Occasionally on baseball blogs with an analytical slant, it’s necessary to dive into the mundane and boring and, as luck would have it, the Phillies employ one of the most boring players in the sport. I’ll try to make this as quick and painless as possible, but it’s time to acknowledge the tediously dull performance of the Phillies freshly anointed closer, Ken Giles.
Over the weekend, Giles pitched yet another scoreless innings to bring his season ERA down to a minuscule 1.53 which puts him 2nd among NL relievers in a very tight race.