BY SCOTT LAUBER
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Busy day here at the Complex. Jimmy Rollins addressed reporters after the workout today, and in a wide-ranging 20-minute conversation, he touched on the Phillies' rivalry with the Mets, Alex Rodriguez's situation and attending Barack Obama's inauguration.
On the Mets vowing to avenge Cole Hamels' "choke artists" comment: "It's going to be a fun game. Any time we play them, but I guess when Cole is pitching, they are going to step it up and of course we are going to stand up for Cole, so that is going to force us to step it up. But that just brings out the best in both teams. We're going to win, but it definitely will bring out the best in both teams."
On A-Rod: "It's good that he came out and he admitted his use. You know the way people in the game look at him. He knows the way people outside the game looks at him. With him having the title of the best player in the game, you would've hoped for him to have done it naturally throughout his whole career. Unfortunately, he made a mistake, but he's 'fessing up to it. He said he's been clean for the last four to five years or so. If that's the case, then let him go out there and prove it. When it comes to his post-career, his Hall of Fame numbers, he definitely has the numbers. Changing the game the way he has, he can get into the Hall of Fame, but it's up to the [writers] to vote him in. And one of the things that's included is the integrity of the game, and that's definitely going to hurt him."
For J-Roll's comments on Obama and more, please check out today's video:
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