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Posted by Tim Malcolm, Thu, July 24, 2008 03:09 PM | Comments: 107
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According to 610 WIP, Jimmy Rollins was late for today’s game against the Mets. He was scratched from the starting lineup and Eric Bruntlett took his place. Bruntlett went 3-for-4 with two doubles.
More on the loss later.
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Posts: 0 TJ
He’s really showing he wants to be here.
Posted: 03:14 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
late? LATE?!?!?!?!? The NL MVP and team leader is late!!!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh. damnit damnit damnit. what the f is going on with this team?!!!!!!! im so pissed off at this team right now.
Posted: 03:14 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
this team is the mets last year…to many egos…
gillick needs to make a move just to give this lineup a boost because this is straight patheticccccccccccccccccccc
Posted: 03:17 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 rk
No the Phils sound like the Mets a few weeks ago this is getting out of control
Posted: 03:18 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 rk
“now” not no
Posted: 03:18 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i think charlie has lost control. why has he lost control? because aaron rowand is not there to keep people in order.
Posted: 03:19 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
inexcusable, nothing else needs to be said.
Posted: 03:20 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Phils Phan
rumor has it, he was drunk
Posted: 03:20 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 berko
As much as we loved watching the mets collapse last year, let’s face it, they were a better team last year for 95% of the season and they’re stronger this year as oliver perez has gotten much better and they added santana. rollins had a career last year, but he’s not as good historically as he was last year, ryan howard is really quite easy to pitch to, he’s only capable of hitting mistakes and with utley not tearing the cover off the ball, there’s really not a lot of pop in our lineup.
i really hope rollins and utley catch fire simultaneously and that ryan church doesn’t return to the mets …
Posted: 03:21 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
i think jimmy has become a clubhouse cancer.
Posted: 03:21 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 NJ
I think the clubhouse is lacking role players, too much talent and not enough discipline and Jimmy has to stand up and captain this team.
Posted: 03:24 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Pete
Deny, deny deny that this ever happened, then trade Rollins, Carrasco, and Marson for Halladay.
Posted: 03:29 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
rollins not enough for halladay? toronto needs a SS anyway. if im throwing in carrasco i want an outfielder thrown into this deal…
Posted: 03:30 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Kelly
Definitely inexcusable. Of all people, Rollins- who talks so much- doesn’t show up on time to a game where first place is on the line. It’s a joke.
As a fan to sit back and see stuff like that happen- it shows he obviously doesn’t care. I’m at a loss for words…that’s the most ridiculous thing ever.
Posted: 03:31 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Craig
Jimmy’s wanting a bigger contract.
Posted: 03:32 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
Everyone tried to act like this wasnt a big deal when he OPENLY said he doesnt care on monday. Well now youre seeing that he was NOT joking. He doesnt care.
Posted: 03:33 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
its a joke…this team can only score by the long ball…no body on this team is hitting over .300 wow….trade for holliday or halliday….win now fuck the future
Posted: 03:36 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Pete
No way Rollins would be enough for Halladay straight up. I was joking about Rollins, Carrasco, and Marson, but it would probably take Rollins plus at least one prospect. Jays don’t need any OF help, so we’d be talking one of: Carrasco, Happ, Savery, Drabek, Marson, etc. (no Donald if Rollins is being traded), and a lower-level guy.
Posted: 03:37 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
i’d love to see the face of jimmy if he got traded to toronto haha living in canada crying like a little girl…he’d look back and wonder why he didnt keep his mouth shut
Posted: 03:38 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
yeah rollins and carrasco or any1 in a second for halliday please god gillick do it
Posted: 03:40 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 nick
wow… JRoll is late to a game and you guys are ready to trade him.
WTF!?!
Posted: 03:46 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
we are not ready to trade him just if we could get halladay i think he expendable
Posted: 03:47 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
because hes been acting liek an arrogant, lazy jackass ALL SEASON. running his mouth and letting other people abck him up. what a punk. hes become jose reyes.
Posted: 03:47 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
he is definitely expendable. the way hes playing this year i think id rather take the starting shortstop for the US olympic team, jason donald.
Posted: 03:48 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Most dominant pitcher in baseball for this decade(Who is signed through 2010 at a cheap price)>an underachieving short stop who had a career year last year.
