Jimmy Rollins
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 30: Jimmy Rollins #11 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates his three run home run against the New York Mets during the ninth inning of their game on May 30, 2012 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
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He has 14 doubles, I saw a young Omar Vizquel, Hechavarria might be the best shortstop I've ever seen, better than Jimmy Rollins or Rey Ordonez.
You have do it off somebody, you have to start somewhere, so hopefully that was the start
Hitting is very contagious ... Making outs is contagious. Making errors is contagious. Making great plays, the same way. When you see somebody do it, it gives you the confidence you can do it. And the next guy feeds off of it, so it looked like with Polly [Placido Polanco] getting on base five times [Wednesday], he's definitely starting to feel better, so that's big.More quotes »
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Mets' bullpen implodes in loss to Phillies
off Jon Rauch as the Phillies rallied to win the rubber game, 10-6, before 30,064.To continue the bullpen carnage, Jimmy Rollins hit a three-run home run off Ramon Ramirez into the second deck in right to kick-start the Phillies' six-run ninth inning.The Phillies Read more »
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Mets' depth about to be tested severely
for Monday's game as well as the weeks ahead. The Mets were lucky in one respect, however: Wright avoided contact with Jimmy Rollins on the pivotal hit-and-run play that led to the Phillies ' go-ahead run in the seventh.Wright probably did so by accident. Read more »
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Jason Bay, Scott Hairston, R.A. Dickey beat Lee, Phillies
have been Dickey's sacrifice bunt. Thole, perhaps thinking it was foul, started walking back before Lee flipped to Jimmy Rollins to get him in a rundown. It was one of the few mistakes the Mets made all night, and easily forgotten considering the outcome. Read more »
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Uganda moves past Little League World Series pain
practices, pleasing coaches who see it as a sign of his commitment.Owinyi wants to be like Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins . The 13-year-old Owinyi met Rollins when the American visited Uganda in January and that memory makes him dream of playing Read more »
Around the web
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Ninth inning is a blast as Phillies rally to beat Mets
dominant reliever. A six-run explosion in the top of the ninth, keyed by a three-run, second deck-reaching home run from Jimmy Rollins, should have allowed Jonathan Papelbon to take the night off. But when Valdes struggled to get the last out in the ninth, from The Delaware County Times Read more »
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MLB Debate: Instant replay and Bud Selig, Jimmy Rollins paternity leave and the dark horses
“vacation” while the other half dismayed and shocked at the level of insensitivity being displayed. I’m solidly behind Jimmy Rollins here. I don’t want to root for someone who’s an obsessed, consumed jerk with no sense of family, friendship or priority in from Guys Girl Read more »
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Rollins showing signs of life
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins capped a breakout, three-hit game on Wednesday against the Mets by launching a three-run home run into the seats in the ninth inning to help the Phillies win, 10-6. He went 3 for 5 in the game, with three RBI and a run scored from CBS Sports Read more »
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Latest Phillies Win A Source Of Pride For Manuel
in the seventh. Antonio Bastardo and Jose Contreras pitched shutout innings in relief when the game was still in doubt. Jimmy Rollins looks like he could be breaking out after a 3 for 5 game that included a three-run home run. Brian Schneider got another big from Philly.com Read more »
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Bullpen letdown costs Mets rubber game
around a guy for the first time, you can only examine what you're watching. He's got good stuff. But today, the changeup to Jimmy Rollins was up instead of down. Instead of getting a groundball, you get a ball that goes in the upper deck." Lucas Duda #21 RF from ESPN Read more »
