Jimmy Rollins swears he did not set Brandon Phillips up
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Jimmy Rollins swears he did not set Brandon Phillips up
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
What was Brandon Phillips doing when J.C. Romero picked him off of second base last night?
Talking to Jimmy Rollins. About base-stealing. That's what the Phillies shortstop said today after he got a well-deserved day off in the Phillies' 10-4 win over the Reds.
There was one out in the 11th inning when J.C. Romero walked Joey Votto to move Phillips to second base. The Phillies' lefty was struggling to find the strike zone. With Votto on first and Phillips on second, Romero threw three straight balls to Reds third baseman Scott Rolen. The Reds were one pitch away from having the bases loaded and the go-ahead run on third base with one out.
Then came the inconceivable.
Phillips had his head turned toward short stop, completely oblivious to the mound. Romero whirled around, and by the time Phillips realized what was happening, Wilson Valdez was applying a tag for the out. Suddenly, there was a man on first and two out. Romero would walk Rolen and Jay Bruce before David Herndon replaced him and recorded the final out, stranding the bases loaded.
"We were talking about base-stealing," Rollins said.
He would not go into details. But he said he did not feel bad about the situation.
"I was embarassed for him," Rollins said. "But hey, it's an out for us."
That said, he did not purposefully set up Phillips, who has a history of not paying attention while on the base paths.
"I wish I could take credit for that," Rollins said. "But that was all Wilson."
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so Jason Werth is not the only man in the world to look like a total idiot getting picked off in a keep game situation— danielboyer- "That's what the Phillies short stop said today after he got a well-deserved day off in the Phillies' 9-5 win over the Reds."
What game was this guy watching ??!! The Phillies won today 10-4 !!!
— TheRealDeal - real- JRoll didn't play in the 10-4 game. he's referring to the 19 inning one... — phillyboy88
- Philly - the 19th inning game was 5-4. — TheRealDeal
- Who cares whether he did or didn't? If he did, it's gamesmanship, if he didn't, it's on Phillips. Either way, not worthy of an article.— Hiding Behind My Keyboard
- Hey Einstein, this is a blog not an article. — Tough* Juice*
- Brandon Phillips showed up at a youth baseball game when a kid twittered him on a day off last week. He said he had no plans that night and just showed up. He made a dumb play last night but hes a cool guy.— hipdaddy
- Willie V does EVERYTHING— NewMick314
This might be a little hasty, but "Wilson Valdez for President!"— baworks- Two sticking points: at 33, he's under the minimum age for the office (which is 35) -- and he's foreign born. On the plus side, I think he has a long-form birth certificate and no reluctance to show it.
- He does seem to like to chat with the opposing players during the game.— PortCity
Comment removed.- Good non-job Jimmy!
- Jimmy - Next time tell him his shoe's untied if we need an out!— burholme
Meantime, Romero was "struggling to find the strike zone." What's new?
