Crashburn Alley

About

Created on August 9, 2007 by Bill Baer, “Crashburn Alley” is a Philadelphia Phillies blog. The name is a play off of Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park, named after “Whitey,” one of the most beloved Philadelphia athletes ever. The Wall of Fame at Ashburn Alley details the long history of the Phillies franchise from the many low points through the more recent high points.

Most of the posts found at Crashburn Alley are riddled with statistics and charts in the quest for objectivity.

Since the beginning of October 2008, Crashburn Alley has been partnered with ESPN as part of ESPN’s Sweetspot blog network. For other blogs that are part of the network, check out the links in the navbar at the top of the page.

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About Bill Baer

I welcome anyone to contact me via email, Twitter, or Facebook. I consider myself very open-minded and tolerant, so don’t be bashful. I’m open to discussions, debates, blogroll swaps, interviews, and anything else you may have in mind.

Feel free to submit guest posts to the e-mail address listed below. If I find your article interesting and unique (and Phillies-related), I will be happy to publish it with attribution and links to your work elsewhere. Free publicity!

E-mail: Crashburnalley (at) Gmail (dot) com

Twitter: @CrashburnAlley

Facebook: Facebook.com/pages/Crashburn-Alley/203337056372038

* By contacting me, you agree that I have the right to publicly disclose our correspondence.

Bill’s Resume

Co-host, “Stathead” on Phillies 24/7 HD Radio (98.1 WOGL HD-4). Focus: Philadelphia Phillies and statistical analysis.

Author, Baseball Prospectus (March 2010 to present). Focus: Fantasy Baseball, statistical analysis.

Partner, ESPN SweetSpot blog network (October 2009 to Present). Focus: Philadelphia Phillies and statistical analysis.

Author, Baseball Daily Digest (April 2008 to June 2010). Focus: Major League Baseball.

Phillies representative for Heater Magazine (February 2009 to October 2010). Focus: Fantasy Baseball.

Contributed to The Hardball Times (web), the Graphical Player 2011 (print), and the Maple Street Press Phillies Annual 2011 (print).

About Paul Boye

Paul began blogging in 2004 as a high school student, and has since made the rounds across most of the Philly blogosphere. He has contributed to Phillies Nation, The Fightins, Phoul Ballz and his now-defunct flagship blog, The Phrontiersman (among others).

He previously worked for Major League Baseball’s editorial and publishing department during the 2011 season and Baseball Info Solutions during the 2010 season, as well as some time in the scouting and player development functions of a Major League organization. As a result, Paul tries to blend the worlds of stats and scouting in his posting, trying to find that ever-elusive happy medium that applies to fans of all kinds.

E-mail: phrontiersman (at) Gmail (dot) com

Twitter: @Phrontiersman

About Michael Baumann

Michael Baumann is a South Jersey native whose baseball writing is characterized by a strong reliance on both quantitative analysis and elaborate, strained ongoing historical and cultural metaphors.  As an undergraduate at the University of South Carolina, he covered soccer and football The Daily Gamecock. He’s written about the Phillies since 2009, first for The Phrontiersman, then for two years at Phillies Nation, where, among other things, he wrote the Dr. Strangeglove series. He also writes about the Philadelphia Union at The Brotherly Game.

E-mail: crashbaumann (at) Gmail (dot) com

Twitter: @atomicruckus

About Ryan Sommers

Ryan Sommers has not written a book, or worked in baseball, or covered sports in any formal capacity in the past, but man, does he have opinions. So many opinions. He began foisting these opinions upon the internet in November of 2008, shortly after Ruben Amaro was hired as the new General Manager of the Phillies, on a blog originally titled, subtly, Fire Ruben Amaro, and later Chasing Utley. He joined Crashburn Alley in the middle of the 2011 season. He was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, attended the University of Maryland, and has lived most of his adult life in Washington, D.C. He will fill up your Twitter feed very quickly.

Email: ryansommers (at) Gmail (dot) com

Twitter: @Phylan

About Bradley Ankrom

Bradley Ankrom spent seven years working as a talent agent in the music industry, but left the business in August 2011 to take a technical position at Baseball Prospectus. Within weeks, he was penning articles for the site and contributing chapters to the New York Times-best selling Baseball Prospectus annual. His column, “The Process”, debuted at BP in March 2012 and discusses topics related to player development and talent evaluation. Bradley currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he shares a 40-grade apartment with his Great Dane, Rufus, and the spirit of their departed feline friend, El Gato.

Email: bradley (at) bradleyankrom (dot) com

Twitter: @BradleyAnkrom