General Isaac Trimble and Kyle Kendrick
by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Posted in Crabshurn Urly, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 8 Comments »
While watching Kyle Kendrick come in with a two-run lead and go walk-double-double-hit-by-pitch against a Mets lineup reminiscent of....you know what, I'm not even going to bother. But we witnessed Kyle Kendrick, the Michael Bay of Phillies pitchers (keeps getting work ...
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by Michael Baumann on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in .gifs, Crabshurn Urly, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 19 Comments »
We asked for Jonathan Papelbon in a non-save situation, and we got him. And instead of his usual excellence, we get a loss, courtesy of the first major league home run of the heroically named Jordany Valdespin. In light of ...
Phillies Fans PSA: Stop It
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, May 4th, 2012Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Talking about feelings | 69 Comments »
The Nats' efforts to bolster fan attendance in the run up to this weekend's first home series against the Phillies have been well-documented. It began in February, when the presale for individual game tickets was restricted to D.C., Maryland, and ...
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 ...
A Halfhearted Defense of the Kyle Kendrick Contract
by Michael Baumann on Friday, January 13th, 2012Posted in NL East Whining, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 35 Comments »
This afternoon, as you've no doubt figured out by now, the Phillies have avoided arbitration with RHP Kyle Kendrick by signing him to a one-year, $3.585 million contract that seems structured specifically to irritate people who write about such things by ...
The Farewell Voyage?
by Paul Boye on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Posted in 2011 Preview, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 39 Comments »
If there was one thing I was concerned about entering this offseason, it was the possibility that the Phillies would fail to lock up Cole Hamels to a multi-year extension. As you all know and are probably tired of hearing by ...
Sarge Is Awesome [.gifs]
by Bill Baer on Thursday, August 25th, 2011Posted in .gifs, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 24 Comments »
Just a warning to you low-bandwidth, slow-computer people: there will be many .gifs after the jump, so don't click through if you can't handle it. Staked to a four-run lead, the New York Mets wanted to get Mike Pelfrey through the ...
Ricciardi, Pagan Help Mets Meet Trash Talk Quota
by Bill Baer on Friday, January 14th, 2011Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 16 Comments »
Carlos Beltran, 2008: So this year, to Jimmy Rollins, we are the team to beat. (New York Daily News) Francisco Rodriguez, going into 2009: Of course, we're going to try to win the division. Of course, we're going to be ...
Chipper Jones Whines About Injuries
by Bill Baer on Saturday, September 18th, 2010Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 33 Comments »
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports interviewed Chipper Jones, asking him his thoughts on several topics, including the Braves' fall from first place in the NL East. Jones took the opportunity to blame it on injuries, failing to realize that ...
Faith and Fear in Flushing
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 19th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
The title is a nod to a Mets blog of the same name, which is unrelated to what will follow. I think it captures the issue perfectly, though. News flash: Phillies fan criticizes Mets organization; Mets fans recoil. Denis Leary, captured above, ...
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