September 09, 2007
Battling Burrell
Pat Burrell hit a double and a home run today as the Phillies defeated the Marlins 8-5. Burrell got off to a rough start this season, hitting poorly during the first three months, although he did a good job of getting on base. The turning point was Independence Day, and he's been hot since:
| Pat Burrell, 2007 | Through 7/3 | Since |
| Games | 78 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .202 | .337 |
| OBA | .369 | .447 |
| Slugging Percentage | .376 | .684 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 18 |
| Runs Scored | 28 | 39 |
| Runs Batted In | 33 | 54 |
He's doubled his home run output in about twenty fewer games. The optimist sees the Phillies push for the wild card attributable to Burrell's comeback. The pessimist sees the Phillies not in first place in the east and blames Pat's first half. I lean toward the former, as even during Burrell's resurgence, the Mets have a better record than the Phillies, 34-25 to 32-25.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I blame the Phillies troubles on pitching. The Phils were scoring runs in bunches before Pat took off and after Pat took off.
Why would anyone blame the Phils' woes on Burrell? Look at the team ERA (14th in the NL). CBP only increases HR, not runs (not much anyway), and the Phils play a ton of games in the good pitchers' parks of the rest of the NL East.