Stephen A. Smith- The Brothers Manuel

I’m not a big Stephen A. Smith fan but I thought that I’d link to this article that he wrote for ESPN The Mag. The subject is the relationship between [...]

Written on August 2, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment

Link: Rollins Analyzes Reyes

Ben Shipgel of the New York Times has a terrific column today interviewing Philadelpha Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins about what he sees in Jose Reyes. There are many similarities in [...]

Written on July 5, 2008 | Posted in General | No Comment

Video: Ken Rosenthal NL Hot Corner

Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal talks about how the Phillies continue to win without major contributions from Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard. He also touches on Chipper Jones’ hot start to [...]

Written on May 9, 2008 | Posted in Video | No Comment

Phillies Rollins on DL

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Philadelphia Phillies placed shortstop Jimmy Rollins on the 15-day disabled list today. He hasn’t started the last ten games due to an ankle [...]

Written on April 20, 2008 | Posted in Injuries | No Comment

Pick ‘em: Jose Reyes or Jimmy Rollins

This is the first post in a series called “Pick ‘em” that I decided to run to compare somewhat similar players at a position. The premise is that you get [...]

Written on April 20, 2008 | Posted in Pick 'em | No Comment

On Deck: Sunday April 20,2008

New York Mets (10-6) at Philadelphia Phillies (8-10)   8:05pm
TV: ESPN Radio: WFAN
Mike Pelfrey (2-0) vs. Adam Eaton (0-0)
What to watch: The Mets go for the sweep [...]

Written on April 20, 2008 | Posted in Game Preview | No Comment

Mets 8 - Phillies 2

We can all come off the ledge now… The Mets beat the Phillies behind a good effort by Mike Pelfrey. Maybe he needs to get 11 days between outings on [...]

Written on April 9, 2008 | Posted in Game Results | No Comment

War of Words Continues with Phillies

Mark Hale of the Post reports that Jimmy Rollins and Billy Wagner are still jawing about the upcoming season series.
“That wasn’t a one-year thing,” Rollins said. “It’s still gonna ring [...]

Written on March 16, 2008 | Posted in Spring Training | No Comment

Phillies are still talking

The Phillies and Mets can’t stop talking about each other this spring. Neither team has even played an exhibition game yet. The season series is going to be intense this [...]

Written on February 24, 2008 | Posted in General, Spring Training | No Comment

Carlos Beltran Calls Out Jimmy Rollins

Soft spoken Carlos Beltran called out Jimmy Rollins and the Phillies. He said that with Johan Santana the Mets are the team to beat in the NL East this year. [...]

Written on February 17, 2008 | Posted in Spring Training | No Comment