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Here are the Phils stats as interleague play comes to an end (for a few days) and the dog days of June come to an end …

The starting lineup …
(GPA / ISO / SecAvg)
Thome: .370 / .395/ .559
Abreu: .338 / .268 / .558
Burrell: .296 / .179 / .354
Bell: .263 / .155 / .288
Lieberthal: .244 / .173 / .233
Rollins: .243 / .108 / .224
Polanco: .236 / .116 / .194

The platoon …
(GPA / ISO / SecAvg)
Ledee: .335/ .288 / .438
Michaels: .294 / .222 / .467
Glanville: .180 / .045 / .167

The bench …
(GPA / ISO / SecAvg)
Perez: .246 / .209 / .253
Pratt: .240 / .056 / .204

Some (somewhat obvious) thoughts:
-I’ll be sorely disappointed to see Glanville in the lineup. Play Ledee (his stats strongly demand it), or Michaels, but please leave Glanville sitting at the end of the bench…
-I’m thinking that the key guy for the push to the playoffs might be the play of David Bell. He has been swinging the bat surprisingly well this season and has been producing well enough that you could call the Big Three of Burrell, Thome and Abreu the Big Four. If Bell continues to produce this team will function as a powerful offensive unit and the Phils can absorb the decline in production from Lieberthal.

Congratulations to NL Player of the Week Jim Thome …

Wish you dudes were here…
(GPA / ISO / SecAvg)
Utley: .230 / .215 / .234
Byrd: .210 / .079 / .164

RC/27:
Thome: 10.49
Abreu: 9.72
Burrell: 6.76
Bell: 4.95

Lets see what the next few days bring…

What the stats mean:
GPA (Gross Productive Average): (1.8 * .OBP + .SLG) / 4 = .GPA
ISO (Isolated Power): .SLG - .BA = .ISO
SecAvg (Secondary Average): (TB – H + BB + SB – CS) / AB = .SecAvg
RC/27 (Runs Created per 27 Outs): ESPN’s formula for Runs Created is simply too complex for me to replicate easily here. This is their stat based on what a hypothetical team of nine of the same player would score.