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Can't replace Rollins
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Can't replace Rollins
I think [Jimmy] Rollins is too good to hit .211 for the season. He has struggled, no doubt, but one good month and his numbers will be decent. Fans need to settle down just a bit. I am always amused and confused in cases like this when I hear people say they are "sick" of Rollins or that the Phillies should "get rid of him." That just doesn't make sense. My question is always: And then what? Who is the shortstop? When a player like Rollins is struggling, you can't just replace him. There are no options on the team, and that is not the type of trade the Phillies need to be making. Not that any team would give up a great shortstop anyway. Baseball sometimes mirrors the real world, and in the real world no one is going to trade you their brand new fully loaded 5-series for your 2001 Toyota Camry with 100,000 miles and in need of a new transmission. Think before you make ridiculous statements, please.
Could be a movie
What happens when you pair a recently suspended major league pitcher with a drunken fan from an opposing team? One outrageously bad decision after another.
Following a Phillies road game against Tampa Bay, an avid Rays fan (played by Some Drunk Guy) is denied an autograph request from Phillies pitcher J.C. Romero that inevitably leads to side-splitting shenanigans.
Will Romero learn his lesson to let drunk guys do what they do best (pop off at the mouth)? Will Some Drunk Guy grow a pair and accept responsibility for what happens when you pop off at the mouth to a large human being? Stay tuned . . .
No competition
Heading into the 2009 season, many experts agreed the NL East was one of the most competitive divisions in baseball ranking only behind the AL East. Something happened between March and now, because only 1 team in the NL East currently has a winning record (Phillies). In fact, in terms of winning percentage the NL East is the least competitive division in the majors, and it's not all the Nationals' fault.
Defending Danny
I'm one of the few Flyers fans, at least as far as I can tell from the internet, that thinks we should hold onto Danny Briere because he's going to have a lot of big seasons to come. . . . I'm constantly reading opinions that we overpaid for the tiny little Frenchman, but that's blatantly not true.
