An American baseball shortstop, Jimmy Rollins made his major league debut with the
Philadelphia Phillies in 2000. Emerging as one of the Phillies' most popular players in over the next few years, Rollins earned nationwide stardom with his run at
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak.
The big-hitting, big-bodied shortstop "revolution" that Alex Rodriguez, Nomar Garciaparra, Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria and Miguel Tejada were said to launch in the late '90s and early '00s never amounted to much, the same way the 6-foot-9 point guard "revolution" sprung by Magic Johnson didn't amount to much. Look around baseball right now. It's hard to remember a time when more teams needed a ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:44:20 GMTBack home in Colorado, World Series hero Brad Lidge is savoring a storybook finish to his memorable season and looking forward to the impending birth of his second child. "I just want to be in this moment for a long time," the Philadelphia Phillies closer said.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:18:36 GMTA week ago, if you had asked me to pick the most likely NFC East player to shoot himself, I would have gone with Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones or Redskins tight end Chris Cooley. Jones has had a number of problems over the years, making him the safe choice. As for Cooley, beware the man who puts pictures of his junk on the Internet. He's capable of anything.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:01:00 GMT‘Tis the season to get the most you can out of your bank account.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:39:51 GMT’Tis the season to get the most you can out of your bank account. For the Phillies, that means that just after midnight last night it was revealed they would not offer salary arbitration to either starter Jamie Moyer or starting left-fielder Pat Burrell.
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:56:35 GMT
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Rollins has been named to the National League All-Star team three times (2001, 2002, 2005).
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