Archive for February, 2009
« Previous EntriesTwo bad apples can especially ruin the barrel when lefties hit like .320 against them
Friday, February 27th, 2009As we look ahead to starting 2009 without JC Romero, it’s important to remember that even with Romero dominating left-handed batters in 2008 the Phillies still weren’t especially good against them.
Left-handed hitters hit 270/346/425 against the Phils last year. Eight NL teams pitched to a better OPS against them than the Phillies did. […]
Not just that, but I don’t much care for the look in Anderson Hernandez’s eyes either
Thursday, February 26th, 2009Earlier this week I mentioned the Marlins infield and the astonishing 29 home runs they got from four different infielders. Between all the hype given to Utley and Howard and Reyes and Wright, you might think the Mets or the Phillies have the best infield in the division. But, in 2008 at least, […]
2009 a fourth time
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009The Phillies actually play a game today, so I thought it would be a good time to update my guess at who makes the opening day roster.
Not a whole lot has happened since my most recent guess, which came in mid-January:
The news about Utley’s health has largely been good. Multiple reports have suggested that […]
Flying Fish
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Most people who felt the NL East was anything but a two-team race as the 2008 season began thought it was the Braves that had a chance to keep pace with the Phillies and Mets. That didn’t prove to be the case. The Braves had a miserable season, finishing in fourth place and […]
The 40/.340 club
Monday, February 23rd, 2009Two points today about Ryan Howard.
The first one is actually more a point about batting average. In 2008, Ryan Howard hit .251. A year earlier he had hit .268. In the two years, though, he got a hit when he came to the plate at almost exactly the same rate:
Year
PA
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% […]