The Disturbing Trend Continues
Posted by Tim Malcolm, Sun, May 10, 2009 09:56 AM | Comments: 9
Analysis, Posts
Not much else today, but here are some statistics:
Opposing home runs, MLB:
T1. Jamie Moyer, PHI – 10
T1. Brett Myers, PHI – 10
3. Jon Lester, BOS – 9
T4. Joe Blanton, PHI – 8
After Saturday, Joe Blanton’s ERA (6.82) is third worst in baseball. Jamie Moyer is in first (among those qualifying). Though they lowered the ERA slightly, the Phillies still carry one of the worst team numbers in baseball (5.22). With just nine quality starts, the Phillies are way back in last place in that category, with the Brewers doubling that number. The 53 home runs they’ve allowed are way back in last, despite playing the fewest games in baseball.
At this point, it’s only suitable to say this is all disturbing.
Posts: 0 Georgie
Who’s starting today, the pitching order’s all screwed up now?
Posted: 10:17 AM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Fran
not good at all
Posted: 10:18 AM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Greg V.
I agree with what you said the other day that the time is now to put Happ in the rotation. I believe he is the best candidate to ease the bleeding a bit. Of course the problem is that it is debatable which starter should get the axe. Park, Blanton, and Moyer are all equally struggling and Myers isn’t far above them. But the facts are the facts. Somebody has to take a back seat so Happ can start.
Posted: 10:20 AM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Myers today. Then Park, Moyer, Hamels, Blanton.
Posted: 10:22 AM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Georgie
Thanks Tim, I suspected as much….
Posted: 10:41 AM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 gregg
Blanton has surrendered only eight taters.
Posted: 12:32 PM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 1650 Tim Malcolm
Edited. I wrote this up right after yesterday’s game, so wasn’t thinking the stats updated. They already had.
Posted: 12:42 PM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 nyhater
The home runs aren’t what bother me, after all we do play in a bandbox. That ugly ERA though is killing me.
Posted: 01:41 PM on May 10, 2009
Posts: 0 Manny
I think we need to reshuffle our rotation… it’s a mess… there’s no order…Can’t we fix it so that Myers starts after Hamels, then Moyer and Blanton, and Chan Ho after that (as the fifth guy)… It’s messy.. could this be a factor that helps explain why our starting pitchers are sucking?
Posted: 11:51 AM on May 11, 2009