Get out of my yard
June 1 2007
Lots of things wrong with
the Phillies these days, but the offense can't be at the top of anyone's
list. The Phils continue to lead the NL in runs scored, so it's got to be
the pitching. And it is. One of the problems is that a lot of guys are
having trouble keeping the ball in the yard at Citizens Bank Park.
Overall for the season, Phillies' pitchers have allowed an NL-worst .799
OPS. Only two teams in the DL-loving American League have allowed
opponents' hitters to post a higher OPS. Partly this is the fault of
Citizens Bank Park and partly it's the fault of Phillies' pitchers. Phils'
hurlers have allowed an .831 OPS at home (worst in the NL and 29th of 30 MLB
teams) and a .766 on the road (12th in the NL and 20th in MLB).
Opponents are slugging a ridiculous .489 against the Phils at home. Worst
in the NL by a lot. The Reds are second-worst and opponents have slugged
.450 against them at the Great American Ball Park. The .489 that opponents
have slugged against the Phils at home is the worst in all of baseball.
In 237 innings at home, the Phillies have allowed 43 home runs. In 238
innings on the road, they have allowed 22. The 43 bombs at home is the
most in either league. In the NL, the Reds have allowed the
second-most home runs at home with 36.
At home this season, Moyer, Garica, Geary, Myers, Eaton, Hamels and Madson
have combined to allow 36 home runs in 168 2/3 innings. Those same seven
guys have combined to allow 15 home runs in 174 innings on the road:
|
Home |
Away |
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| IP | HR | IP | HR | ||
| Moyer | 30.2 | 7 | Moyer | 41.2 | 3 |
| Garcia | 29.0 | 6 | Garcia | 22.0 | 2 |
| Geary | 12.2 | 5 | Geary | 13.2 | 0 |
| Myers | 22.1 | 5 | Myers | 13.2 | 1 |
| Eaton | 28.2 | 5 | Eaton | 31.0 | 4 |
| Hamels | 33.1 | 5 | Hamels | 41.1 | 5 |
| Madson | 12.0 | 3 | Madson | 10.2 | 0 |
| Total | 168.2 | 36 | 174 | 15 | |
It's even worse if you take out Hamels and Eaton, who have combined to allow just one more home run (10) at home than on the road (9). Moyer, Garcia, Geary, Myers and Madson have combined to allow 26 home runs at home and just six away.
There are a couple of guys in that group whose numbers at home and on the road are particularly dramatic:
|
Home |
Away |
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| Player | G | IP | HR | ERA | Ratio | Op Slg | G | IP | HR | ERA | Ratio | Op Slg |
| Moyer | 5 | 30.2 | 7 | 5.58 | 1.40 | .580 | 6 | 41.2 | 3 | 3.24 | 1.08 | .358 |
| Garcia | 5 | 29.0 | 6 | 4.66 | 1.62 | .556 | 4 | 22.0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.18 | .451 |
| Geary | 13 | 12.2 | 5 | 6.39 | 1.66 | .712 | 12 | 13.2 | 0 | 1.32 | 0.95 | .200 |
Moyer and Geary have significantly better ERAs on the road than at home. For Garcia the road ERA is only slightly better, but the ratio and opponents' slugging are much better.