If J-Roll keeps flirting with the Mendoza Line we might start mistaking him for Kevin Elster.
Jimmy Rollins doesn’t play well until September rolls around…I get it. That’s fine, and I don’t doubt he’ll turn his season around at some point like he did back in ’08. At the same time I think we need to take a minute to marvel at how bad he has been so far this season.
As if the .217 batting average and the .261 OBP weren’t bad enough, J-Roll is hitting just .171 with runners in scoring position and 2 outs. Even his stolen base numbers are taking a hit: after going 47/50 last year he is just 10/15 this season. Why Charlie keeps marching Jimmy out in the leadoff spot is beyond me, but obviously he is hoping that his faith in J-Roll is rewarded by a quick (read: pre-September) turnaround.
Despite Rollins’ struggles he was still the leading vote-getter among NL shortstops for the upcoming All-Star Game until he was recently surpassed by Hanley Ramirez. I’m not quite sure how 1,494,466 of you out there could be stoned off your asses enough to vote Jimmy in over Hanley and his .358 average, but I guess I’m just taking this All-Star business too seriously. After all, despite what Bud Selig may want you to think it IS just a stupid exhibition game.
Still even if Jimmy manages to beat out Hanley for the starting gig (highly unlikely), he’d be better off doing the honorable thing and bowing out of the game enitrely. Last I checked the All-Star game was for players who, you know, ACTUALLY DESERVE TO BE THERE! Take the extra time and lock yourself in the batting cages for a few days for God sakes Jimmy!
With that I’d like to introduce a new addition to Phinally Philly: the Philly Top Phive! A not-so-subtle rip-off of Letterman’s Top 10! Everyone else was doing it so “WHY CAN’T US?!?”
**Drumroll** THE TOP PHIVE THINGS I’D RATHER BE DOING THAN WATCHING A JIMMY ROLLINS AT-BAT:
5. Give Charlie Manuel a foot massage.
4. Guys night out with Cindy Crosby consisting of fingernail painting, snack foods, and Gilmore Girl episodes.
3. Spend a night at the Myers household (better bring the boxing gloves…whaaaat? Too soon?)
2. Watch highlights from last season’s NFC Championship Game repeatedly while bound, gagged, and hanging upside down in Gary Busey’s bedroom.
And the #1 thing I’d rather do than watch J-Roll bat…
Watch Chan Ho Park pitch.
Thank you! Thank you! Hold the applause, we’ll be here all night!!!
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