Distress
Posted By: J Stump
Posted: 8/8/2008 11:32:14 PM
The following things should make us all on edge when it comes to postseason baseball.
The Phillies have now been shut out twice in a row at home. This is supposed to be an offensive team. Let's face it, right now they are offensive, and that's not a compliment.
Usually when the Phils go bad, you can look at the top of the line-up for a lack of production. Not so today, as Rollins and Victorino went 4-7 (or 8, if you don't give Rollins that sacrifice I suppose, which ESPN.com apparently isn't right now) with 3 walks. The rest of the team went a whopping 2 - 30, with an additional 6 walks. Hitting the most home runs is nice, but I'd prefer a balanced attack that made teams pay for letting guys on, rather than eternally leading the world in runners left on base.
So how do you go for two straight games (21 innings even) in CBP without scoring a run? Well, when the long ball fails and you proceed to be 0 - 18 with runners in scoring position over the...
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