Wednesday, July 1, 2009

No end to Rollins' woes

Jimmy Rollins returned to the Phillies lineup last night.

So did his struggles.

The one-time MVP’s woeful season showed no sign of turning around after his four-game “vacation,” the decision by skipper Charlie Manuel to bench him that Rollins no doubt wasn’t entirely thrilled with.

Rollins went an unproductive 0-for5 last night as the Phils fell to the Braves in 10 innings, 5-4.

If there is such a thing, it was not a good 0-for-5. That now makes Rollins 0 for his last 24 at-bats.

Not good.

Rollins is now hitting a measly .207 and his on-base percentage is a tiny .250.

The Phils leadoff man was actually mocked by the Hot-Lanta fans during his final at-bat as they chanted his batting average at the time, “2-0-8!” After he struck out it was actually a point lower.

Rollins has two more nights in Atlanta to figure this thing out and try to right his ship.

After that, Manuel will have to decide if he wants to come back to Citizens Bank Park for a key weekend series against the Mets with Rollins as his leadoff man.

There might be as many fireworks in the Phils’ dugout as in the skies over the city this weekend.

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