tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post115642566841812338..comments2024-01-31T17:51:12.213-05:00Comments on Swing and a Miss: Philly BallTom Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156460235495603732006-08-24T18:57:00.000-04:002006-08-24T18:57:00.000-04:00Let's let Rollins himself comment: "We have great ...Let's let Rollins himself comment: <BR/><BR/>"We have great players," he said. "We also lost some great players. And, you know, it seems funny to say that any bit of it is selfish. But in the way they played the game, they wouldn't expand outside their discipline. In sports, sometimes you have<BR/>to do something you wouldn't normally do in order to help the team win. Some of the players, they came here, they did their job, and it was in the box. It was never outside the box."<BR/><BR/>Now, just who might he have been talking about? Hm. Sal Fasano? Nah.<BR/><BR/>I really don't want to hear that losing Abreu didn't have a positive impact on this team. Because it did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156448074204563442006-08-24T15:34:00.000-04:002006-08-24T15:34:00.000-04:00A lot of people have been talking about the change...A lot of people have been talking about the change in dynamic since the Abreu trade, mostly when it comes to Utley in leadership. There's also been a change in Rollins. Before, J-Roll could go almost two weeks without a walk, but in the past month, he's drawing walks just about every other game, sometimes twice a game. It doesn't hurt that he's hitting well, and not getting much to see, but I think his approach has changed, too. When they traded Abreu, they traded their veteran captain. I wonder if players like Utley and Rollins are starting to understand what they must do. Someone must get on base now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156447509248473292006-08-24T15:25:00.000-04:002006-08-24T15:25:00.000-04:00if rollins could be a consistent threat like he is...if rollins could be a consistent threat like he is late in seasons, he would be arguably one of the best shortstops in the game instead he is good not great and has three good months a year.danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672247122246151912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156437343452506222006-08-24T12:35:00.000-04:002006-08-24T12:35:00.000-04:00Not to worry, gr. I got the meaning.Not to worry, gr. I got the meaning.Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156431026230670572006-08-24T10:50:00.000-04:002006-08-24T10:50:00.000-04:00terrible mistakes in that comment. sorry.terrible mistakes in that comment. sorry.grhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887811515268152730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1156430982508357972006-08-24T10:49:00.000-04:002006-08-24T10:49:00.000-04:00despite all the criticism level at rollins, from y...despite all the criticism level at rollins, from yours truly included, he's a top-on-of-line all-star the last two months of every season. what gets into him in august, i wish it could be purchased somewhere.grhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887811515268152730noreply@blogger.com