While we toss barbs at Jimmy Rollins, another hitter is off to a poor start in 2009. Last night, Greg Dobbs had a key RBI opportunity as a pinch hitter, but hit into yet another out.
His 2009 numbers: 28 AB / 0 HR / 3 RBI / 6 K / .143 AVG / .200 OBP / .143 SLG
That .143 slugging mark means all of his hits (four) have been singles. Not the Dobbsie we’re used to. This might be a case of not getting enough playing time – Dobbs has started two games this season; this time last year, he’d already started 10 games – but that’s what you get when Pedro Feliz is hitting the cover off the ball.
Still, Dobbs’ struggles undercut what has been a poor bench effort in 2009. Besides Matt Stairs (.389 AVG, 2 HR, 7 RBI), the bench has been very bad.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
