Archive for the ‘Series Preview’ Category

Talking Mets-Phillies with SNY.tv

by Bill Baer on Friday, April 29th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 1 Comment »


I took a few minutes to chat about the upcoming Mets and Phillies series with Ted Berg (@OGTedBerg) of SNY.tv. We briefly talked about some injuries, the Phillies' offensive decline, and the great pitching staff. (Now with more Worley!) You can ...

Mets Series Preview with Joe Janish

by Bill Baer on Friday, April 29th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 6 Comments »


The Phillies begin a trek through the NL East today, starting with the surprisingly hot New York Mets. Their six-game winning streak was snapped by the Washington Nationals last night behind a strong start from Livan Hernandez. The Mets ...

Braves Series Preview with Peter Hjort

by Bill Baer on Friday, April 8th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 14 Comments »


The Phillies rebounded nicely from a disappointing start to the series with the New York Mets, scoring 21 runs in the last two games. After their blowout 11-0 win yesterday, the Phillies traveled down to Atlanta where they'll start a ...

Mets Series Preview with Joe Janish

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 4 Comments »


The 3-0 Phillies square off against the 2-1 Mets for a three game series. I caught up with fellow SweetSpotter Joe Janish of Mets Today to get some info on the Mets. 1. The Mets are off to a 2-1 start. ...

Phillies-Giants NLCS Preview: Q & A with Chris Quick

by Bill Baer on Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Posted in 2010 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 14 Comments »


Four wins separate the Phillies from their third consecutive World Series appearance. The confidence of Phillies fans is at a year-long high. Roy Halladay will start Game One fresh off of holding the National League's best offense to zero ...

Phillies-Giants NLCS Preview: Starting Rotations

by Bill Baer on Thursday, October 14th, 2010
Posted in 2010 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 5 Comments »


On the whole, there will not be a match-up in the playoffs more heralded than the clashing of the Phillies' and Giants' starting rotations. The Phillies, of course, are given the edge as they have three pitchers in the top-15 ...

Phillies-Reds NLDS Preview: Q&A with Chad Dotson

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Posted in 2010 Playoffs, Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Series Preview | 6 Comments »


Philadelphia is ready to enjoy yet another year of post-season baseball. I believe it was the great philosopher Sun Tzu Zack de la Rocha, of Rage Against the Machine, who once said "Know your enemy". What better way to know ...

Phillies-Reds NLDS Preview: Starting Rotations

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Posted in 2010 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 34 Comments »


Not surprisingly, the starting rotation is regarded as the Phillies' big advantage heading into the playoffs. After all, Roy Halladay led all of Major League Baseball in SIERA at 2.93 while Hamels finished tenth (3.19) and Oswalt finished 14th ...

Phillies-Reds NLDS Preview: Starting Eight

by Bill Baer on Monday, October 4th, 2010
Posted in 2010 Playoffs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 73 Comments »


It took all 162 games of the regular season, but the Phillies finally found their opponent for the National League Division Series: the Cincinnati Reds. They led the NL in offense, but finished last among the four playoff contestants in ...

Braves-Phillies Series Preview with Peter Hjort

by Bill Baer on Monday, September 20th, 2010
Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics, Series Preview | 8 Comments »


It looked like the Phillies were going to welcome in the Atlanta Braves with just a two-game lead in the NL East, but thanks to some late-game heroics by Jayson Werth, that is not the case. Werth hit a ...