Archive for June 18th, 2010

Because It Needs to be Said

by Bill Baer on Friday, June 18th, 2010
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 5 Comments »


Scott Mathieson made his return to the Major Leagues tonight against the Minnesota Twins. It did not go well. He allowed two runs on three hits and only recorded two outs. Based on that, one is bound to conclude that ...

Why Roy Halladay Will Not Win the Cy Young

by Bill Baer on Friday, June 18th, 2010
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 6 Comments »


Over the past few days, "Ubaldo Jimenez has been lucky" articles have been making the rounds. Matt Swartz penned a great one at Baseball Prospectus. Jack Moore of FanGraphs and Disciples of Uecker called one of Jimenez's starts "unimpressive". ...

Davey Lopes Squeals on Chase Utley [Updated]

by Bill Baer on Friday, June 18th, 2010
Posted in Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »


From David Laurila's Prospectus Q&A with Phillies first base coach Davey Lopes: David Laurila: You’ve received a lot of credit for the team’s improved baserunning in recent years. What have you done in that regard? Davey Lopes: Actually, just getting them to ...