Tag Archives: jimmy rollins
This is Why We Die Hard
To heed all you Royals fans and Orioles fans out there. Every 8-year old kid in the DC-metro area, pay attention. Please do not give up, all you diehards in Western Pennsylvania. Trust me when I say, “stick with your … Continue reading
Tagged 2009 NLDS, bobby abreu, brad lidge, carlos ruiz, charlie manuel, chase utley, cole hamels, curt schilling, dodgers, huston street, jayson werth, jim tracy, jimmy rollins, joe madden, joe torre, kevin stocker, larry bowa, MLB, pat combs, phillies, randy wolf, rockies, ryan howard, scott eyre, scott rolen, shane victorino, vicente padilla
2 Comments
Live Blog: Cliff Lee’s Debut
11:40 PM: The Phillies and Giants are currently through 5 innings in San Francisco, and Cliff Lee’s debut couldn’t be going any better. Lee hasn’t given up a hit yet and has walked one. When he loses the no-no you can … Continue reading
Phillies Mid-Season Report Card
With the baseball season heading into the All-Star Break, it’s time to handout the mid-season grades for the Phillies as they make the turn and look to defend their title in the months ahead. After a major rough patch in … Continue reading
The Hot Stove
Tim Malcolm, who runs, by far, the best pure Phillies blog that I have found on the web has thrown out several interesting tidbits about the upcoming offseason for the World Champions (and, yes, I will be writing that as often … Continue reading
It Ain’t Over Yet
As I sat and soaked in all of the post-game glory on Comcast Sportsnet and Fox last night, I suddenly had a sobering thought: this series isn’t over yet! Now, I don’t want to be the wet blanket thrown on … Continue reading
Tagged cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, world series
1 Comment
World Series- Game 1 Thoughts
It wasn’t the most encouraging win possible, but a win is a win, as they say, and the Phils have one down and three to go in the hunt for the title. It was basically more of the same from … Continue reading
Tagged bj upton, chase utley, cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies, playoffs, rays, ryan howard, ryan madson, world series
1 Comment
On to the Series
Philadelphia Philles: 2008 National League Champions. It’s a beautiful thing. As I watched the fairly easy Game 5 win, I was obviously excited, but I wasn’t completely appreciating the magnitude of this Phillie team’s accomplishment until my man Joe Buck started recounting … Continue reading
Tagged cole hamels, jimmy rollins, MLB, pat burrell, phillies, playoffs, world series
3 Comments
2008 National League Eastern Division Champions
This year is going to be different. Last year, the Phillies won an emotional pennant race with the Mets and it almost seemed as if they had accomplished their goal. This year, they are hungry. Last year, they ran into the … Continue reading
Tagged 2008 nlds, aaron boone, albert pujols, brad lidge, brewers, carlos quentin, carlos ruiz, cc sabathia, central league, chase utley, cole hamels, dave bush, dave roberts, eric bruntlett, greg dobbs, haverford high, jason varitek, jayson werth, jeff suppan, jim leyritz, jimmy rollins, johan santana, kyle kendrick, mark difelice, mets, MLB, orlando cabrera, phillies, playoffs, ryan howard, scott brosius, shane victorino, yovani gallardo
12 Comments
More Ridiculous Statistics
1). Of all regular players in MLB, Jimmy Rollins has the lowest on-base percentage when leading off an inning (.242). Yes, that is on-base percentage, not even batting average (which still would have been bad). This is especially bad considering … Continue reading
Posted in Ridiculous Statistics
Tagged jamie moyer, jimmy rollins, mets, MLB, phillies, rays, rich harden, ryan howard
Leave a comment
The Five Stages of Grief After the Frontrunner Comment from Jimmy Rollins
Last week, on the Best Damn Sports Show Period, Jimmy Rollins told host Chris Rose that Phillie fans were “frontrunners.” Though Rose tried to soften the blow by alluding to the fact that all cities are like that in certain ways, Rollins would not … Continue reading
Tagged jimmy rollins, MLB, phillies
2 Comments
