Guest Post: Reviewing Chase Utley’s NLDS Base Running
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 4th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
This is a guest post from Andy M. of the blog Charlie's Manuel. People have been criticizing Chase Utley for his baserunning on Hunter Pence’s groundball in Game 4. The main criticism is that he made the first out at third ...
Phillies 2011 Season Ends in Agony, Defeat
by Bill Baer on Friday, October 7th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 39 Comments »
The Phillies showed up to spring training in Clearwater, Florida with the weight of enormous expectations resting squarely on their shoulders. Was the starting rotation the greatest ever assembled? Which of the four aces would win the Cy Young award? ...
Phillies Lacking Plate Discipline in NLDS
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 43 Comments »
After the first two innings in Game One of the NLDS, when the Phillies made six outs on 12 Kyle Lohse pitches, you knew something was wrong. The Phillies aren't a bad team in terms of plate discipline, though certainly ...
Kudos to Tony La Russa
by Bill Baer on Monday, October 3rd, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably saw me griping about Cardinals manager Tony La Russa during Game Two. La Russa made quite an impact on the game in various ways, and in retrospect, I don't think I should ...
Phillies BABIP’d to Death, Drop Game Two
by Bill Baer on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 19 Comments »
Throughout the month of September as we looked ahead to the post-season, you heard myself, Ryan Sommers, and Paul Boye reference the mythical "small sample variance" as our biggest fear, more so than anything else. That variance was on display ...
Ryan Howard Swagger
by Bill Baer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011Posted in .gifs, 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
There was never a doubt.
Phillies Pound Cardinals, Win NLDS Opener
by Bill Baer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 9 Comments »
Four batters into Game One of the NLDS, it just wasn't looking like the Phillies' game. Lead-off hitter Rafael Furcal singled to open the frame, then stole second base in a flash. After Roy Halladay struck out Allen Craig, he ...
Cardinals NLDS Series Preview with Matthew Philip
by Bill Baer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 2 Comments »
After two weeks of meaningless baseball, the Phillies will get back on the horse as they open the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Roy Halladay will oppose former Phillie Kyle Lohse in a battle of right-handed ...
STL/PHI NLDS Series Preview
by Bill Baer on Friday, September 30th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 16 Comments »
Bill Petti (@BillPetti) of Amazin' Avenue and Beyond the Box Score was nice enough to share his Saber-stat series preview graphic. It's pretty snazzy. Click on the image to view a much larger version. The graphic shows that the Cardinals are ...
The Phillies and Platoon Splits
by Bill Baer on Thursday, September 29th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
After the Phillies won the NL East and clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, fans began to play matchmaker. Would the Phillies rather play the lefty-heavy Arizona Diamondbacks, or the Milwaukee Brewers' wealth of right-handed hitters? The Phillies will enter ...
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