Don’t look now, but Jimmy Rollins is hitting the ball. His average (.223) is the highest it has been since opening night. His on-base percentage (.268) is his highest all season. His slugging percentage (.325), too. He has recorded a hit and scored in each of the last eight games. The Phillies record in those eight? 6-2.
This all comes after my post slamming Rollins for his offensive struggles.
Coincidence?
Please. I’m just messing. Still, it’s nice that Rollins has raised his game lately, but there’s a long way to go. If he does continue this pattern, however, the Phils will benefit in spades. We all know as Jimmy goes, so do the Phillies.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
