Archive for the ‘2011 Playoffs’ Category

Graph of the Intermittent Time Period

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »


Over at the Sweet Spot blog, David Schoenfield takes a stab at how the post-season rotations will line up. The Phillies will need to wait until the end of the day to be assigned an opponent, but regardless of which ...

The Cost of Loyalty

by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »


The graph below takes Raul Ibanez and John Mayberry, Jr.'s performances in favorable (vs. opposite-handed pitching) and unfavorable (vs. same-handed pitching) platoon scenarios and compares them to an average NL batter in those same splits. Notes: wXB/H is ...

Phillies Q&A with David Schoenfield

by Bill Baer on Friday, September 16th, 2011
Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 19 Comments »


On most days, you can catch David Schoenfield tearing it up on ESPN's Sweet Spot blog, offering his take on anything that happens in Major League Baseball. You may recall that Schoenfield said, before the season, that the Phillies wouldn't ...