Jimmy Rollins
Posted by Frank Klose After Albert Pujols signed a 10-year contract with the California, er, Anaheim, er, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, some wondered the ripple effects that this deal could have with the Phillies, particularly with shortstop Jimmy Rollins, given the Cardinals' need for a shortstop. Why would people connect Rollins and the Cardinals? […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of SI.com Just in case you haven't heard it a million and one times already, Jimmy Rollins is looking to return to the Phillies in 2012. Ruben Amaro Jr. and the rest of the Phillies front office would also like to see a J-Roll return, but the two sides will […]
In Jimmy Rollins' 12:00 p.m. press conference today, he made his contract desires very clear: five years, period. If not a fifth year guaranteed, he would want a player option. Here are some highlights and reaction from Twitter:
Posted by Frank Klose Well, the pitch to the head caused Chase Utley to suffer a "mild concussion" in the words of Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. This ESPN report says that Utley will miss two games, and did not fly to Milwaukee with the rest of the Phillies for this week's series against […]
Posted by Frank Klose Rollins strains his groin on Sunday afternoon Well, in Polanco, Rollins out. Looks like Ben Francisco is safe once again: Observed the astute @Collz83: "haha obsolete!" RT@magelb: "Who needs beat writers anymore?"
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Kate (Waterlady) on Tumblr What you're looking at is the 6' 8" relief pitcher Michael Schwimer, who walked to the bullpen at Citizens Bank Park for the first time, sporting Michael Stutes' old backpack. Schwim wouldn't be needed tonight though, because it was all about Cliff Lee for seven […]
Posted by Frank Klose Courtesy fbjunkie.com Jimmy Rollins appeared on 97.5 the Fanatic this morning with Harry Mayes and Brian Baldinger, and had this to say when looking at the future: "Business is buisness, and the numbers are the numbers…there's no such thing as a home-town discount" Hmm, well, if that's the case, then the […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of Daylife.com Thanks to our very own Christina Angelos, I get to write the recap today and was told to do so in the ninth inning, so I'll make this short and sweet. Roy Halladay pitched his 63rd career complete game striking out four, and allowing one earned run on […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/ Jeff Roberson That man. Right up there. Clifton Phifer Lee. An ace with huge ups. That just about sums up his outing. The Phillies scored four runs behind Cliff to defeat Kyle Lohse and the Cardinals. Jimmy Rollins sent a changeup to the right field […]
Posted by Danielle Wilson Courtesy of AP Photo/ Jeff Roberson Following Monday's off day for the Phils, they started a three-game series in St. Louis, starting with Roy Halladay against Kyle McClellan. The Cardinals were quite obviously without Albert Pujols, and will be for the next 6-8 weeks. Whomp. Speaking of the number six, that's […]
