All the talk I hear about people complaining that the Phillies are not hitting are absolutely crazy. They are the best team in Major League Baseball this year, they have three pitchers who are viable Cy Young candidates if you check major pitching statistical categories they are all either at the top or in the top three in all of the categories. Would it be nice if the lineup could hit more? Absolutely it would, but Ryan Howard has72 RBI at the all-star break and that is without a solid number 5 hitter or most of the season without Chase Utley in front of him.
Last time I checked pitching and defense wins a World Series Championship, and the Philies have a .987 fielding percentage which is close to the top in MLB. They have won 107 games since last years all-star game. This is the golden era of Phillies baseball! As someone who sat throughout the late eighties early nineties teams and then again in the late nineties and early 2000's I hope people remember what it was like back then. Sit back and enjoy the ride!
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