BY SCOTT LAUBERThroughout the season, Jimmy Rollins never concealed how he was planning to vote in the presidential election. Rollins was a staunch backer of Barack Obama, and on Monday night, mere hours before the election, he even campaigned in South Philly with Joe Biden.
"We took the curse off by winning the championship," Rollins told the crowd at the rally. "Now it's time to take the curse off America. Go out there and vote Obama. Go out there and vote so that we can have the next vice president -- Mr. Joe Biden, who happens to be a great Phillies fan."
Looks like Rollins' winning streak continued.
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Mark your calendars: The Baseball Writers' Association of America will begin unveiling its annual awards next week. Keep in mind, the awards were voted on before the postseason. I think Charlie Manuel has an outside shot at Manager of the Year, but Ryan Howard has a legitimate chance to cop the NL MVP award. We'll handicap the awards within the next few days. All awards will be announced at 2 p.m. on the following days:
Monday- AL and NL Rookie of the Year
Tuesday- NL Cy Young
Wednesday- AL and NL Manager of the Year
Thursday- AL Cy Young
Monday, Nov. 17- NL MVP
Tuesday, Nov. 18- AL MVP
3 comments:
"Rollins was a staunch backer of Barack Obama"
big surprise
"big surprise"? I guess it's not news if it's not a surprise.
I think it's news because athletes rarely step out to publicly support candidates or polical causes. I think it's inspiring and interesting.
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