Crashburn Alley Podcast Episode 4
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, May 14th, 2012Posted in Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts | 4 Comments »
Bill Baer is busy doing Bill Baer stuff, so Michael Baumann helms this week's podcast with a performance that can only be described with words like "competent" and "well-intentioned." Podcast Powered By Podbean Download this episode (right click and save) Topics: Carlos Ruiz's white-hot ...
Padres-Phillies Game Thread 5/11/12
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, May 11th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 67 Comments »
These guys again. Following last month's split of a 4 game series, the Padres (11-21) roll into Philadelphia for an NL cellar-dweller face off. The Phillies (14-18), needless to say, have seen better days. Along with bullpen problems, they've slogged ...
Phillies Bullpen: Shutdowns and Meltdowns
by Ryan Sommers on Thursday, May 10th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
Happy off day. I think we all, fans, writers, and players alike, needed it dearly. This morning Bryan Grosnick of Beyond the Boxscore posted a Shutdowns and Meltdowns leaderboard for Major League relievers so far in 2012. For those unfamiliar, ...
No Flashback for Halladay
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
It feels insane to worry about Roy Halladay. It probably is. For almost his entire career, Doc has been positively machine-like, both in terms of his durability and the caliber of his production. From 2001 to 2011, Halladay logged ...
Phillies Fans PSA: Stop It
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, May 4th, 2012Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 69 Comments »
The Nats' efforts to bolster fan attendance in the run up to this weekend's first home series against the Phillies have been well-documented. It began in February, when the presale for individual game tickets was restricted to D.C., Maryland, and ...
Phillies/Padres Game Thread 4/19/12
by Ryan Sommers on Thursday, April 19th, 2012Posted in MLB | No Comments »
Last night, Cliff Lee threw the 24th ten-or-more-inning shutout for the Phillies since 1918, and looked nothing short of brilliant in the process, as Paul detailed earlier today. Still, the Phillies were left standing on the field, watching ...
Phillies-Giants Game Thread 4/16/2012
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, April 16th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
East coast fans, get ready for a week of late bedtimes. The Phillies (4-5) begin their first real road trip of the season, with stops in San Francisco, San Diego, and then Arizona. The offense, currently averaging 3.11 runs per ...
Game 9 Postscript
by Ryan Sommers on Sunday, April 15th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
Note: I made some edits to this post after realizing that I had misstated what XBH% represented. See the comments below. It won't matter in the standings, but this afternoon's 8-2 win over the Mets was anchored by offensive production from ...
Terrifying Thought Experiment #1
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Posted in Graphs, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 20 Comments »
Earlier today, Ryan Lawrence posted his best guess at the Phillies' opening day roster. Everything about the offense, including the starting lineup, looks pretty grim: C Carlos Ruiz 1B Ty Wigginton 2B Freddy Galvis SS Jimmy Rollins 3B Placido ...
Bob Brookover and the Imaginary Devout
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, March 2nd, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Talking about feelings | 24 Comments »
Making the rounds on Twitter this morning was an article by Bob Brookover titled "Inside the Phillies: Who needs sabermetrics?" It was the annual advanced statistics hit piece from Philly.com, which occasionally likes to claw at the vital new frontier ...
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