October 16, 2010 Leave a comment
2 great staffs. The Giants have a slightly deeper rotation 1-5, and a better closer. But facing Halladay has got to scare Giants fans…
A visual exploration of America's Pastime
October 28, 2009 Leave a comment
Here’s a graphic which matches the Phillies Game 1 and 2 starters – Cliff Lee and Pedro Martinez – against the Yankee lineup. Red means the matchup favors the Phillies, blue means the Yankees are favored, and gray means a wash. Both pitchers have faced these hitters a number of times (line width = # of at bats), but Pedro has fared much better than Lee. Of course, much of Pedro’s success came several years ago when he was a better pitcher. We’ll see in Game 2 if Pedro can cheat father time once again in this post season.