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Curt Schilling's Best Game as a Phillie
With Curt Schilling announcing his retirement yesterday, I couldn't help but think about what had been, until this past October, my favorite memory of watching a Phillies game in person. (Game 5...
That Traveling Trophy
I just passed up an opportunity to see the Phillies World Series trophy. It's on campus where I teach, and a colleague asked me to join her just now. I have a class to teach in an ...
Just Say No To Kyle Kendrick
Kyle Kendrick had a great rookie year, going 10-4 with a 3.87 ERA. Even though he didn't strike out many hitters, he had a low walk rate (1.9 per 9 innings) and a low home run rate (1.19 per 9 i...
Cole Hamels' Hot Streak
On the heels of Cole Hamels' spring debut yesterday in which he pitched two innings of 2-hit, 1-walk, 0-run ball against Team Canada, it's worth re-visiting just how amazing King Cole was down the str...
Is the New York Times Implying Howard and Myers Were on Steroids?
Today's New York Times brings an article about baseball players slimming down over the off-season. Among stories of Marlon Anderson losing 22 pounds in 25 days thanks to a cleansing program and ...
The Cost of Acting First
I like charts. Sometimes they need a good amount of description to explain. Other times, they speak for themselves. (All stats are averages for the past three years.) ...
The Year After
In 2008, the Phillies went 92-70, finishing 3 games ahead of the Mets in the NL East and ultimately winning the World Series. What can we expect this year, the year after the world championship?...
Pat Burrell v. Raul Ibanez - By the Offensive Numbers
It's clear that Pat Burrell and Raul Ibanez are awful left fielders. By John Dewan's metrics, they were the two worst left fielders in baseball for the last two years. So let's compare the...
My Thanksgiving List
In the spirit of the holiday, here's my 2008 Phillies Thanksgiving list of things I'm thankful for: 10. Pat Burrell's April and Ryan Howard's September 9. Jamie Moyer having discovered w...
Houston Astros : Roy Oswalt Earns 1st Win
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Finally we get at least a small glimpse of the Roy Oswalt that we have missed so dearly. I'm not going to say that Roy-O was the best that we've ever seen him... but he...
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