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 ...
Padres-Phillies Game Thread 5/11/12
by Ryan Sommers on Friday, May 11th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 67 Comments »
These guys again. Following last month's split of a 4 game series, the Padres (11-21) roll into Philadelphia for an NL cellar-dweller face off. The Phillies (14-18), needless to say, have seen better days. Along with bullpen problems, they've slogged ...
Phillies Bullpen: Shutdowns and Meltdowns
by Ryan Sommers on Thursday, May 10th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
Happy off day. I think we all, fans, writers, and players alike, needed it dearly. This morning Bryan Grosnick of Beyond the Boxscore posted a Shutdowns and Meltdowns leaderboard for Major League relievers so far in 2012. For those unfamiliar, ...
What We Know: 30(+2) Games In
by Paul Boye on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 28 Comments »
The Phillies are 14-18, five games back of first place in the East, and were just swept out of their home ballpark by the Mets in three games. There wasn't a whole lot to like about the most recent series, one in which the ...
Mets-Phillies Game Thread 5/8/12
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 56 Comments »
The Phillies haven't won consecutive games in over a week and they haven't been above .500 since Opening Day. After last night's crushing loss on Jordany Valdespin's three-run ninth-inning home run, the Phillies will try to get back on their ...
Greetings From Clearwater – May 8
by Bradley Ankrom on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Posted in Philadelphia Phillies, Prospects | 4 Comments »
I’ll be honest, folks. It wasn’t a very good week for Phillies hitting prospects. A notable exception was Cesar Hernandez, who hit .444 in six games and continued to demonstrate improved power, collecting 20 total bases. PLAYER AGE LVL AVG/OBP/SLG AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS A. Altherr, of 21 A .284/.336/.422 109 31 5 2 2 6 24 10 3 M. Alvarez, of 22 A+ .222/.222/.259 27 6 1 0 0 0 13 1 0 C. ...
Breaking It Down: Placido Polanco’s Bunt
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 27 Comments »
Last night's 5-2 loss to the New York Mets will be remembered for rookie Jordany Valdespin's three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning, the proverbial nail in the coffin. The 24-year-old had gone hitless in his first ...
Phillies Reliever Usage, Graphically
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Much has been made about the sub-optimal usage of relievers by manager Charlie Manuel lately. The Phillies are 0-4 in extra-inning games and in each of those four games, their $50 million reliever Jonathan Papelbon was never used. The Phillies ...
Mets-Phillies Game Thread 5/7/12
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in Game Threads, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 71 Comments »
From one sizzling rivalry to one simmering rivalry. The Phillies return home to welcome the 15-13 New York Mets, a once-bitter rival. Since 2007, when the Phillies overcame the Mets' seven-game division lead with 17 games left to play in ...
No Flashback for Halladay
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, May 7th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
It feels insane to worry about Roy Halladay. It probably is. For almost his entire career, Doc has been positively machine-like, both in terms of his durability and the caliber of his production. From 2001 to 2011, Halladay logged ...
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