Phillies Best Ever, by Position
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 26th, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 29 Comments »
MLB Network recently aired an episode (likely a re-run) of Prime 9 where they looked at the best players at each position during the 1980's. The usual candidates were mentioned: Gary Carter at catcher, Don Mattingly at first ...
Chase Utley Gets No Respect
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 24 Comments »
If you tuned in to MLB Network on Monday, you may have overheard some crazy talk coming from former Philadelphia Phillies closer Mitch Williams. Following a discussion of the National League MVP award, the panel discussed the possibility of ...
Programming Note
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 22nd, 2010Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Just a quick note regarding new posts here at Crashburn Alley: they will likely come out less frequently for the next couple weeks. Thanksgiving is coming up, of course, but I am also working on a couple other writing projects ...
Phillies’ Bullpen Strengthened with Contreras
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 19th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Between Brad Lidge's dream 2008, nightmare '09, and resurgent '10 seasons and Ryan Madson's rise to prominence, 38-year-old reliever Jose Contreras did not receive any recognition for an impressive turnout during the regular season. The starter-turned-reliever finished with ...
Narrowing Down the Options, and the Variance
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 38 Comments »
Baseball's off-season got a kick in the pants yesterday when the Florida Marlins, days after trading away the last memories of the failed Miguel Cabrera deal in Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin, sent second baseman Dan ...
Roy Halladay Set to Earn Some Hardware
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 16th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
Originally written on November 8. UPDATE: Halladay won the NL Cy Young award unanimously. Major League Baseball will dole out awards starting on November 9. The NL Cy Young award will be issued on the 16th. The Phillies' own Roy Halladay ...
On Awards and Voting
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 15th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's beat writer for the Pirates, caused a ruckus earlier today when it was revealed that his National League Rookie of the Year ballot diverged from the consensus with a Buster Posey, Neil Walker, ...
Should the Phillies Extend Rollins?
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 15th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 39 Comments »
Is it possible that Jimmy Rollins is underrated? Following two consecutive sub-par years -- by his standards -- the contract extension that seemed to be guaranteed is anything but now. The Phillies picked up his $8.5 million option for ...
Quick Overview of Early Rumors
by Bill Baer on Thursday, November 11th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 44 Comments »
Jayson Stark published perhaps the most thorough list of names related to the Phillies so what better time to examine the off-season than now? Clubs that checked in on [Zack] Greinke have also come away with the impression he wouldn't approve ...
Jeter Wins Gold Glove; Utley Does Not; Life Unfair
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
The National League Gold Glove awards were dished out just a few minutes ago. The Phillies' own Shane Victorino won his third consecutive Gold Glove, perhaps undeservedly. Once again, Chase Utley was not rewarded for his efforts. The anti-Gold ...
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