Posted: 03:50 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Soapy
There is no way they trade him. Regardless, my interest in this year’s team just dropped about 70%. They have no passion, they’re the Mets from 07. I guess last year was a tease and they’re back to the form as always, just dissapointing fans
Posted: 03:50 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 boo?f*** you!
i cant believe im saying this but id much rather have reyes on this team than rollins
Posted: 03:53 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Pete
Tom, Geoff, and Phil – right on. They would be CRAZY not to see if the Jays want Rollins (Toronto does need a SS) now that Halladay is being semi-shopped (the Jays need to be blown away to do it). See if Ricciardi will buy the reigning MVP spin. Throw in a prospect or two and get it f’ing done. Pat Gillick can retire from Philly as a hero, and the Phils will be set up to contend for the WS for the next 3 years.
Posted: 03:54 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
well, lets be real Gillick is the worst GM … I cant wait till hes gone he is so cheap its not even funny actually thi franchise is cheap…I can see it now Hamels get robbed of money and then next thing you know hes pissed and he has to get traded…
Posted: 03:55 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
exactly…hamels and halliday would just be sillyyyyyyyyyy
Posted: 03:56 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
You mean Halladay Hamels. Hamels is a #2 in that rotation.
Posted: 03:58 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
1a 1b
Posted: 03:59 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Geoff
for sure. screw jimmy rollins. thsi team has no heart. they have no aaron rowand
Posted: 03:59 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Pete
Gillick actually isn’t a bad GM – he can’t force the owners to spend $$ and has to work with what they give him. Supposedly he convinced them it was worth going after Sabathia.
Anyway, Halladay’s only making $2MM more than Rollins this year and $6MM next year.
Posted: 03:59 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Phil
Maybe trading Rollins will light a fire under their asses to make them all realize they could be next.
Posted: 04:00 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Pete
$6MM more than Rollins next year, that is.
Posted: 04:00 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Soapy
I think Donald would be better trade bait than Rollins at this point, Toronto isn’t winning this year, Rollins has one year left at 8 mill (I’m guessing). They would have to have Donald, Carasco, Happ or Marson and one more piece. Absolutely no chance.
Tom, I don’t think Gillick is that bad of a GM, he just has nothing to work with because of the owners. They never take chances or throw out any money. He’s always put together winning teams, but at the same time, he refuses to win now with the Phils. He finds pieces of gum to stop a leak without getting a real fix.
Posted: 04:01 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
no gillick is a bad gm…do i need to name his moves…jenkins…tom gordan…eaton….helms…feliz..do you need more
Posted: 04:02 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 LETS GO METS
YOU ARE NOT GETTING HALLADAY. Keep dreaming
Posted: 04:04 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
well first of all…if the phillies said no to a holliday fuentes deal hes a bad gm right there…carrasco is a 3rd starter on a team happ is having a good year but a thrwo in….victorino is truly just another fast player who pops up every at bat to nuetralize his speed…
Posted: 04:04 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Don M
Feliz is good… Dobbs, Werth, Moyer, Kendrick, Lidge… guess they are bad Tom?
We had this debate like 2 weeks ago, and his good moves far outweight his bad moves
Posted: 04:05 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 LETS GO METS
I just came out of the closet the other day!!!
Posted: 04:05 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
they dfo the holliday trade they say by to burrells 14 mill … give that to hamels
Posted: 04:05 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 LETS GO METS
I wanted Carlos Delgado to die two months ago, now I pretend like I have liked him all along.
Posted: 04:06 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
kendrick was a farm kid not a trade don….lidge moyer are his moves…
he signs EATON FOR 3 YEARS 25 MILL…nobody would everrrrrrrrrrrr have done that when he was a FA….
blanton trade…cmon he gave up our 2nd and 4th best prospect HAHAHAA
Posted: 04:07 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Soapy
I’ll agree, he’s lost his luster.
He’s made poor moves, but some nice ones like Don said; but he’s also looking at it small time. Maybe he wont trade pieces because he knows the owners will never pay big money for other people and the Phils need prospects.
Posted: 04:08 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
he let go of rowand and lohse do we not count them?…gillick didnt want to give rowand 5 years … his fault now
Posted: 04:08 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
as i said the phillies franchise is cheap as a whole…id love to see cashman in here and get them idiots like dave montgomery out
Posted: 04:10 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Soapy
I agree with not giving him 5 years. He’s going to go downhill in two or three, then for the two years after you’ll be complaining about why they signed him so long.
Same with Lohse. He wasn’t worth the money (He’s good at home this year, not good on the road).
He probably signed Jenkins to take Rowand’s leadership role, but I think that was a piss poor move
Posted: 04:11 PM on July 24, 2008
Posts: 0 Tom
I know im running on fire bc we are out of first but im sayin if this team is the same after the deadline its a wrap becasue theres no motivation…you make a move for holliday you imediatly change the lineup and give it a boost…
Posted: 04:11 PM on July 24, 2008