Manuel talks about benching Rollins
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Manuel talks about benching Rollins
David Murphy, Daily News Staff Writer
It was just two weeks ago that Charlie Manuel met with Jimmy Rollins about his failure to run out a groundball against the Marlins. So when the manager saw Rollins give less than full effort on a pop fly that was dropped by Mets pitcher Jon Niese in the sixth inning on Thursday, he took the next step. After the inning, Manuel pulled Rollins from the game, replacing him at shortstop with Michael Martinez. While Rollins reached first base on the play in question, he might have had a shot at second had he run at full speed.
"It's up to me to back up what I say," Manuel said.
The manager said he asked Rollins in the dugout if he thought he ran hard on the pop fly. Manuel did not go into detail on what Rollins' response was.
"My frustration grows any time I see anybody not hustle," Manuel said. "It grows if I see the other team not hustle."
Manuel did not say whether Rollins would be in the lineup tomorrow.
"That's between Jimmy and I," he said.
Manuel said he thought that he and Rollins were on the same page after the conversation in Milwaukee.
"The conversation that Jimmy and I had, I think we understand one another, and I hope the guys on our team understand me too," Manuel said.
Bench him for a week. Hopefully, though, they put him on waivers, he was claimed and can be dealt before the waiver trade deadline tomorrow.- Let me take a moment to say farewell to Charlie. Thanks for the great ride. You are toast Chuck.
Charlie: it's 'between Jimmy and ME' not I.
"bout time you backed it up. Perhaps a little late, no?
Truly, what kind of message is this 'veteran' sending to the other players and the fans? He should be sitting in a corner for the week that Roy_Halladay wants him benched, watching Harper/Trout videos on a continuous loop. Seriously, Rollo, enough is enough.— 24sDad- If Charlie wants to get the message across, move him down to the bottom third of the lineup. Do not reward him by batting him leadoff. What kind of message is that sending?— PhightinPhil
- Best move Charlie has made in a long time.
Now if he could just figure out that Rollins is no longer worthy of batting first.— VicM - I wish Jimmy Rollins would retire so that we wouldn't have to watch him on the decline and could instead remember him for the great player he used to be.— Edward Creed
- Right on. One great season sandwiched between many years of frustrating inconsistency and untapped potential. That's just the truth. As time wears on, people tend to confuse "great" with "exciting". Jimmy Rollins and Juan Samuel are cut from a similar cloth as hitters-lots of talent, without the results to match. The guy has been a contributor, no doubt. But he has not had a great career. He's had a long, nice career, but not a great one. — CornerPretzelGuy
- Hey Murph how bout another column defending the Rollins contract...
- Sounds like Charlie is telling the front office, "it's Jimmy or me". Who do you think will win that argument? Remember, Charlie put Cleveland's front office back against the wall and you know what happened. Maybe Charlie wants to be fired before his final contract year.— sonnybuoy01
- I think you people ought to let up on Jimmy. Afterall, it's not easy running fast with all those millions stuffed in your pockets!— Nihilist
- I think you people ought to let up on Jimmy. Afterall, it's not easy running fast with all those millions stuffed in your pockets!— Nihilist
- Most of the time, he didn't hustle even when he was a "great" player. This has been a problem since before Charlie even came to town.— crackedbell
