Same Old, Same Old
OK, sure the Phils put up big runs in the opener to make you feel like they have fixed their hitting problems and wouldn't get shut down like they did last year verses the Giants. Then they took the last two games of the Series (and very fine outings by Hamels AND "lowly" Kendrick) to remind us of the reason they lost the NLCS last year and failed to get a championship: Offense.
I dunno. It's a good wake up call before the trade deadline to drive that point home, but with all that money tied up in Cliff Lee instead of another hitter and time down to the wire right now.... I don't know if they can make a move to fix this. Is selling your whole farm system for Hunter Pence the answer? Philly.com did provide a small caution on that, which was an interesting read:
Pence is not without faults. His strikeouts are up. His walk rate is painfully low. He has two fewer home runs than Raul Ibanez. His batting average on balls in play is a staggering .367, which means luck has greatly contributed to a .307 batting average.
What do you think? What would be your move?
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