Archive for March 22nd, 2010

It’s the match-up we’ve all been waiting for. The Fightins Vs. Long Drive in The Phield. So do your part and vote for your favorite. Just remember, a vote for The Fightins is a vote for baby killin’.

(Song Credit: Queens of the Stone Age – You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar But I Feel Like A Millionaire)

You may know him from Twitter as @BigStevie. If you don’t go follow him and stop being a bitch about it. Big Stevie answers some pressing Phillies questions while he sweats in the sun and rocks some sweet orange Ray-Bans. If you leave this video slightly offended in any way then he has done his job.

Because Chris insists my posts begin with a picture

Using baseball analytics in a blog setting is hazardous work.  Hell doing any statistical analysis in any setting is rife with danger.  No, not the palpable danger of an axe murderer on the loose.  Or the kind that arises when you’re stuck on a jungle island with a bunch of hungry dinosaurs during a hurricane and the power’s out because Newman from Seinfeld was being a dick.  No, the danger is much more mundane, it’s data presentation and the conclusions that are drawn from the data.  I’m currently putting the finishing touches on a post about Roy Halladay and Johan Santana.  There’s no doubt in my mind that Doc is better than Johan.  The numbers support me, scouting data supports me, many non-Mets/Twins/Phillies/Blue Jays fans agree with me (you know, the fans without any stake in the argument), yet the malaise of uncertainty lurks.

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