What We Know: 40 Games In
by Paul Boye on Saturday, May 19th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
Remember how much fun it was to watch a winning team? Well, the past week and change has been a fun trip back to those days, even if key components are still missing. The Phillies are 21-19, winners of six ...
What We Know: 30(+2) Games In
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 28 Comments »
The Phillies are 14-18, five games back of first place in the East, and were just swept out of their home ballpark by the Mets in three games. There wasn't a whole lot to like about the most recent series, one in which the ...
What We Know: 20 Games In
by Paul Boye on Saturday, April 28th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 14 Comments »
The Phillies are 9-11, five games back of first place in the NL East. Slow April starts are nothing new, but the past few years have featured more talent (on paper) than this year's squad, leading to more confidence on ...
More on Halladay’s Curve “Evolution”
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
It's a hot topic these days, Roy Halladay's velocity. The facts and figures do point to a change in Halladay's pitch speed, though whether that's a cause for concern or evidence of a pitcher evolving and adapting to his age is a ...
A Closer Look at Lee’s Masterpiece
by Paul Boye on Thursday, April 19th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Recaps | 4 Comments »
Last night's 10 innings of wonder were just the latest installments to a Phillies season that has seen some great things on the rubber. Lee collected a bunch of trivia footnotes in going 10 scoreless innings, ultimately yielding after 102 pitches and ...
What We Know: 10 Games In
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Recaps, Talking about feelings | 3 Comments »
There are no midseason awards at the 1/16th pole. No 10-game all-star lists or MVP and Cy Young Award frontrunners. No postseason locks or clear title favorites. In truth, 10 games can't tell you most of what you want to ...
Phillies Sign Chad Qualls
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 53 Comments »
Whether it was the desire to add a more proven Major League arm to the 'pen or a move made over concerns about Jose Contreras's rehab, the Phillies and right-hander Chad Qualls agreed to a one-year/$1.15M deal this morning. The move ...
The Farewell Voyage?
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Posted in 2011 Preview, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 39 Comments »
If there was one thing I was concerned about entering this offseason, it was the possibility that the Phillies would fail to lock up Cole Hamels to a multi-year extension. As you all know and are probably tired of hearing by ...
A Closer Look at Jon Papelbon
by Paul Boye on Saturday, November 12th, 2011Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 10 Comments »
Well, yesterday was fun, huh? It seems like giving out a huge contract or making a(t least one) blockbuster trade is a rite of passage for every offseason under the Ruben Amaro Jr. reign. The latest addition to this big, happy family is ...
A Closer Look at Michael Cuddyer
by Paul Boye on Sunday, November 6th, 2011Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 36 Comments »
With the Phillies reportedly in serious pursuit of free agent Michael Cuddyer, I find myself caught in something of a time warp whenever I hear him mentioned. I still play MVP 2005 every once in a while. To me, even as the ...
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