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Posts By Michael Baumann
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Doctor Strangeglove: On Body Type and Domonic Brown’s Swing
Did you ever notice how many great baseball players have what could loosely be described as a Hack Wilson type body?…Just perhaps,...
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Analysis
Doctor Strangeglove: On the Dangers of Expecting Victory
Like most of you, I suspect, I follow more than one sport, so this week brings heightened importance for me not only...
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2.6KDr. Strangeglove
They Are the Eggmen; I Am the Walrond
As you may or may not be aware, the Phillies are once again the employers of one Les Walrond. Walrond, who was,...
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2011 Game Recaps
Lannan, Nix Beat Phillies to End Washington Series
There is, as it turns out, rest for the weary. John Lannan beat the Phillies for the first time in 14 starts,...
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2011 Game Recaps
Lee Falters as Phillies Fall in Washington
Neither Cliff Lee nor Danny Espinosa were themselves tonight. Lee looked more like Kyle Kendrick than anything else, and Espinosa, for one...
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3.6K2011 Gameday
Gameday: Phillies (34-20) at Nationals (22-31)
Philadelphia Phillies (34-20) at Washington Nationals (22-31) Cliff Lee, LHP (4-4, 3.50 ERA) vs. Jason Marquis (5-2, 4.26 ERA) Time: 7:05 pm, Nationals...
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Dr. Strangeglove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate the Braves More than the Mets
I’m a pretty evangelical Phillies fan. Sometimes I yearn for the days when upper deck tickets could be had for $6, or...
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The Night I Saw Wilson Valdez Pitch
It’s very seldom that you see something happen in person that, as you’re watching, you know you’ll never see the like of...
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2011 Game Recaps
Bruce's Double Sees off Phillies
Jay Bruce not only let the Phillies jump out in front in Game 2 of the NLDS last fall, but his misreading...
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3.4K2011 Gameday
Gameday: Reds (25-23) at Phillies (29-18)
Cincinnati Reds (25-23) at Philadelphia Phillies (29-18) Johnny Cueto, RHP (2-1, 1.45 ERA) vs. Vance Worley, RHP (2-0, 1.12 ERA) Time: 7:05...
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Posts
Examining a Hunter Pence Trade
The folks over at ESPN’s SweetSpot network do some of the best and most-informed short-form baseball writing on the internet, and not...
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2.8K2011 Game Recaps
Offense Locates Bats, Takes Opening Game
It appears that the Phillies have spent the past few weeks just screwing with us, as a comprehensive team effort led to...
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3.3K2011 Gameday
Gameday: Reds (25-22) at Phillies (28-18)
Cincinnati Reds (25-22) at Philadelphia Phillies (28-18) Bronson Arroyo (3-4, 4.11 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels (5-2, 2.92 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m. Citizens...
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Analysis
The Triple Gold Club of Baseball
Last weekend, as you probably know, was the running of the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing....
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2011 Game Recaps
Harrison, Rangers Avoid Sweep; Utley Back Monday
This was really what we expected when the Phillies put together this rotation: that the Phillies would go into a weekend series...
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