Halladay mixes things up by not pitching well in latest loss for the Phils
Coming off several recent starts in which he pitched well and the Phillies lost anyway, Halladay flipped the script a bit last night by not pitching well in a loss. The Yankees were all over him in New...
View ArticleAnd you thought it was tiring just to watch
Things were looking really good through most of the first two games of this weekend’s series between the Phillies and the Twins. The Phils scored nine runs in game one as they rolled to a 9-5 win. They...
View ArticleHalfway display
The Phils hit the halfway mark of what has been a mostly disappointing season last night. Coming off an ugly series in which they lost three of four to the Pirates, the Phils relied on a two-run shot...
View ArticleWho’s still on third?
The Phils got two extra-innings to try to beat the Atlanta Braves last night. The problem isn’t just that the Braves were better than the Phils in those innings, it’s that they have been playing better...
View ArticleRoy’d rage
Given that there are approximately two people on the planet named Roy who can pitch better than Cole Hamels, you have to wonder what Cole thinks of having both of them on the Phillies and pushing him...
View ArticlePhils hopeful the offense can overcome losing Happ
Roy Oswalt’s first start as a Phillie turned out to be more memorable for the number of runs that the Phillies allowed than for the number they scored. Oswalt struggled and the Phils fell 8-1. Still,...
View ArticleJA, don’t go awa mad (just go awa)
JA Happ is the most recent former Phil to shut the team down. Last night he got the win as he held the Phillies to a pair of runs over 6 1/3 innings. For the Phillies it’s the sixth time in seven games...
View ArticleJA carries the da as Phils look like they don’t want to pla
It was ugly take two last night as the Phils fell to the Astros 5-2. The Phils made two errors in the game and got all their offense on two swings of the bat, solo home runs by Pence and Ruiz. In the...
View ArticleSandy, the pitching angels have lost their desire for us
Bruce Springsteen. Sort of. The table below shows, for each of the past five years, the four pitchers who have gotten the most starts for the Phillies that season and their WAR for the year as...
View ArticleThe votes aren’t all counted yet, but I think we can agree that Adam Eaton...
Here’s the Baseball-Reference calculated combined WAR for pitchers who have made at least ten starts for the team over the past five seasons: Pitcher GS # Relief appearances WAR WAR/GS Halladay 90 0...
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