Comments on: Jimmy Rollins: Out Maker or Party Starter?

By: Elin Palczynski

Elin Palczynski — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:39:25 +0000

Jimmy Rollins has postponed the effort to break the world record for striking a baseball the farthest due to calf problems.At this moment the Main Issue at this time is Will He still able to accomplish this?Short Evening Dresses

By: John Cappello

John Cappello — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:43:36 +0000

Thank you for the very insightful comments. This is just another classic means of enjoying baseball—debating it. Rich, I think you nailed the issues. I encourage all baseball fans to take the time and check out an old-time player they’ve never heard before, like a Jim Bottomley. Did you know he is a Hall of Famer and holds the record for most RBIs in a game, with 12, tied with Mark Whiten? I agree with you Vince, that Rollins does seem to send an unusual number of harmless balls into the air that get you wanting him to pound the ball “down” (Gary Matthews voice) and use that speed. You’re like “well that was a wasted at bat.” But in a sense, I think we’ve got to come to grips with, and maybe this is the most important point of all, that this is part of the formula that makes Jimmy Rollins who he is. Gotta put up with those lazy fly balls.

By: Vince P

Vince P — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:57:27 +0000

Love the depth of stats and all the 1920 references. Jim Bottomley? There’s a guy I never heard of. I never understood all the debate over the 2007 MVP, those numbers were sick and they don’t even take into consideration the fielding prowess. From a fan perspective, I do get agitated with many of his “quick swings”. He rarely sees enough pitches which I happen to think is very important in most situations. Many times, and this is just observation, not sabremathmaticmetricsystem, when he “jumps” at the first pitch he tends to hit a weak fly ball. When he sees pitches or has a “good” at-bat, he tends to rope line drives and hard ground balls that find open space. Still, the Phils need him to be successful.

By: Richcap

Richcap — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:44:12 +0000

There are some great points in this article. I feel that the Hall ignores the great fielders. His combination of stopping runs defensively and creating runs offensively has produced an elite player in Jimmy Rollins. So what if you have a big player that walks a lot and can’t run. When Jimmy gets on there is a great chance he will score.
I always felt Jimmy would be a great #5 hitter. He puts the ball in play a lot and he could really use his speed where Howard and Utley aren’t following him. But over the last couple years when he leads off and is going strong, the Phils have been unstoppable.