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Mike the Medium Makes His Predictions
October 28, 2009 by
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Throughout the playoffs, Mike Harmanos, loyal phan, BS&S.com reader and occasional contributor, has been examining statistical categories to predict the winner of each series. So far this year, Mike has been 6-0. [click here and here for his previous predictions] Read...
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Mike the Medium Makes His Predictions
October 28, 2009 by
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Throughout the playoffs, Mike Harmanos, loyal phan, BS&S.com reader and occasional contributor, has been examining statistical categories to predict the winner of each series. So far this year, Mike has been 6-0. [click here and here for his previous predictions] Read on...
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A Poetical World Series Preview
October 27, 2009 by
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The following poem was sent in by reader Ann Marie Doley: Red October The Hunt is On Manny’s been Run out of town, Cliff’s the hot New ace around. “Lights-Out” has His Mojo back, And Chooch excels At quarterback. Our "Big Man" Cracks the lumber, The Phils’ wood...
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A Poetical World Series Preview
October 27, 2009 by
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The following poem was sent in by reader Ann Marie Doley: Red October The Hunt is On Manny’s been Run out of town, Cliff’s the hot New ace around. “Lights-Out” has His Mojo back, And Chooch excels At quarterback. Our "Big Man" Cracks the lumber, The Phils’ wood...
Pitching Staffs Evenly Matched for World Series
October 26, 2009 by
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As was the case in comparing the Phillies' and the Yankees' offenses, the two clubs' differences in leagues and ballparks makes it difficult to compare the performances of players. Therefore, we resort to ERA+, which takes out those two factors, and normalizes ERA [100...
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Pitching Staffs Evenly Matched for World Series
October 26, 2009 by
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As was the case in comparing the Phillies' and the Yankees' offenses, the two clubs' differences in leagues and ballparks makes it difficult to compare the performances of players. Therefore, we resort to ERA+, which takes out those two factors, and normalizes ERA [100 is...
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Offense to Offense: Yankees Have Edge Over Phillies
October 26, 2009 by
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As prolific as the Phillies offense has been this year, the Yankees appears to exceed that standard. Given that the two teams play in different parks and leagues, OPS+ is our best statistic for comparing the two teams. Using this stat, the Yankees have, on paper,...
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Offense to Offense: Yankees Have Edge Over Phillies
October 26, 2009 by
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As prolific as the Phillies offense has been this year, the Yankees appears to exceed that standard. Given that the two teams play in different parks and leagues, OPS+ is our best statistic for comparing the two teams. Using this stat, the Yankees have, on paper, an...
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Bring On the Yankees
October 25, 2009 by
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"The other team could make trouble for us if they win." ~ Yogi Berra At long last, the Phillies know their opponent for the 2009 World Series. The series starts on Wednesday in New York. Forecast is for showers, high of 60.
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Bring On the Yankees
October 25, 2009 by
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"The other team could make trouble for us if they win." ~ Yogi Berra At long last, the Phillies know their opponent for the 2009 World Series. The series starts on Wednesday in New York. Forecast is for showers, high of 60.
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A Study in Photos: Jayson Werth
October 23, 2009 by
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For me, one of the more interesting players on the Phillies team is Jayson Werth. The man can have just an ugly at-bat that makes you question his coordination and visual acuity, and then he'll hit two homers. Or, he might steal second, third and then home. Throw in...
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A Study in Photos: Jayson Werth
October 23, 2009 by
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For me, one of the more interesting players on the Phillies team is Jayson Werth. The man can have just an ugly at-bat that makes you question his coordination and visual acuity, and then he'll hit two homers. Or, he might steal second, third and then home. Throw in the...
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This One's for the Goodfellas Phans
October 21, 2009 by
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Henry Hill celebrates Jimmy's walk-off hit in Game 4:
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This One's for the Goodfellas Phans
October 21, 2009 by
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Henry Hill celebrates Jimmy's walk-off hit in Game 4:
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Keep Your Head in the Game Tonight Young Colbert
October 21, 2009 by
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Keep Your Head in the Game Tonight Young Colbert
October 21, 2009 by
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Breaking Down Jimmy Rollins
October 21, 2009 by
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One minute he's doing stuff like this: And the next, he's ripping an NLCS Game 4-winning gapper. Check out how big his eyes are and the look of concentration and the ball sears between the centerfielder and rightfielder.
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Breaking Down Jimmy Rollins
October 21, 2009 by
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One minute he's doing stuff like this: And the next, he's ripping an NLCS Game 4-winning gapper. Check out how big his eyes are and the look of concentration and the ball sears between the centerfielder and rightfielder.
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Jimmy's Hit: Franzke Makes the Call, L.A. Celebrates
October 20, 2009 by
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[Thanks to Dan McQuade for sending over the video!]
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Jimmy's Hit: Franzke Makes the Call, L.A. Celebrates
October 20, 2009 by
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[Thanks to Dan McQuade for sending over the video!]
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These Guys Are Unreal
October 19, 2009 by
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Still pinch-hitting over at The 700 Level, I half-heartedly began to write up a post-game story before the final out. Here's the gist of it [link]: As exhilarating as Sunday night's 11-0 win over the Dodgers was, there had to be at least a part of you bracing for a...
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