Placido Polanco Doesn’t Need Your Pity
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 12th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
When speaking about a woman, saying "she has a great personality" is interpreted as "she's ugly". It's a weak compliment, and it's weak because there isn't much else to compliment. The baseball equivalent is to laud a player by saying ...
Formidable Opponent: The #5 Spot
by Bill Baer on Thursday, March 11th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 5 Comments »
Jamie Moyer, 47, is recovering from three off-season surgeries on three torn groin muscles, the meniscus in his right knee, and pooled blood in his abdomen. His 2009 was forgettable as he finished with a 4.94 ERA and was removed ...
2008-09 Phillies Knocked On Wood
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 3 Comments »
Jeff Zimmerman (@JeffWZimmerman) at Beyond the Box Score has done some fantastic studies of injuries using a now-defunct database. Fortunately, he has uploaded a spreadsheet of his own which I will use as the basis for some of my observations ...
Roy Halladay Ushers in 2010 Baseball
by Bill Baer on Thursday, March 4th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 9 Comments »
Spring training is finally upon us, and you know what that means: nothing. Not trying to curb your enthusiasm, but there's not much to be gleaned from spring training performances. Still, it's baseball and we've been without it for far ...
Finding An Utley in A Haystack
by Bill Baer on Thursday, March 4th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
I happened to be perusing Baseball Reference earlier. Okay, I didn't "happen" to find myself there, as I hang around BBref like teenagers hang around convenience stores... but I came across the amateur draft in the year 2000. Why is 2000 ...
