NEW YORK - Jimmy Rollins was scratched from the Philadelphia Phillies' lineup for their game against the New York Mets on Thursday. The Phillies didn't immediately announce a reason for the change. Eric Bruntlett replaced Rollins at shortstop and in the leadoff spot. Rollins is batting .270 with six homers and 35 RBIs this season. The NL MVP hit .296 with 30 homers and 94 RBIs last...
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Can we say, “What a difference ten months makes?” just yet? Perhaps, perhaps not. But when the New York Mets got finished with the Philadelphia Phillies this week, those weren’t the Phillies preparing to pull the corks or the...
By Paul Hagen Philadelphia Daily News Daily News Sports Writer MANAGING A big league baseball team used to be like being an airplane pilot. That's why the latest dust-up involving reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins put Charlie...
Jimmy Rollins was yanked from Philadelphia's lineup after arriving late to Shea Stadium on Thursday, making the reigning National League MVP a spectator for much of the Phillies' 3-1 loss to the Mets in New York. Jimmy Rollins...
Shortstop arrives late, yanked from lineup By SCOTT LAUBER • The News Journal • July 25, 2008 NEW YORK -- When the schedule allows, several Phillies players -- including Jimmy Rollins -- prefer to travel to Shea Stadium by car....
who declared Philadelphia "the team to beat" before the 2007 season and turned out to be right, didn't get much of a chance to put his team in that position yesterday. After Rollins reported late to the clubhouse at Shea...
NEW YORK - Jimmy Rollins must have believed he had time to kill for it was only 9.11 miles from the La Parker Meridien Hotel in Manhattan to Shea Stadium in Queens. Why else leave ten minutes after the final team bus did for a...
Jimmy Rollins was yanked from Philadelphia's lineup after arriving late to Shea Stadium on Thursday, making the reigning NL MVP a spectator for much of the Phillies' 3-1 loss in a key division matchup with the New York Mets.
Associated Press - July 24, 2008 6:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Delgado's tiebreaking two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Mets past the visiting Phillies 3-1 this afternoon at Shea Stadium. New York...
Jimmy Rollins was yanked from Philadelphia's lineup after arriving late to Shea Stadium on Thursday, making the reigning NL MVP a spectator for much of the Phillies' 3-1 loss in a key division matchup with the New York Mets....
Jimmy Rollins was scratched from Thursday's starting lineup after arriving about an hour before the game, or 30 minutes after the team bus. The change was announced 15 minutes before the scheduled start of Thursday's afternoon...