Offseason Smug
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
Well, you know, the Eagles had a great season and it was really fun to watch them develop and obviously we were all hopeful that they would have moved on, but hopefully the fans can enjoy some baseball here -- ...
Are Jayson Werth and Bobby Abreu Overrated?
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 47 Comments »
January is a super-boring month for baseball fans as there's not much going on. All the big names have found homes and all the trade rumors have died down. There is no excitement -- that's why Hall of Fame debates ...
The Insignificant Hall of Fame
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 17 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest last year, I wrote an article by the same title in which I expressed the reasons why I no longer cared about the Hall of Fame. Last night, I was a guest on Steve Keane's (of ...
Dom Brown’s Hands
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
At the Baseball Analytics blog, I used heat maps to verify that Mitch Williams' analysis of Domonic Brown seems to be correct: he needs to lower his hands so that pitchers can't simply throw him up-and-in all the ...
Act Like We’ve Been Here Before
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, NFL, Philadelphia Phillies | 12 Comments »
To the right you'll find the cover of today's Philadelphia Daily News (click to enlarge). The headline is quite celebratory in nature: "Philadelphia, city with a superiority complex." Hey, it's been a good week in Philly, after all: the Phillies got ...
Cliff Lee Signs with Phillies
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 62 Comments »
Texas Rangers beat writer T.R. Sullivan is reporting that the Phillies have signed free agent left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News is reporting that it is a five-year deal. Joel Sherman says it is ...
Paul Hagen on Protection, RBI
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 9th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
Bloggers have often been critical of the media when they discuss Sabermetrics. The criticism has usually been somewhat justified as the media hasn't always taken a sunny disposition towards statistical analysis. Recently, though, we have seen a sea change in ...
Chase Utley Gets No Respect
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 24 Comments »
If you tuned in to MLB Network on Monday, you may have overheard some crazy talk coming from former Philadelphia Phillies closer Mitch Williams. Following a discussion of the National League MVP award, the panel discussed the possibility of ...
On Awards and Voting
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 15th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
Dejan Kovacevic, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's beat writer for the Pirates, caused a ruckus earlier today when it was revealed that his National League Rookie of the Year ballot diverged from the consensus with a Buster Posey, Neil Walker, ...
In Which Rational Philadelphians Headdesk
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 1st, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 28 Comments »
It's Chase Utley overkill here at Crashburn Alley. But the "Utley sucks" meme has continued to spread and it must be stopped. Jack McCaffery shot the most recent salvo of stupid, titling his article "It's time for Phillies to ...
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