Jeter' of the NL? Albeit without the dating prowess... Jerry Crasnick Bob, There are a lot of similarities. They're great baserunners and attentive to ...
BDD: Pedro Martinez Dazzles
by Bill Baer on Friday, September 4th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I use Pitch F/X to illustrate just how brilliant Pedro was in his start last night against the Gigantes. As you can see, eight of the nine strike threes came on a fastball of some kind (four-seam, ...
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