A Mean Bastardo At Heart
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, August 12th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
Antonio Bastardo's emergence has been just one highlight among many for the 2011 Phillies. Out of a group that has endured plenty of injuries and ineffectiveness, Bastardo, along with Michael Stutes, has been one half of a young, cost-controlled duo ...
Phillies Dominating, Time to Take It Easy?
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 11th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 60 Comments »
Much has been written recently about the greatness of the 2011 Philadelphia Phillies. From the historically great starting rotation to the revival of the offense and all of the individual narratives in between, it has been an easy ride. Their ...
The 2011 Phillies and Their Place In History
by Ryan Sommers on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 49 Comments »
The 2011 season is three-quarters completed for the Phillies, and, frankly, it's been a breeze. They've been in first place for all but one day in the season. The last time the Braves were within three games was in mid-July. ...
After HR, Cliff Lee and Carlos Ruiz Celebrate
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
Ho-hum. Cliff Lee hit his second home run of the season, becoming the 14th Phillies pitcher to accomplish the feat and the first since Randy Wolf in 2004. You can watch his home run here, but just as interesting as the ...
Roy Oswalt, Murderer? [.gifs]
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 23 Comments »
.gifs after the jump.
Shane Victorino’s Ridiculous Season
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 8th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 18 Comments »
Notice anything interesting about the line graph above? It's Shane Victorino's weighted on-base average (wOBA) from 2006 through 2011. That sharp spike from 2010-11 marks some significant offensive improvement for the switch-hitter. His .405 wOBA ranks tenth among all qualified ...
FanGraphs WAR and Positional Scarcity
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 8th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
Buster Olney caused a stir on ye olde Internets when tweeting his skepticism of the Wins Above Replacement (WAR) stat. Many responses were snarky and derisive, few were educational. Dave Cameron took it upon himself to do some teaching with ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 8th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
Throughout the season, you'll hear about run differential as a measure of a team's success. While not perfect, run differential has been shown to be a good way to determine the skill of a team. It is, after all, the ...
We’re Back
by Bill Baer on Sunday, August 7th, 2011Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
Apologies for the long downtime. There was an unexpected snag as the blog was being transferred to a new server. Everything should be fine now, but if you notice any issues (or have any suggestions), please let me know by ...
Matt Stairs Retires
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 20 Comments »
CBC News: Matt Stairs, New Brunswick's biggest baseball star, is ready to retire after almost two decades playing in Major League Baseball. Stairs, 43, hasn't made the official announcement yet but he told CBC News in an interview on Wednesday that his ...
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