Braves Don’t Use Their Best Pitcher
by Bill Baer on Saturday, July 9th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
The Phillies took a close game off of the Atlanta Braves on Friday night thanks to a tenth-inning walk-off home run from Raul Ibanez. Overall, the game was well-pitched on both sides. Roy Halladay shut down the Braves but for ...
Today: Draftstreet.com $150 Free Fantasy Baseball Challenge
by Bill Baer on Friday, July 8th, 2011Posted in MLB | No Comments »
If you missed it Wednesday, you still have time to sign up for Draftstreet.com’s $150 fantasy baseball freeroll, exclusive to Crashburn Alley readers. The top five places will earn cash. All you have to do is set up a fantasy baseball ...
Dom Brown Earning His Playing Time
by Bill Baer on Thursday, July 7th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
Right fielder Domonic Brown was listed on many pre-season prognosticators' ballots for NL Rookie of the Year for the 2011 season. It was universally agreed upon that he was the Phillies' number one prospect, a long-coveted offensive weapon that GM Ruben ...
Draftstreet.com $150 Free Fantasy Baseball Challenge
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
Crashburn Alley has teamed up with DraftStreet.com again to offer an exclusive free contest to you, the loyal Crashburn Alley readers. The freeroll will have $150 in cash prizes, the top 5 get paid, and it is totally free to ...
Crashburn Alley Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 20 Comments »
Crashburn Alley has befallen financial hardship as a result of some risky betting on Twitter. It all started on July 1, when Ryan Howard came to the plate with runners on second and third with no outs. Then, tonight when Michael Martinez ...
Phillies Production by Position
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
The Phillies' offense has been less than stellar in 2011, the continuation of a trend starting last year. They average about 4.1 runs per game, which is right at the National League average. Considering past offenses fans have grown to ...
What’s Wrong with Placido Polanco?
by Bill Baer on Monday, July 4th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, we learned that Placido Polanco had earned his second career All-Star nomination. After a great start to the 2011 season, his place on the NL All-Star team seemed all but assured. He played stellar defense at third base, ...
Marlins Series Preview with Dave Gershman
by Bill Baer on Monday, July 4th, 2011Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | No Comments »
The Phillies will start the second-half of a road trip with the Florida Marlins tonight after having taken two of three from the Toronto Blue Jays. With a history of failing in inter-league play, the Phillies are 9-6 in such ...
That Was Fun [Updated]
by Bill Baer on Friday, July 1st, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 12 Comments »
(Chart via Brooks Baseball) Actual game recap at The Good Phight. Update: Commenter riderrock says I'm not being fair by not having posted .gifs for the home runs Jose Bautista hit off of Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee to accompany the above ...
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