Cole Hamels is the Unluckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 17th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 59 Comments »
A friend of mine has convinced both himself and me that he is the unluckiest person on the planet. He takes the poker game Texas Hold'em pretty seriously and has been playing at various card rooms including the casinos in ...
Phillies Bullpen Report
by Bill Baer on Saturday, May 15th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
Brad Lidge: Lidge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 10, per Matt Gelb. He writes, "[Elbow] inflammation had not improved when Lidge played catch before today's game." Lidge had decent results in three and ...
Brewers Series Preview: Jack Moore
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 14th, 2010Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
The Phillies are in Milwaukee for a three-game series against the Brewers. You read that right: they are in Milwaukee. The series has not been moved to Philly but you can be damn sure the team will be trying to ...
Howard’s Power: Where Is It?
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 13th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 48 Comments »
Ryan Howard signed a five-year, $125 million extension a few weeks ago. Many Phillies fans loved it, but number-crunchers winced at the thought of having a one-dimensional power hitter through his age-36 season. The prevailing thought was that it is ...
Charlie Manuel: What the hell? Keep Crying
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
The Phillies were accused by the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets of stealing signs from the bullpen. Not surprising news, given that this has been par for the course over the past few years. Most managers would play ...
Phillies Stealing Signs? So What?
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 21 Comments »
There is mischief afoot in Colorado! The Phillies Comcast broadcast last night reported that the Phils were concerned about the Rockies stealing signs (UPDATE: This was likely just Tom McCarthy making an error in judgment). Comments today have cited the ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
Happy Halladay, everyone! Here's something to get you through the next few hours until Roy takes the mound in Colorado tonight. J.C. Romero had another shaky outing last night, the second out of five appearances in which he has allowed a run. ...
This Old Guy?
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 7th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 7 Comments »
In this reading of the script from the film Big Daddy, the Philadelphia Phillies will play the role of Vanessa and the Atlanta Braves will play the role of Sonny. Vanessa: Sonny, that's what I was trying to tell you before: ...
Braves Series Preview: Peter Hjort
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 7th, 2010Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | No Comments »
The Phillies are looking towards the Atlanta Braves after winning their last two series, taking two of three from the New York Mets and three of four from the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phils have received great starting pitching as ...
On Punching Bags
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 6th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 32 Comments »
These past few days have not been kind to the city of Philadelphia. Aside from losing Hall of Famer and all-around great guy Robin Roberts at the age of 83, the city has received two black eyes in the form ...
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