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Billy Beane Says '93 Phillies Inspired Moneyball

"I was right here in Philadelphia watching the World Series [which the Phils lost to Toronto]," said Beane, who was part of a panel discussing "Moneyball's Impact on Business and Sports." "Those '93 Phillies took a ton of pitches, walked a ton, and scored a ton of runs. That's when it hit me."

about 6 hours ago JasonB 0 comments

Alaska Airlines now offers nonstop service, Seattle to Philadelphia!

Hooray! Two nonstops, Fairbanks to Seattle, Seattle to Philly, and I'm there. No more messing around with Chicago or JFK!

Inaugural sales are pretty good, too. Might be worth a trip this summer.

2 days ago Phrozen 2 comments

Phillies Pitchers exceeded 30 WAR in 2011

I don't know if I followed up on this yet since my post in May about the dominance of the Phillies' pitching in 2011, but they ended up with over 30 WAR for the year (per the baseball-reference.com link above). That's better than many of the well-known "great staffs" of the past, like the 20 win Orioles, the 97 Braves, the 66 Dodgers, the 69 Mets, etc.

I know I did post a "the Phillies resembled the..." follow-up, where it turned out that the Phillies most resembled the 1997 Braves, but I don't recall putting the WAR into perspective.

Here's the link to my early season item fromthe yeat that summarizes things through a good chunk of May.

3 days ago RememberthePhitans 5 comments 1 recs

Some salient points for followers of recent Phillies baseball

The article is about the Patriots, but many observations apply to the Phillies, or rather, to being a fan of the Phillies.

3 days ago yolacrary 10 comments 3 recs

Q & A with Ed Wade

Marshall Harris and Jim Salisbury conducted the interview on CSN's Phillies Hot Stove. His answer regarding trades he made with the Phillies as GM of the Astros will be especially interesting to regular TGP readers, given the coverage the topic has received on this site.

4 days ago topherstarr 166 comments

For Your Viewing Pleasure: Hunter Pence and Dom Brown Have Been Working Out

In case you don't believe that Hunter Pence and Dom Brown are working out, here's the proof. The shirtless, flexing proof. Are Pence and Brown in the Best Shape of Their Lives? You be the judge! Photo courtesy of Hunter Pence's twitter account. I'll be over here fanning myself.

6 days ago lizroscher 78 comments

David Murphy/Kevin Goldstein Podcast on Domonic Brown, Other Phillies Prospects

Come for the prospect insights, stay for the total sh*tshow of a comment thread.

7 days ago taco pal 9 comments

Take Back the Park (from Phillies fans)

For those Phillies fans living in the Metro DC area, here is a great opportunity to get good Phillies @ Nationals tickets for a discount! You can register for the deal at: nationals.com/ourpark

Get over it DC.. Phillies fans are going to continue to invade your park.

From the article:

"Frankly, I was tired of seeing it," Nats COO Andy Feffer told me this week. "Forget you, Philly. This is our park, this is our town, these are our fans, and it’s our time right now."

Which is why, starting Friday morning at 8 a.m., the club will begin selling single-game tickets for just a single weekend series: May 4-6, against the Phillies. These tickets will remain on sale for a full month before the rest of single-game tickets go on sale. And they’ll be available only to buyers with a credit card tied to an address in Maryland, the District or Virginia.

"We’ve heard it enough, we’ve seen it enough, and I don’t like it any more than anyone else," Feffer said. "We’re trying to build a team here, and nothing irks me personally or the people here more than to see another team’s fans — particularly Philly fans — in our ballpark, holding up signs. That’s not the way it should be. And I think we’ve got an opportunity here to do something different."

9 days ago McNabbSoup 20 comments