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On Umpires and “The Human Element”

by Bill Baer on Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Posted in MLB, Talking about feelings, Uncategorized | 23 Comments »


The big news from from the commissioner's office came yesterday evening when Brett Lawrie was handed a four-game suspension for his temper tantrum on May 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays. Closer Fernando Rodney fell behind in the count 3-1, but came ...

Draftstreet.com $200 Free Fantasy Baseball Challenge

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »


DraftStreet.com Fantasy Baseball Freeroll CLICK HERE TO PLAY Baseball season has arrived and it’s time for fantasy baseball. But not the full-season, six-month kind. I’m talking about a one-night showdown. Crashburn Alley has teamed up with DraftStreet.com to offer an exclusive free contest ...

Crashburn Adds A New Slugger

by Bill Baer on Friday, March 23rd, 2012
Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »


I'm pleased to announce that a fifth writer has joined the Crashburn team. Bradley Ankrom will be providing weekly coverage of the Phillies' Minor League system throughout the season. Prospect coverage was this blog's weak point, so he will definitely put ...

Crashburn Fantasy Baseball 2012 (Take Two)

by Bill Baer on Monday, February 13th, 2012
Posted in Uncategorized | 62 Comments »


The first attempt at setting up this new league didn't go so well, as I left a logical hole in the process. Let's make things super simple and easy this time. If you participated in last year's league, there will ...

Happy Holidays from Crashburn Alley

by Bill Baer on Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »


I would like to wish Crashburn Alley readers a happy and safe holiday and new year. The Phillies community really is the best in the business, and that is especially true (I feel) about the Saber-minded crowd. Thanks to an ...

Content Update

by Bill Baer on Sunday, October 9th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »


As mentioned in my stream of consciousness post after the NLDS, Crashburn Alley will continue to cover the Phillies throughout the off-season and into the 2012 season. At the moment, however, I am putting the finishing touches on a book ...

Technical Difficulties

by Bill Baer on Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »


Last night around 4 AM ET, Crashburn Alley, along with several other websites hosted by InMotion Hosting, was hacked. It looked something similar to what is shown in this video: The blog has been restored and everything should be good to ...

We’re Back

by Bill Baer on Sunday, August 7th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments »


Apologies for the long downtime. There was an unexpected snag as the blog was being transferred to a new server. Everything should be fine now, but if you notice any issues (or have any suggestions), please let me know by ...

Tuesday Links and Miscellany

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Posted in Link Dump, Uncategorized | 13 Comments »


No time to throw up a post today, so I'm going to post a couple of miscellaneous items and then some links to good stuff around the blogosphere. Tune into Phillies 24/7 HD radio today at 2 PM ET or tomorrow ...

Requested: Your Feedback

by Bill Baer on Monday, April 25th, 2011
Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments »


I am interested in receiving from feedback from you, my lovely readers, regarding this blog and some new ideas. I created a brief survey for you to take when you have a couple minutes to spare. Click here to take ...