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19 Responses to “Opinion: Keep Rollins At The 6-Hole”

1. Adam Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

   The only problem is him accepting it. Even though the rest of us don’t see him as a lead-off hitter, he sees himself as that.

2. tk Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

   i say keep him there for at least a few more games and if he continues to do well then maybe move him up again…but i like him batting 6th for now

3. Brett Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:00 pm

   He oughta stay at 6th for the rest of the season. It’s a good spot for a hitter with his skillset, and even better, he seems to be able to hit there.

4. therookie300 Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:00 pm

   If he could have increased his OBP he would be a nice leadoff hitter. He has great speed and is a high percentage base stealer which is nice at the top of the order. But his lack of quality OBP lead him to the six hole. The one former Phillie that I thought would be a great leadoff hitter was Abreu. To my knowledge he was never used in that role.

5. nick Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

   i bet he leads off tonight

6. CT Phillies Fan Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:03 pm

   I believe Abreau did leadoff a few times, and did a decent job, but didn’t like it…..

7. dmarley Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

   Agreed. Keep him there. If he keeps hitting like this, he’ll probably learn to the like the 6-hole.

8. Jack Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

   Its a tough call whether to keep him at 6 or move him back to 1. We won a WS with him as our number 1 down the stretch not as number 6. It is extremely hard to get a leadoff guy who hits 20 something homers, doubles and triples while having a superior OBS. Very rare, and without looking anything up, I would almost guess that those who did now reside in Cooperstown. In my opinion, we should let him get his confidence back and get back to ‘07 and ‘08 Jimmy and then move him back to #1.

   If Lidge were to come back a month from now (completely healthy and fully confident) are we to move him to Setup man? No, let them each get the championship minsdet back and put them back in their respective positions and get another title!

9. Kimmy Says:
   June 10th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

   off the topic but check this crap out…..

   http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4248759&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

10. Don M Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    screw that story.. the more important thing is the Raul Ibanez > Pat Burrell.. and he’s a lock for the All-Star game this year!

11. Chuck Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    I’ll drink to that!!

12. Miles Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Yeah Tim have you heard anything further about the Raul story? They are talking about it on Outside the Lines currently on ESPN and Rosenthal and Gonzalez look a little pissed off at this dude who is on there trying to defend himself.

    I’m actually a little annoyed that the Inquirer made such a big deal about it and brought it to Raul’s attention, because then he had no choice but to fight it head on. I just hope it is not a distraction for him.

13. Miles Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    And about Rollins, I really think Chollie will move him back up to the leadoff spot by the weekend if he has another couple good games. I disagree with that idea, but it’s what I think he will decide. If Rollins goes 0-9 in the next two games then maybe not.

14. Greg B Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4248759

    Was this already discussed?

    Raul: “I’ll come after people who defame or slander me. It’s pathetic and disgusting. There should be some accountability for people who put that out there. You can have my urine, my hair, my blood, my stool — anything you can test. I’ll give you back every dime I’ve ever made” if the test is positive, he added.

    “I’ll put that up against the jobs of anyone who writes this stuff. “Make them accountable. There should be more credibility than some 42-year-old blogger typing in his mother’s basement. It demeans everything you’ve done with one stroke of the pen.”

    That is hilarious. And on point.

15. ryan Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    Tim, I usually agree with your opinions, but I couldn’t disagree more here. The 6th spot was just a temporary switch for Jimmy. He is a leadoff man. He needs to hit leadoff. He’s what makes this team go. On top of that, I really don’t like Chase Utley in the 2 hole. I think that will really hurt his average in the long run. Plus Werth in the 3 hole is even worse. It’s gotta go back to Jimmy, Shane, Chase, Ryan, Raul, Werth, Pedro, Chooch.

16. ryan Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    plus, i don’t think the switch to the 6 hole really has anything to do with why Jimmy has improved. It’s more a function is improving his mechanics and not collapsing his back side and popping everything up.

17. Don M Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    That guy saying that is no different than me saying that Zach Greinke might be using PED’s … he’s having a great year..

    It’s a joke the kinda stuff they try to make stories about anymore..

    I understand its the instant-media era, and they need to fill columns, and radio/TV slots, etc.. but some of this stuff is ridiculous.. the drama and off-field stuff with sports is more important than the games themselves on ESPN and stuff. .

    The Phillies highlights of our 7-2 victory vs. the Dodgers the other night consisted of the video with Howard hitting a meaningless HR .. and that was all..

    and then it was right back to Brett Favre riding a bike on Sunday, so he must be working-out for the NFL… T.O. showed up at minicamp.. lets have 17 different reporters cover this story over and over and over..

18. Justin Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    J Roll leading off tonight in NY

    J Roll
    Victorino
    Utley
    Howard
    Ibanez
    Werth
    Feliz
    Ruiz
    Hamels

19. OZ Says:
    June 10th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    yeah, kinda irresponsible for ESPN and The Inquirer to take info. from a blog and break a story.

    Blogs can be fun and certainly Tim does a great job with this one. the reality however, is blogs don’t have little or no quality control and – to my knowledge – no credentials. that’s not a knock, but rather a perspective check. an Inquirer writer (despite this bamboozle) probably has what, 12 editors review their material? to publish in an academic journal article, you need educational credentials and have to submit your work, and be super-prepared for criticism and often rejection.

    Go Phils! Drabek – won last night. Carrasco got shelled (again).

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