Bobby Valentine’s Hilarious Tirade
by Bill Baer on Saturday, May 19th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
The ninth inning was plenty entertaining last night as the Phillies defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-4. In what could have been a sticky situation, a nice defensive play by Jimmy Rollins and a correct ruling from first base umpire ...
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by Michael Baumann on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in .gifs, Crabshurn Urly, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 19 Comments »
We asked for Jonathan Papelbon in a non-save situation, and we got him. And instead of his usual excellence, we get a loss, courtesy of the first major league home run of the heroically named Jordany Valdespin. In light of ...
Carlos Ruiz: Boss Mode (.gif)
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 14 Comments »
Lost in the craziness of last night's 15-13 game was Carlos Ruiz's bat toss after he hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning. I've captured it in a .gif for posterity.
.gifs From Last Night
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 19th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 15 Comments »
Cliff Lee had everything working last night from the first inning through the tenth (tenth!). He was arguably as good last night as he has ever been as a Phillie. Check out what the Giants had to contend with after ...
Freddy Galvis Is Good At Fielding
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 12th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 33 Comments »
.gifs after the jump.
Tumbleweed
by Bill Baer on Monday, April 9th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
Wind-blown trash as a metaphor for the Phillies' offensive performance through four games. Eight runs in four games.
The Bang-Bang Play
by Bill Baer on Sunday, April 8th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 8 Comments »
Last night's ten-inning affair ended on a sour note for the Phillies as Alex Presley barely beat out an infield grounder, safely driving in Josh Harrison from third base. Pirates fans no doubt thought he was safe; Phillies fans thought ...
Phillies Opening Day Trivia
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 5th, 2012Posted in .gifs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
In today's Opening Day start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay allowed a paltry four base runners in eight innings of work. He served singles to the first two hitters he faced in the first inning, then held the Pirates ...
10 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2012 Phillies
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
Over at ESPN Sweet Spot, David Schoenfield came up with 100 reasons to get excited about baseball over the next seven months. He has a lot of good reasons, including a few about the Phillies, such as the return of ...
Juan Pierre’s Historic Lack of Power
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 9 Comments »
In a surprising turn of events, Juan Pierre figures to be a semi-regular part of the Phillies' lineup this year. His reputation as a gritty gamer and a spring in which he hit .373 have led to this, despite posting ...



