Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Crashburn Alley Podcast Episode 4

by Ryan Sommers on Monday, May 14th, 2012
Posted in Media, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts | 4 Comments »


Bill Baer is busy doing Bill Baer stuff, so Michael Baumann helms this week's podcast with a performance that can only be described with words like "competent" and "well-intentioned." Podcast Powered By Podbean Download this episode (right click and save) Topics: Carlos Ruiz's white-hot ...

No Reason to Worry About Halladay

by Bill Baer on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 52 Comments »


Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has noticed some changes in Roy Halladay: Halladay is using his trademark two-seam fastball 10 percent of the time, compared with 27 percent in ‘11 and 30 percent in ’10. His average fastball velocity is 90.1 ...

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 ...

Tune in to 94 WIP Tonight!

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »


I will be speaking with Spike Eskin on 94 WIP tonight around 11:20 PM ET to talk about the Phillies and my book "100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die". Make sure you tune in! UPDATE: You ...

Talking Phillies on WBCB 1490 AM

by Bill Baer on Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts | No Comments »


I'll be on WBCB 1490 AM at 2:45 PM ET tomorrow (Monday) to talk about the Phillies and promote my book "100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die". If you're in the area, tune in. You ...

Sam Harris on Statistical Concepts

by Bill Baer on Friday, March 9th, 2012
Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »


Author, philosopher, and neuroscientist (what a combo!) Sam Harris appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience yesterday for a few hours of discussion. Towards the end, Harris and Rogan discussed some statistical concepts such as sampling bias, the hot hand fallacy, ...

Phillies 24/7 HD Radio Links & Info

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »


I was a bit forgetful in procuring the clip from my appearance on Spike Eskin and Chris Johnson's show "What's the Word?" on Phillies 24/7 HD Radio last week. Although the topics are a bit outdated, you may still ...

Talking Mets-Phillies with SNY.tv

by Bill Baer on Friday, April 29th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 1 Comment »


I took a few minutes to chat about the upcoming Mets and Phillies series with Ted Berg (@OGTedBerg) of SNY.tv. We briefly talked about some injuries, the Phillies' offensive decline, and the great pitching staff. (Now with more Worley!) You can ...

“Stathead” Airs @ 3 PM ET Today on 98.1 WOGL HD-4

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »


Just a reminder, in case "Stathead" isn't a part of your routine yet. The new statistically-focused show "Stathead", with myself and Jeff Sottolano, airs today at 3 PM ET on 98.1 WOGL HD-4. We'll talk about the best and worst ...

Announcement: Phillies 24/7 HD Radio

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 12 Comments »


If you follow me on Twitter, you've heard me hint about an announcement for a while now, and I can finally spill the beans. I've been asked to contribute to a new HD radio station with WOGL that will have ...