Phillies RHP Joe Blanton’s ERA is over 1.5 runs lower with the Phillies than it was with the Oakland Athletics. He’s walking more batters, but giving up fewer hits – sounds like the Phillies put a better defensive team behind Joe.
As the Braves get set for a double header today, 3B Chipper Jones is 7 for 16 in twin bills this season. He’s scored four runs and driven in two.
The Marlins claim they fixed the signs that caused both Wes Helms and Dan Uggla to make mistakes Monday night.
After nearly 140 years of professional baseball, teams should have this down.
Garrett Mock moves to the Washington bullpen, where his high strikeout numbers may be more useful. He has yet to allow a run as a reliever this season.
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the Marlins…………………………
Omar should trade heilman for a candy to be named later
Can it be PEZ? I like PEZ.
I say it be a box of 25 hershey bars. One for each player on the roster (not including heilman) and his replacement.
No candy. Lets trade him for, the recently discovered, body of Bigfoot.
According to Baseballthinkfactory’s Defensive Runs Saved Analysis the Phillies are +34 while the A’s are +30 for the entire year defensively.
So that’s why Blanton’s ERA is 1.5 runs lower. I’d go with the fact that his BAA is .79 points lower for PHI then it was in OAK. It’s 66 points higher then his career average, it will regress to the norm.
So that’s not why*
Yeah, he’s probably getting lucky.
“It’s 66 points higher then his career average, it will regress to the norm.”
I think Ryn05 was referring to his weight?
This is a bit off topic but why hasnt Kunz, our “closer of the future” not gotten to close? Did they only call him up only to carry around the stupid pink backpack…
because it’s not the future yet
Once again, the comma after “Today” is incorrect. Stop using it.
Today, is the greatest day I’ve ever known.
Phenomenal song.
Nice smashing pumpkins reference… How old are you?? lol.
Beinte nueve. However, if I were a Phillies (or Eagles) fan you could mistake that for 49. Losing does that to you.
No es muy agradable mi amigo!
yo sé. es casi tan agradable como ir a la Linc y conseguir cerveza arrojados a usted – por las mujeres.
Lo conseguí, usted tiene la tensión traumática postal de un desdentado, despiadado, pollito de águilas… Entiendo completamente
seriously. this is a metsblog, not grammar school iamatwork
You should capitalize the “t” in “this.”
They’re doing it just to bother you, and it’s working.
With the comma, I imagine Tom Brokaw’s voice.
Huh, that’s funny. Keith Law, who I revere and is absolutely excellent, said that while Blanton’s ERA might improve in the NL, it would be somewhat offset by the fact the Phillies are a poor defensive team. Guess that hasn’t been the case thus far.
I also enjoyed it when he called all three starting Phillies outfielders “below average defensively.”
Ugh. Don’t remind me of their outfield. Jayson Werth makes me want to vomit. Is it written somewhere in the rule book that guys with “flavor savers” have to destroy the mets (or at least seem to destroy us)? That was a Scott Spiezio reference.
Victorino’s a hell of an outfielder. Last night, they switched him out of the game for defense.
Charlie Manuel’s the worst manager ever. Seriously.
Nope, he actually left hurt in the 7th- lower back strain. Hopefully won’t make it to DL, but I’m not holding my breath….
victorino is an average outfielder. literally. his FRAA is…0.
I’m going to say small sample size of 4 starts with Blanton here…but…
His FIP is is around 4.80 with the Phillies (compared to 4.17 with the As this season) which would indicate that he’s not pitching as well, but his ERA is lower due to (possibly) better fielding behind him.
Then again, his BABIP is .213 which means no matter how you split it, he’s been lucky.
The Phillies and A’s are both top 5 for best defensive teams.
what’s with all this sabermetric talk? don’t you nerds know that baseball games aren’t won with computers, but with heart and grit?
/typical metsblog commenter
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