Spring Training Injuries Happen
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 7 Comments »
In what can only be described as a cruel joke from a sardonic deity, Placido Polanco became the latest Phillie to visit the team trainer. Todd Zolecki reports: Polanco left [yesterday's] Grapefruit League game against the Toronto Blue Jays because ...
Starting Rotation Improvement
by Bill Baer on Monday, March 14th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
In last week's article on the Phillies' offense, the improvement of the starting rotation was brought up as an ancillary reason to be less upset about any potential decline in run scoring. Obviously, a full season of Roy Oswalt ...
Crashburn Alley Fantasy Baseball
by Bill Baer on Monday, March 14th, 2011Posted in MLB, Uncategorized | 24 Comments »
March is a time for college basketball and bracket obsession for many people. For obsessed baseball fans, it's fantasy baseball season. As such, I'm getting ready to reboot the Crashburn Alley fantasy baseball league, and there are open slots available. As ...
BtB on the Phillies
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 11th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 20 Comments »
Beyond the Box Score, one of the best Saber-slanted general blogs out there, had a couple of interesting articles involving the Phillies this week. One contained good news, and the other had bad news. I'd just like to highlight both ...
Waiting for John Mayberry Jr.
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
We all remember John Mayberry Jr's first Major League home run like it was yesterday. It was May 23, 2009 in New York against the Yankees, Mayberry's Major League debut. Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz had reached ...
Potential Trade Target: Mike Cameron
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 24 Comments »
Chip Buck of fellow Sweet Spot blog Fire Brand of the American League looked at potential destinations for Red Sox outfielder Mike Cameron. One of those teams, obviously, was the Phillies, given the loss of Jayson Werth and ...
Raul and the Cliff
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
No, "Raul and the Cliff" isn't the name of a new sitcom featuring Raul Ibanez and Cliff Lee. Rather, the title refers to the cliff from which the Phillies left fielder is supposedly going to tumble as a ...
Thinking About A Rollins Contract Extension
by Bill Baer on Monday, March 7th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 30 Comments »
When the Phillies picked up his $8.5 million option, 2011 became a very important year for Jimmy Rollins. The 32-year-old is on the verge of free agency for the first time in his career, and it may be the ...
Dom Brown Has Broken Hand, Out 3-6 Weeks
by Bill Baer on Saturday, March 5th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 11 Comments »
Via Jim Salisbury on Twitter: [Domonic] Brown has a fractured hook of the hamate bone, says Ruben Amaro. These injuries typically require surgery. Did it on first swing of game What and where is the hamate bone? Look for H in ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 4th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
Update: Apparently, the entire Internet misinterpreted Baseball Reference's splits. This comment on Beyond the Box Score (h/t Richard) illuminates the issue. Mike Axisa, of MLB Trade Rumors and the Yankees blog River Ave Blues, dropped a couple of nice factoids pertaining ...
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