Jimmy Rollins
Jimmy Rollins
James Calvin "Jimmy" Rollins, nicknamed "J-Roll", is an American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseballfor the Philadelphia Phillies from 2000 to 2014, Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015 and Chicago White Sox in 2016...
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I had no idea until Larry Andersen told me the other day. I don't even know when it started. I do know the first 10-12 games I only was getting one hit, but it was in big situations. I try to get on base and score a run at least once a game. If I do that, I feel like I've done my job.
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There's no need to run around crazy. It's like pitchers. The first couple of weeks they're throwing all fastballs or working on stuff, then eventually they put it all together. So far I've been watching pitchers, trying to get the timing down.
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I had two good swings (in the first four plate appearances), so I went back to the cage and worked with my personal hitting coach Shane Victorino on my swing some more. We put up just enough hits and runs for me to get another at-bat.
base run score
I try to get on base and score a run at least once a game. If I do that, I feel like I've done my job.
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If I do what I can do to score runs and win the game, ... I'm satisfied.
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I knew that it was the final at-bat, I guess you could say. It was either going to happen or it wasn't. I've been waiting five or six months, there was really no rush. I was all right with that and the fact that if that would happen, I would have started a new one.
confidence
I like his honesty. I know he's out there working and I have confidence in him.
bad came good
I just wasn't getting good swings. They came at me and I had bad results.
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It's something that is new around here, definitely in the last year. We were still trying to find ways to win and, if not win, how to make the game closer.
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I made a decision that if I was going to make an out, they were going to have to catch it. No more free outs.
care hand
If my hand wasn't a little tired, I wouldn't care how I was hitting, I'd be in there.
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It's just a belief we have. We've been playing together a number of years now and we don't want to be satisfied with second place. We want a ring now. And that's different from prior years.
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It's always special to see the smiles on the kids' faces, especially at this age. I remember one time when Rickey Henderson came to speak to us. I got a real kick out of it. I really enjoy doing these things.
It'll be broken. Definitely, it can be done. Nothing is forever.