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...
good hit rewarded swing
You don't get rewarded for good swings. I wasn't worried. As long as my swing is there, I know I'll get a hit somehow.
gloves good guys paid rewarded swings
I had two good swings there. That's part of baseball. You don't get rewarded for good swings all the time. You have guys there with gloves and that's what they're paid to do is get you out.
cage coach four good hits hitting personal plate runs swings worked
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.
allowing couple free good hear opposite perspective swing
He put a couple of things into perspective, allowing me to free my swing up a little more, ... I think it's always good to hear from the opposite end of the spectrum.
definitely dude gets wants
Yep, because he wants to be a perfectionist at everything, so when he can't get there, he gets really upset. The dude can definitely bowl, though.
beat talent teams
We know we have the talent to win. We know we can beat a lot of the teams we're going to face.
good playing supposed
We're playing good ball. That's what we're supposed to do.
broken chase focused good meant opportunity records
Records are meant to be broken and it's good to have an opportunity to chase them. But I'm more focused on how we do as a team.
happiness happy satisfied triple
I was happy I got a triple -- not that I wouldn't have been satisfied with anything,
feels good win
It feels good to win two in a row. That's something new around here. That's just the beginning.
everybody hopefully man opportunity relish wants
That's what I'm here for, to hopefully do something special, something that hasn't been done in a long time. If that happens, that's fine. Everybody wants to be that man at least once in their career. If I have an opportunity to do that, I'm going to relish it.
hit trade
I said I'd trade a hit for a win. Unfortunately it didn't happen.
hello liked smiles
I said hello to him. He always smiles at me and I smile back. I always liked Larry.
I said, 'Cool, I got some more bats,'