Phillies Reliever Usage, Graphically
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Much has been made about the sub-optimal usage of relievers by manager Charlie Manuel lately. The Phillies are 0-4 in extra-inning games and in each of those four games, their $50 million reliever Jonathan Papelbon was never used. The Phillies ...
The Phillies Offense, Visually
by Bill Baer on Monday, April 23rd, 2012Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 29 Comments »
By now, everyone is firmly aware that the Phillies haven't been hitting. They've managed two or fewer runs in five of their last six games and, looking at the personnel, it doesn't portend to get significantly better until Chase Utley ...
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 ...
Terrifying Thought Experiment #1
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Posted in Graphs, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 20 Comments »
Earlier today, Ryan Lawrence posted his best guess at the Phillies' opening day roster. Everything about the offense, including the starting lineup, looks pretty grim: C Carlos Ruiz 1B Ty Wigginton 2B Freddy Galvis SS Jimmy Rollins 3B Placido ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Posted 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, 2011Posted 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 ...
Please Stop Calling Cliff Lee Streaky
by Ryan Sommers on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 34 Comments »
A week after I wrote that the NL Cy Young might be a two man race, Cliff Lee appears to have pitched himself back into contention. The night after that post went live, Lee capped off a brilliant August with ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 22nd, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 10 Comments »
Raul Ibanez's OPS by month over the last two seasons: I don't have an explanation for it. I perused the phases of the moon but didn't see any trends that would explain this. Is Ibanez a warlock?
Phillies Record When…
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 15th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 18 Comments »
Every so often, you will be given a statistic featuring a team's record when a specific player does something. It is most commonly featured in the NFL. For instance, when Ray Lewis sacks the quarterback, you will very quickly be ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 8th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
Throughout the season, you'll hear about run differential as a measure of a team's success. While not perfect, run differential has been shown to be a good way to determine the skill of a team. It is, after all, the ...
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