Rollins' take on Dawk leaving
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Rollins' take on Dawk leaving
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
It's no secret that Jimmy Rollins' sporting interests involve more than just baseball.
The Phillies shortstop is always at Sixers games, and back in December, we wrote about him taking in the Eagles' 44-6 win over the Cowboys in Week 17.
So kudos to Mike Missanelli for asking Rollins about Brian Dawkins' departure during an interview on ESPN 950 yesterday.
Rollins, like most athletes, did not seem surprised by the move, saying (where have we heard this before?) that it's a business.
"That's the business. That is the business side," Rollins said. "A great man, a great community person, everyone knows what he meant to that city and to that team, but everything comes to an end, whether it's good or bad. And he has nothing to look back and be ashamed of. I know he would have loved to have brung a championship to Philadelphia, but sometimes the great players just don't get that opportunity."
Missanelli followed up, asking Rollins if there should be exceptions to the whole "business" thing when it comes to a player like Dawkins.
"It's always a business. It started as a business, and it will end that way," he said. "The personal side to it, it's up to each individual owner or whoever makes the decisions in football, but that's the way it is. Some guy's coming up trying to take his spot, maybe a little faster, definitely not gonna have the knowledge that he has, but has to get in there somehow, and every once in awhile, that great guy is let go, and that's just part of it. We understand that from the day we sign the contract that one day it's gonna come to an end."
So there you have it.
Probably more importantly, Rollins answered questions about that Dick's Sporting Goods commercial (video below). And just so the record is clear, those are foam balls, not actual baseballs, that are nailing him in the chest.
Finally a sports figure has said what everyone really knows about Dawk. lets wish him the best and welcome him back when he comes, but just move forward.— dutchman
Comment removed.- great command of the English language, Jimmy -- "...I know he would have loved to have brung a championship to Philadelphia..."— horhey
- All the articles....All the tears....Boo Effin Hoo, 2 words to wrap it all up...Egos and Money, that's all it is, that's all it will ever be, get used to it, I loved Dawk too, but HE LEFT US...Why? Because that same ego that helped make him the player and man that we loved also led him to the money when he felt unappreciated by the FO, they ALL do it, they say they care about us but really....do they? Dawk could have stayed for US but he walked away, we'll all wear our 20s and we'll welcome him back, and I bet 'ol BDawk will even shed a tear, not just because he misses us but mostly because he'll regret his decision to SELL OUT knowing that he could have stayed.....turn the page people.....money and egos....you'd probably do the same....— wvbillz
- Mike Miss is alot better to listen to then the wolf man— Serge_Matthews
dutchman, "everyone" is a pretty strong word. You sound a lot like one of those fair weathered Philly fans J roll was referring to last year......— Earl J- Hey Calabrese - go back to NY you piece of trash— PhilliesFool
- calabrese zip it u muts lover.— philsfan in the atx
- Yeah, dutchman, limit it to "everyone who has an effing clue." Dawkins himself couldn't talk sense into some of these imbeciles.— ahab
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- but did he really say "bidness" ?— phan in TN
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- Hey Calabrese, are you getting ready for another Mets collapse?? Apparently you do not have a life if you are in our room yapping. Then again living in your parents basement in your late 20's or however old you are will bring you no life.— cote32
- I would have complimented your comment sooner elektrika but I just now finished laughing, great post, I try not to feed wolfy's ego by refuting anything he/she/it posts but this was irresistable, and by the looks of his latest, you got 'em prety good...— wvbillz
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