There exists players in any sport that can seemingly single-handedly defeat their opponent. They get themselves into the middle of everything and profoundly effect the outcome of the game. They just take over a game. When these players get hot and put together long strings of games in which they have “taken over,” typically their teams get hot with them. Sometimes these are the guys who propel their teams into and through the postseason if they’re just hot enough at just the right time.
Phillies fans have, of course, seen this in recent years with Ryan Howard - in his 2007-10 stretch.