The 2011-12 Compendium
by Paul Boye on Thursday, October 13th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
This is the main page for the Compendium of the 2011-12 offseason. Bookmark this post for a collection of links to various posts on the different issues and storylines surrounding the Phils, plus the opinions and analysis of the Crashburn ...
Jimmy Rollins’s Contract Status
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 15 Comments »
Last updated: 10/24, 9:15 a.m. Five years is probably too much for Phils, Scutaro an option?: source. - 10/24 Paul's Take: Marco Scutaro would certainly be an offensive upgrade from the replacement suitors we know in Wilson Valdez and (gulp) Michael Martinez. ...
Guest Post: Hunter Pence’s Value
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Posted in Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 30 Comments »
What Was Hunter Pence Worth To The 2011 Phillies? by John Ricco (@john_ricco) of Turn Two Baseball and Jared Gold (@jgold6393) After being traded to the Phillies at the deadline in 2011, Hunter Pence took no time in becoming a fan favorite ...
Guest Post: Culture Shock
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Posted in Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 33 Comments »
Culture Shock: Patience at the Plate Needed Most for Phillies in 2012 Tom Holzerman (or TH, if you will) is a wrestling blogger found at a few sites on the web, most prominently at his site, The Wrestling Blog. He also ...
Content Update
by Bill Baer on Sunday, October 9th, 2011Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
As mentioned in my stream of consciousness post after the NLDS, Crashburn Alley will continue to cover the Phillies throughout the off-season and into the 2012 season. At the moment, however, I am putting the finishing touches on a book ...
Phillies 2011 Season Ends in Agony, Defeat
by Bill Baer on Friday, October 7th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 39 Comments »
The Phillies showed up to spring training in Clearwater, Florida with the weight of enormous expectations resting squarely on their shoulders. Was the starting rotation the greatest ever assembled? Which of the four aces would win the Cy Young award? ...
Phillies Lacking Plate Discipline in NLDS
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 43 Comments »
After the first two innings in Game One of the NLDS, when the Phillies made six outs on 12 Kyle Lohse pitches, you knew something was wrong. The Phillies aren't a bad team in terms of plate discipline, though certainly ...
Cliff Lee and BABIP
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 44 Comments »
Cliff Lee left the seventh inning of Game Two down 5-4 with runners on first and second, no outs. It was quite a disappointing start for the Phillies' second ace as the lefty allowed 12 hits and forked over a ...
Kudos to Tony La Russa
by Bill Baer on Monday, October 3rd, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw me griping about Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during Game Two. La Russa made quite an impact on the game in various ways, and in retrospect, I don't think I should ...
Phillies BABIP’d to Death, Drop Game Two
by Bill Baer on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 19 Comments »
Throughout the month of September as we looked ahead to the post-season, you heard myself, Ryan Sommers, and Paul Boye reference the mythical "small sample variance" as our biggest fear, more so than anything else. That variance was on display ...
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