Jack Wilson's defense worth big money
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...did have a good season with the bat in 2004, but his only real edge over Jimmy Rollins was in batting average, .308 to .289. Rollins topped Wilson in runs (119-82), RBI (73...
Blog | November 13, 2009NL Gold Gloves: 2 out of 9 ain't bad
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...you voted for last year, or you vote for the player with the highest fielding percentage. Jimmy Rollins scored on both points, and one wonders if the voters have any idea that Troy Tulowitzki...
Blog | November 11, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 6
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...hitters didn't do much hitting in this Series, including -- but not limited to -- Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and Pedro Feliz. Turning Point: Just about every time Matsui batted. Too obvious? Well, in the...
Blog | November 04, 2009Manuel's take on 'good baseball'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...remotely argue that the runners should have been moving? Only if both runners -- in this case, Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino -- have exceptionally high chances of stealing safely if Utley strikes out. Actually, not...
Blog | October 31, 2009Kneejerk Reactions: Game 1
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...five minutes, declared both runners out in the bottom of the fifth. Brian Gorman correctly ruled Jimmy Rollins' catch a catch, and eventually everyone else figured out the rest. (If they hadn't, a...
Blog | October 28, 2009Is Broxton haunted by ghost?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Broxton's meltdown in Game 4. First, here's Los Angeles' Bill Plaschke: The crack of Jimmy Rollins' line drive, the roar of a stunned crowd, the shaking of a chilled stadium will live...
Blog | October 20, 2009Questioning Torre's Game 2 starter
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...wouldn't you know, the Phillies have some pretty good left-handed hitters. Between Shane Victorino, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Raul Ibanez, Padilla's going to be staring down one of...
Blog | October 15, 2009Will Lidge throw meaningful pitches?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...won't hesitate to trust him. "No one has a blown save,” shortstop Jimmy Rollins said, "no one has a batting average, no one has a win or a loss...
Blog | October 06, 2009Friday Filberts
Rob Neyer...week, I gave some grief to Davey Johnson for playing Derek Jeter at shortstop instead of Jimmy Rollins in Tuesday night's near-loss to Puerto Rico. However, a well-placed source reports that...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Jeter over Rollins? You really have to wonder why
Rob Neyer...blown controversy. For Team USA to have its best chance of winning the World Baseball Classic, Jimmy Rollins should be at shortstop instead of Derek Jeter. The decision, however, is not that simple. Jeter...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009Thursday Throneberries
Rob Neyer...the Japanese or the Cubans or the Dominicans, I'd be a lot more scared of Jimmy Rollins or J.J. Hardy. • How Wade Boggs' 3,000th hit led to Doug Glanville meeting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for five years
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comFrom David Wright to Asdrubal Cabrera, Rob Neyer counts down the top 50 players over the next five seasons.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008Phillies back from the dead
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderSince Seemingly Dead Day, the Phillies have pulled themselves within striking distance entering the season's penultimate weekend, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | September 22, 2006
Rollins is no Gold Glover
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderThere was plenty of debate about Triple Crown threats, Casey Stengel and Jimmy Rollins.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2005
Nationals resemble '04 Reds
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderRob Neyer offers three freaky statistics that you should know about the Cubs, Nationals and Phillies.
Story | Conversation | June 17, 2005
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