What We Know: 40 Games In
by Paul Boye on Saturday, May 19th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
Remember how much fun it was to watch a winning team? Well, the past week and change has been a fun trip back to those days, even if key components are still missing. The Phillies are 21-19, winners of six ...
Bobby Valentine’s Hilarious Tirade
by Bill Baer on Saturday, May 19th, 2012Posted in .gifs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
The ninth inning was plenty entertaining last night as the Phillies defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-4. In what could have been a sticky situation, a nice defensive play by Jimmy Rollins and a correct ruling from first base umpire ...
Red Sox-Phillies Game Thread 5/18/12
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 18th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 58 Comments »
Inter-league play is back, rejoice, rejoice. It's a battle of Eastern division cellar-dwellers as the 18-20 glass cannon Red Sox have arrived in Philadelphia for a three-game set. The Phillies are on a roll, having won their last five games, ...
Should Carlos Ruiz Bat Fourth?
by Bill Baer on Friday, May 18th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 9 Comments »
The one common refrain during Carlos Ruiz's current hot streak has been "when will Chooch bat cleanup?" That is certainly something I've been asked frequently on Twitter and seen in the comments here on the blog. In 15 May games, ...
Phillies-Cubs Game Thread 5/17/12
by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 17th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 62 Comments »
The Phillies used more of their late-game magic to turn a game headed to extra innings into an old-fashioned rout in Chicago last night. They scored seven runs in the eighth and ninth innings en route to winning 9-2, continuing ...
Phillies-Cubs Game Thread 5/16/12
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 52 Comments »
The Phillies travel for a quick two-game road trip in Chicago before heading back home for their first inter-league series with the Boston Red Sox. It's an odd bit of scheduling that will also end their season series with the ...
Carlos Ruiz, Unsung Hero
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 15 Comments »
Ruiz, Offensive Ranking (min. 60 PA) Team NL C wOBA 1 1 ISO 1 3 fWAR 1 4 K% 3 4 BABIP 3 5 Through 37 games thus far in 2012, catcher Carlos Ruiz has been the Phillies' best and most consistent position player. Given his personal progression and the roadblocks the rest of the team has faced recently, ...
Greetings From Clearwater – May 15
by Bradley Ankrom on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012Posted in Philadelphia Phillies, Prospects | No Comments »
The Phillies crop of hitting prospects—excepting Aaron Altherr, Cesar Hernandez, and, perhaps, Cody Asche—continues to disappoint. Hot starts by Gauntlett Eldemire, Brian Pointer, and Leandro Castro have been forgotten, and the Phillies’ most impressive offensive performance by a prospect belongs ...
Astros-Phillies Game Thread 5/14/12
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 14th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 6 Comments »
The Phillies haven't won back-to-back games since April 30-May 1, but they will attempt to do just that tonight against the surprisingly not-incredibly-awful Houston Astros. At 15-19, the Astros are just a half-game behind the Phillies record-wise and have had ...
Crashburn Alley Podcast Episode 4
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, May 14th, 2012Posted 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 ...
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