Early Season Surprises
by Bill Baer on Monday, April 11th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Just because the samples are small and the season is young doesn't mean we can't be surprised by what we've seen so far. The 7-2 start by the Phillies is just about what everyone expected, but the Phillies took an ...
Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort
by Bill Baer on Friday, April 8th, 2011Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 14 Comments »
The Phillies rebounded nicely from a disappointing start to the series with the New York Mets, scoring 21 runs in the last two games. After their blowout 11-0 win yesterday, the Phillies traveled down to Atlanta where they'll start a ...
Phillies’ Offensive Success Is Not Sustainable
by Bill Baer on Friday, April 8th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
In the comments for yesterday's post, I mentioned that the Phillies' offensive success so far is, while nice, not sustainable. I felt it worthy of its own post. Through six games, the Phillies have a team offensive BABIP at .423. In ...
A Quick Note on Plate Discipline
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 7th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 27 Comments »
As mentioned in the post on Opening Day, the Phillies will lack plate discipline in 2011, especially without Chase Utley. Last night, when the Phillies scored 10 runs against the New York Mets, they walked just three times in ...
By Law, I Am Required to Post This
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
From FanGraphs, when pitching statistics become reliable: 150 BF – K/PA, grounder rate, line drive rate 200 BF – flyball rate, GB/FB 500 BF – K/BB, pop up rate 550 BF – BB/PA In case it’s not obvious, you can tell a lot more about ...
Ryan Madson, Closing, and Contracts
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Over at Brotherly Glove, Eric Seidman refutes the suggestion that the Phillies named Jose Contreras closer partially to deflate Ryan Madson's leverage in contract negotiations. While the idea that the team is trying to cost-control Madson by not allowing ...
Announcement: Phillies 24/7 HD Radio
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
If you follow me on Twitter, you've heard me hint about an announcement for a while now, and I can finally spill the beans. I've been asked to contribute to a new HD radio station with WOGL that will have ...
Mets Series Preview with Joe Janish
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 4 Comments »
The 3-0 Phillies square off against the 2-1 Mets for a three game series. I caught up with fellow SweetSpotter Joe Janish of Mets Today to get some info on the Mets. 1. The Mets are off to a 2-1 start. ...
Video: Q&A with Lee, Howard, Ibanez, Lidge
by Bill Baer on Monday, April 4th, 2011Posted in 2011 Preview, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Cliff Lee, Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez, and Brad Lidge took some questions from fans at a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce event. The 2011 On Deck with the Phillies Reception, a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce event ...
Breaking Down David Schoenfield’s Phillies Prediction
by Bill Baer on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 21 Comments »
Note: Skip down to the bolded text if you'd like to avoid a rant. That's where the real Phillies-related stuff begins. ESPN's David Schoenfield recently wrote an article about the Phillies that evoked some very negative reactions from Phillies fans. It's ...
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