Jimmy Rollins
Photo by Frank Klose/Philliedelphia It’s a sign of the times. The Phillies just completed a six-game homestand against the Marlins and Braves that included a Thursday afternoon game and a weekend series. The attendance only broke 25,000 once, on Sunday’s Phanatic’s birthday celebration, and even then, this annual tradition drew a much smaller crowd of […]
Jonathan Papelbon is six saves away from the Phillies all-time record after completing a four-out save on Wednesday. (Kevin Durso/Philliedelphia) Jonathan Papelbon did it again on Wednesday. The outspoken Phillies closer opened his mouth and delivered another sound byte that will only continue to hurt his relationship with Phillies fans. With his former team, the Boston […]
View image | gettyimages.com Last season, the Phillies and Comcast SportsNet introduced "Sundays with Schmidt," with Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt sitting in on home game telecasts as a broadcaster. Schmidt is expanding the role in 2015, as he will now be part of the broadcast team for Saturday and Sunday home […]
Cliff Lee led the Phillies to a series opening win in Los Angeles to help even up the road trip and get the Phils off on the right foot in their new series. Once again, the Phillies (9-10) have a chance to reach that elusive .500 mark. The Los Angeles Dodgers (12-8) look to bounce back from a tough […]
Ryne Sandberg's first project as the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies is a monumental one—fix Jimmy Rollins. Having notched his first major league victory as the club's skipper, Sandberg can turn his attention to the future. The rest of the 2013 season becomes an evaluation period, where Sandberg can determine which members of the current […]
The greatest shortstop in club history.photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. Phillies fans love to get mad at Jimmy Rollins. It's easy. He makes good money. He will open his mouth. His can be very brash. That's Jimmy Rollins though. Let me remind you what else is Jimmy Rollins. World Champion, National League Champion twice, NL […]
Ben Revere is young and talented…but may have to go The Phillies have a problem… a left-handed problem. The word "sinister" may be the best word to describe the Phillies lineup for next year. No, there's nothing evil about it (definition 1), but I would say that dictionary.com's point three and point four explain the […]
Jimmy Rollins made it clear after the Phillies' 12-4 loss on Sunday that despite the likeliness of the dismantling of his team, he won't be moved. "I'm not going anywhere," Rollins said to reporters this afternoon after being asked if he would consider waiving his no-trade clause to be traded to a contending team. Rollins, […]
The Detroit Tigers and their All-Star shortstop Jhonny Peralta could be pretty nervous right now and the Phillies and Jimmy Rollins could be their solution. Major League Baseball got one of the major Biogenesis scandal players to admit fault yesterday, when the Brewers' Ryan Braun confessed to wrong doing and worked out a plea deal […]
Last night was a good example of how small ball can produce wins. The Phillies used the runners on base to score and it worked out. It would have been nicer if they had gotten a couple more runs, but a win is a win. Jonathan Pettibone debuted last night and he was solid, allowing […]
