Faith and Fear in Flushing
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 19th, 2010Posted in MLB, Media, 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, ...
NL East Rotation Showdown
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 30 Comments »
So a mini-argument broke out on Twitter today. No one got hurt, fortunately, but feelings may have been bruised. It all started when radio host Kent Covington suggested that the starting rotation in Atlanta is better than the one in ...
How to Lose with Grace
by Bill Baer on Sunday, August 30th, 2009Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
From The 700 Level is a quote from Cliff Lee following his shellacking at the hands of the whiny Atlanta Braves: "Ballpark? Whatever," Lee said. "I got hit today because I was throwing pitches down the middle. That had nothing to ...
Brian McCann, Walk This Way…
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 29th, 2009Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
...right off of this conveniently-located cliff. Hat tip to The Good Phight. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “He’s got so much power, and this is a high school field,” Braves catcher Brian McCann said of Howard, who has four homers and seven ...
Bobby Cox and Logic
by Bill Baer on Saturday, August 15th, 2009Posted in MLB, Media, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
Hat tip to The Good Phight. Another entry for the "NL East Whining" category that I love so much. It seems like the Braves are good for one, maybe two whiny comments about the Phillies and Citizens Bank Park per year. ...
Excuses, Excuses…
by Bill Baer on Thursday, July 30th, 2009Posted in MLB, NL East Whining | 3 Comments »
If there's one thing the Atlanta Braves and their fans are good at, it's whining. At Bleacher Report, a Braves fan posted a screed aimed at umpire Bill Hohn, citing several examples of poor umpiring and a supposed obsession with ...
Phils Smoke Santana, Lose Anyway
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 4 Comments »
Despite hitting four home runs off of one of the best pitchers in baseball, the Phillies dropped the first game in New York to the Mets, 6-5. Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez hit back-to-back solo homers off of Johan Santana ...
Mets Have 2009′s Built-In Excuse Prepared
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 20th, 2009Posted in MLB, Media, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 1 Comment »
In 2007, it was bad luck. In 2008, it was injuries to a depleted bullpen. In 2009, what are the Mets going to claim prevented them from achieving success? If third baseman David Wright has nagging problems related to his WBC injury, ...
The World’s Tiniest Violin Plays for the Atlanta Braves… Again
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
Back on August 13, I wrote about the Atlanta Braves' whining following a 5-3 loss at the hands of a Ryan Howard three-run homerun. Manager Bobby Cox and right fielder Jeff Francoeur complained about the dimensions of Citizens Bank Park, ...
The Smallest Violin Plays for the Atlanta Braves
by Bill Baer on Monday, August 13th, 2007Posted in MLB, NL East Whining, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
As the Atlanta Braves often do following losses to the Phillies, they whined after tonight's 5-3 loss to Jamie Moyer and the Phillies. The Braves love to whine about the Phillies, usually for their own imagined reasons. July 2005: John Smoltz ...
