Can the Phillies win the World Series without a couple huge games from this guy?
PG: I think they can. It seems they get someone new to step up every game, and Victorino just happens to be hot at the right time. He has been the offensive MVP thus far, so any setback would probably hurt them, knowing that the rest of the lineup hasn’t been producing as well as it could. His glove in center field is not an issue; it will always be there. RD: Which Philly bat has the potential to be the X-factor in the World Series? PG: Pat Burrell is definitely the guy to look out for. If he’s “Good Pat,” he won’t swing at the ugly outside breaking ball and will pound the fastball. They need “Good Pat,” because the Rays will pitch to Ryan Howard like everyone else has. That means it’s up to Howard to be patient and give Burrell a chance to succeed behind him. He has the opportunity to show once and for all that he is not the guy Philadelphians see him as. And that, right now, is mediocre. Scott Birchfield – Rays Co-Community Leader RD: The Rays are hitting only .268 in the playoffs b
