This is the question that came up regarding the Phils' offense at the birthday party of my buddy Johnny Gold's daughters. Sure, it's easy to say that this is a dynamic offense based upon stats. The Phils lead the NL in runs. Chase and Howard are tied for the most RBI's. J Roll and Utley are 1-2 in runs...Victorino is 7th.
However, I think my man the Capt put it best....there is an awful lot of hollow runs included in their totals. This series was a perfect example. They won 9 to 0 today, 12 to 4 Saturday, and 7 to 3 on Friday. This team is a great front runner. They pile on like no other. However, when facing a tough pitcher and only a run or two is needed, like during Thursday's 1 to nil loss against Chris Young, they just can't score runs in clutch situations.
In any event, all the run scoring is great, but this team can be pitched to in big spots and I don't trust that they are dynamic enough to score runs against top pitching.
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