A World Series Preview with Lisa Swan
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 3 Comments »
We are just about twelve hours away from game time, and if you're a fan of either team, you probably have the jitters. That is not to be confused with the shivers, which everyone in the northeast has after all ...
World Series Scouting Reports
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
As promised yesterday, we'll take a look at the World Series starters. Despite the Phillies naming Pedro Martinez the Game 2 starter, there is still a lot of uncertainty around both teams' rotations: Will the Phillies use a four-man rotation? If so, ...
Meet the New York Yankees
by Bill Baer on Monday, October 26th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 15 Comments »
The 2009 season is down to its last four-to-seven games. One squad of 25 men will attempt to wrest control of the final series from the other for the right to call themselves "World Champions," or in the Phillies' case, ...
The World Series Rotation
by Bill Baer on Sunday, October 25th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 14 Comments »
Todd Zolecki of MLB.com posted a couple days ago that the Phillies hadn't set their rotation aside from Cliff Lee in Game One, mostly because they still don't know who they will be opposing in the World Series. That, of ...
Drunk Jays Fans Podcast [10/25]
by Bill Baer on Saturday, October 24th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
On the heels of my Pro Baseball Central chat, Drunk Jays Fans now would also like to allot me airtime to gloat about the soon-to-be back-to-back World F'in Champions. Stop by The Score tomorrow night between 7:30 and 8:30 PM ...
Pro Baseball Central [10/22]
by Bill Baer on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 3 Comments »
I will be appearing in the 9:30-10 PM EST slot on Pro Baseball Central to talk about the Phillies and the World Series with Steve Keane and Joe MacDonald. Be sure to tune in -- you can even call in ...
NLCS in Review
by Bill Baer on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
Four Phillies regulars hit for an OPS of 1.000 or better: Ryan Howard (1.457), Shane Victorino (1.320), Carlos Ruiz (1.271), and Jayson Werth (1.022). James Loney (1.127) was the only Dodger to cross that threshold. The Phillies had 19 extra-base hits ...
Almost There!
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
The Phillies officially started their quest to repeat as World Series champions in mid-February when pitchers and catchers reported to spring training. On April 5, the regular season began anew, and the Phillies would once again have to deal with ...
Shane Victorino on FOX Business
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
The Flyin' Hawaiian appeared on FOX Business yesterday evening. Shane gave an interesting interview -- at one point, he talks about how he almost quit playing when he was in AA-ball several years ago. Wow. Watch the latest business video at ...
Jaffe’s Phun Phillie Phacts
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Posted in 2009 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
The venerable Chris Jaffe has a Phun Phillie Phacts piece up at The Hardball Times. It's a great read. A snippet: The team's starting eight position players accounted for 79.7% of the franchise's plate appearances in 2009. That is the most ...
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