Archive for July 30th, 2011

What They’re Saying: Astros Bloggers React to Pence Trade

by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 7 Comments »

By now, you've read the umpteenth take on the Pence trade from the perspective of a Phillies fan, but what are Astros fans saying about the trade? Astros County: But this move had to happen. Because the Astros called him up in ...

Reader Question: Phillies Run Scoring Distribution

by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »

J.B. writes: Hey, Bill, is there any sort of breakdown how the Phillies score runs? Based on purely anecdotal evidence, it strikes me about 60% of the time the Phillies score 3-4 runs 30% of the time, the Phillies score less ...