Brian Bannister Is Awesome
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Posted in Interviews, MLB, Media, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
Not Phillies-related, but since this blog uses Sabermetrics so heavily, I thought this may be of interest: Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Brian Bannister talks about how he uses Sabermetric principles and statistics to aid him in improving as a ...
The Werth Hate Fest Continues
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 68 Comments »
I'm of the school of thought that trolls are to be ignored and never taken head-on. When a troll shows up in the comments here, their posts are discarded as soon as they are seen. Usually, the gimmick is extinguished ...
Dusty Baker Is Unoriginal
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 14th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies | 5 Comments »
You may recall early in 2008 the Phillies played a prank on Kyle Kendrick. Charlie Manuel told him that they had traded him to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan for a player named Kobayashi Iwamura. Kendrick fell for it ...
Now Available: Trade Deadline Primer
by Bill Baer on Monday, July 12th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
As promised last week, the comprehensive Trade Deadline Primer is now available for purchase. See who the Phillies are targeting, which players the Phillies could send packing, and an overview of some of the key prospects. You will get similar ...
Everyone In This Room Is Now Dumber
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 25 Comments »
There are no numbers that exist the breadth of stupidity contained within this Bill Conlin article. I haven't FJM'ed an article in a while, a great sign actually. But this deserves a fisking. The bulk of Conlin's article quotes a friend ...
Trade Deadline Primer
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
With the 2010 MLB trading deadline on the horizon, TwinsCentric has led a rag-tag group of bloggers on a mission to put out the best Trade Deadline Primer ever. It's an e-book that will go on sale hopefully by next ...
Jon Garland Blames CBP for Loss
by Bill Baer on Saturday, June 5th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 6 Comments »
Via Matt Gelb: [Padres starting pitcher Jon] Garland: "This ballpark is a joke, in my eyes. But it's something you have to deal with. There are good ballparks, and bad ballparks. Hitters love it here, and pitchers hate it. As long ...
On Punching Bags
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 6th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies | 32 Comments »
These past few days have not been kind to the city of Philadelphia. Aside from losing Hall of Famer and all-around great guy Robin Roberts at the age of 83, the city has received two black eyes in the form ...
Video: Howard, Ibanez, Halladay Q&A
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 29th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
Per the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce: Ryan Howard, Raul Ibanez, and Roy Halladay took some questions from fans at a meet-and-greet before the start of the season. What would Halladay, Howard and Ibanez do if they weren’t professional baseball players? Did ...
A Rational Response to Curt Schilling
by Bill Baer on Thursday, April 1st, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, Philadelphia Phillies | 25 Comments »
Curt Schilling has graced the baseball world with his opinion of the Cliff Lee trade. Via Ashley Fox of the Inquirer: "I think trading Cliff Lee was the stupidest thing they've ever done, and they didn't have to," Schilling said. "They ...
