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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Rollins Benched

What happened to Jimmy Rollins today?

He got benched.

He hit a pop fly into shallow left field with two outs and a runner on second in the third inning this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. Reds shortstop Paul Janish dropped the ball to allow Carlos Ruiz to score from second. Rollins only got to first. He easily should have been on second.

Rollins took the field in the top of the fourth inning, but was gone by the top of the fifth.

"There is no explanation," Rollins said. "I just didn't do it. It happens every once in a while. Sometimes the manager gets you. It shouldn't happen. I'm not disappointed in myself. I know better. Just go out there and make sure I don't do it again. Nothing to get disappointed about. Something you learn from. Don't do it again."

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Posted by Truth 02:23 PM, 06/05/2008
His has a grade three stress fracture in his leg area beneath the upper fibula-It takes months to heal. As I told you he has significant and severe damage to his leg that will ultimately put his season in peril!
Posted by Leron 02:32 PM, 06/05/2008
He should be benched if he failed to run out the play. Rollins has a lackadaisical attitude this year. (Laughing in the dugout after committing outs, waiting till the last minute to throw to first on ground balls, taking forever to come back from injury)
Posted by G$Money 02:36 PM, 06/05/2008
Was that the original diagnosis or are you saying that was not revealed before now???
Posted by Billy The Kid 02:46 PM, 06/05/2008
G, he doesn't know what he's saying. He's and another knucklehead that post here have been saying the Phils misdiagnosed his injury from jumpstreet. I love how he had a fracture yet he's been stealing bases (without getting caught - mind you) and up until recently, hitting the ball (and running) all over CBP. G, I think you're new...you'll soon realize that everything "Truth" posts is the total opposite of what the real truth is. Oh, and according to Truth, Ryan Braun is also hurt too...only because he signed a team-friendly deal. Last I checked Ryan Braun has been raking all over Miller Park.
Posted by veritas 02:48 PM, 06/05/2008
Neither. He's making it up as he goes along.
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Posted by timm 03:15 PM, 06/05/2008
Great performance by Cole today
Posted by rockinrob 03:18 PM, 06/05/2008
Lancer sends a post about the runs and my post gets 86'ed. Zo that is baloney bro. My post was humorous and timely. Whoever is checking this is a maroon.
Posted by FasterEddie 03:26 PM, 06/05/2008
don't know if Jimmy was benched 'cause he's hurt (but...HOPE not!) or 'cause Unc Cholly was mad at him....feel bad for the guy whose post was "86'ed" by a "maroon" ...but it's probably better than being done in by a MORON....we got enuff of them around these days!
Posted by FasterEddie 03:33 PM, 06/05/2008
...oh, and another thing, (attn.-"Truth")......if I recall correctly, J-Roll's injury was near the ankle.....so it couldn't be a "stress fracture" at the "upper fibula" ....if anything, had it involved the fibula, it would be at the bottom of the fibula, the thinner, (mostly)non-weight bearing bone that radiates behind the heavier, tibia, and connects to the ankle...similar to what McNabb had a few years back, if I'm not mistaken...From personal experience, a fracture to the fibula can heal in a relatively short time (I think, like 6 weeks or so?).....maybe 8 tops.....Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean the Jimmy's injury might have been more serious than originally thought, but there really haven't been any indications of that since he returned, have there?
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Posted by 23 03:44 PM, 06/05/2008
faster eddie. don't know of Truth is telling the truth, but you certainly can get an injury to the proximal fibula with a severe ankle sprain. Especially if the syndesmosis between the tibia and fibula is injured. ask T.O.
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Posted by dksurf 03:59 PM, 06/05/2008
Shin bone's connected to the ...knee bone....knee bone's connected to the hip bone... Somebody throw Howard a bone wil;l ya already! And yes, great complete game pitched by Hollywood!
Posted by John621 04:10 PM, 06/05/2008
I broke my ankle on April 5th this year. Cracked Tibia. Rollins sprained his (and no, it's not a cover-up. What would be the point?) My ankle is still sore. I am guessing that if J-Roll was not taken out for a lack of hustle, which I can't imagine, he may have tweaked the sprain a bit.
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Andy Martino is in his first season on the Phillies beat. A former New York City public school teacher and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he previously wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered baseball and worked with the award-winning investigative sports "I-team."
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