The worst part of Tuesday's and Wednesday's games wasn't that the Phillies lost to the Mets; it was that Jimmy Rollins hit three home runs. Once again, he'll likely get it stuck in his head that he's another Miguel Tejada or A-Rod, then for the next three weeks hit .220 with a .240 on-base percentage chocked full of popups and medium fly balls.
I loved it when he was caught in that hitting streak at the end of last season, because it forced him to go to the plate with a purpose, a plan – to wait for a good pitch and line a base hit and keep the streak alive. Since it ended early this season, he has reverted back to swinging at the first pitch his bat can reach, whether he can do anything with said pitch or not. Pitchers know they can get him to swing at their pitch rather him waiting for his pitch, and they work him accordingly.
Memo to J-Ro, you're not Roberto Clemente; being Jimmy Rollins circa September 2005 works just fine.
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Why is this guy a leadoff hitter? He is a 270 hitter at best. If the Phils are serious about getting consistency with their bats let's try Abreu leading off.
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