Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/5/12
by Bill Baer on Saturday, May 5th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 24 Comments »
The Phillies have played in four games that reached extra innings and they have lost all four of them, each time without using "closer" Jonathan Papelbon. The Nationals rallied in the 11th inning last night against Michael Schwimer in his ...
Phillies-Nationals Game Thread 5/4/12
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 4th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 91 Comments »
No need to pinch yourself, for this is real life. The Washington Nationals are indeed in first place in the NL East at 16-9. Their offense hasn't been anything to write home about -- even the Phillies have outscored them, ...
Carlos Ruiz: Boss Mode (.gif)
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 14 Comments »
Lost in the craziness of last night's 15-13 game was Carlos Ruiz's bat toss after he hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning. I've captured it in a .gif for posterity.
Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/3/12
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 51 Comments »
The Phillies will attempt to salvage a series win after dropping last night's debacle 15-13 in ten innings on a Chipper Jones walk-off two-run home run. Roy Halladay was uncharacteristically pedestrian, failing to make it out of the sixth with ...
Phillies Score 13 Runs, Lose Anyway
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Recaps, Sabermetrics | 30 Comments »
Do not adjust your browser, this is not a duplicate game recap. Charlie Manuel mismanaged his bullpen and led the Phillies to lose what was otherwise a very winnable game. The Braves won in the eleventh inning on a Chipper ...
Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/2/12
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 207 Comments »
The Phillies once again waited until late in the game to put together some offense. They tagged elite reliever Jonny Venters for two runs in the eighth inning last night to go ahead 4-2. That allowed for $50 million man ...
Phillies Severely Lacking Discipline
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
Three Phillies are tied for the team lead in walks with six. The National League leader has 20 walks. Only four Phillies have a walk rate above the National League average of 8.2 percent. One is a pitcher (Joe Blanton), ...
Guest Post: The Trade Market at Third Base
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Posted in Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 33 Comments »
Anthony Rodin is a Phillies and Mariners fan, as well as a freelance blogger whose work has been posted on Phillies Nation and ProBallNW. You can follow him on Twitter @AntsInIN or e-mail arod1300 [at] gmail [dot] com. Hot Corner Hot ...
Phillies-Braves Game Thread 5/1/12
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 71 Comments »
The Phillies have arrived in Atlanta after a brief four-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs. The 14-9 Braves lay claim to one of the league's best offenses, averaging over five runs per game. Compared to the Phillies, they're basically the ...
Pence’s Plummeting Production
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 27 Comments »
The Phillies' start to the season offensively as a whole has been disappointing, but no one individual has so far failed to live up to expectations quite like Hunter Pence. Pence had a career year in 2011, posting a career-high ...
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