Monday, September 5, 2011

Top 5 Reasons the Phillies might not win the World Series

Utley and Oswalt are preforming far worse than expected in 2011.
  • Despite having the easiest ballpark to hit home runs in, the Philadelphia Phillies are not even in the Top 15 in Home Runs this season. Teams like the Blue Jays, Orioles, Rockies and Nationals are ahead of the Phillies in this category. Power used to be a larger part of the Phillies, but their home run hitters have been sub-par.
  • Pitching, although #1 in bigs, not as dominant as expected. The #1 reason for this is that Roy Oswalt is 7-8. Not exactly the Ace that they were looking for.
  • Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels have been worse than expected this year, each losing 7 games.
  • Raul Ibanez continues to struggle, a splotch in the Phillies lineup, hitting just .241.
  • Chase Utley, once one of the best hitters in the NL, is hitting just .260.