Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category

Marlins Series Preview with Dave Gershman

by Bill Baer on Monday, April 9th, 2012
Posted in Game Threads, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 77 Comments »


The 1-3 Florida Marlins are in town for the 1-2 Phillies' home opener. Anibal Sanchez will oppose Cole Hamels, a match-up of two very talented starting pitchers. Both teams are coming off of disappointing openings to the season: the Phillies ...

Q&A with former Phillies Minor Leaguer Eric Pettis

by Bill Baer on Monday, April 9th, 2012
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »


Eric Pettis was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2010 draft and spent two seasons in the organization, going from Williamsport in 2010 to Lakewood and Clearwater in 2011. Unfortunately, he was recently released, so he is hoping to ...

Phillies Q&A with Lee, Howard, Thome, Papelbon

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Posted in Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »


Cliff Lee, Ryan Howard, Jim Thome, and Jonathan Papelbon took questions at the 2012 On Deck with the Phillies Reception, a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce event. Watch the video below to see what they had to say. Your browser does ...

Talking Belt and Brown with Wendy Thurm

by Bill Baer on Friday, March 30th, 2012
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There is an odd parallel between two prospects one wouldn't have thought would be paired together: Brandon Belt of the San Francisco Giants and the Phillies' Domonic Brown. Both were very highly-regarded prospects, but have had trouble finding full-time work ...

Reddit Q&A with Trevor May

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »


Last night, Phillies pitching prospect Trevor May answered a bunch of questions on Reddit. Lots of really interesting answers and a bit of a look into the life of a Minor Leaguer. Make sure to check it out and follow ...

Looking at Miami and Atlanta’s Off-Seasons

by Bill Baer on Friday, January 6th, 2012
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »


The Phillies' off-season so far has been a mixture of incredible anxiety and tedium. Questions asked in early November included, "Will Jimmy Rollins come back?", "What will the Phillies do with the bullpen?", and "What is the future of Domonic Brown?" The ...

Cardinals NLDS Series Preview with Matthew Philip

by Bill Baer on Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Posted 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 ...

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 ...

Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort

by Bill Baer on Monday, September 5th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 5 Comments »


Would that this series actually mean anything, but as the Playoff Odds Report on Baseball Prospectus indicates, both teams are near-locks for the post-season. Alas, this series is rote for both teams. Still, it is a potential NLCS preview, so ...

Giants Series Preview with Chris Quick

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 40 Comments »


The Phillies welcome the defending champion San Francisco Giants for a three-game series in the City of Brotherly Love. Looking to avenge last year's NLCS defeat, the Phillies will send Rookie of the Year candidate Vance Worley to the hill ...