Cliff Lee and BABIP
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 44 Comments »
Cliff Lee left the seventh inning of Game Two down 5-4 with runners on first and second, no outs. It was quite a disappointing start for the Phillies' second ace as the lefty allowed 12 hits and forked over a ...
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.
.gifs at TheScore.com
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 10th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB | 2 Comments »
I've been recruited by theScore.com to do some .gif work on the weekends with the Getting Blanked blog. I've already got quite a few posts up, some of them Phillies-related, so here's a run-down of what's been posted so far: Reds ...
Sarge Is Awesome [.gifs]
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 25th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 24 Comments »
Just a warning to you low-bandwidth, slow-computer people: there will be many .gifs after the jump, so don't click through if you can't handle it. Staked to a four-run lead, the New York Mets wanted to get Mike Pelfrey through the ...
Michael Schwimer Makes His MLB Debut
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 22nd, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
After several days of anticipation, Phillies fans finally got to see highly-touted relief prospect Michael Schwimer make his MLB debut yesterday against the Washington Nationals. The right-hander averaged nearly 12 strikeouts per nine innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, helping him ...
About Last Night…
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 20th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 62 Comments »
So, just about everybody will have you covered with what went on last night, and I don't have too much to add. The Nationals' six-run ninth inning was one part Ryan Madson getting unlucky and one part Madson pitching poorly. ...
Is J-Roll Losing A Step?
by Bill Baer on Friday, August 19th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 39 Comments »
Jimmy Rollins has often been a target for criticism throughout his Phillies career. Early in his career, he was a bit schizophrenic, resulting in fans referring to him as "Good Jimmy" when he was mechanically sound and "Bad Jimmy" when ...
After HR, Cliff Lee and Carlos Ruiz Celebrate
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
Ho-hum. Cliff Lee hit his second home run of the season, becoming the 14th Phillies pitcher to accomplish the feat and the first since Randy Wolf in 2004. You can watch his home run here, but just as interesting as the ...
Roy Oswalt, Murderer? [.gifs]
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 23 Comments »
.gifs after the jump.
Matt Stairs Retires
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 20 Comments »
CBC News: Matt Stairs, New Brunswick's biggest baseball star, is ready to retire after almost two decades playing in Major League Baseball. Stairs, 43, hasn't made the official announcement yet but he told CBC News in an interview on Wednesday that his ...


