Hey, at least they aren't going to go 0-162.
Thanks largely to their reigning MVP, the Phils broke into the win column yesterday, snapping a two-game skid to kick off the season.
Last year Jimmy Rollins talked big, infamously labeling the Phils "the team to beat" in the NL East. Then he backed up the talk on the field.
Yesterday, he did it again, using his legs to go from first to third on a sacrifice bunt by Shane Victorino. It set up the game-winning walk -- on four pitches.
It carried the Phils to a marvelous come-from-behind 8-7 win.
That sound you heard emanating from the Phils' locker room was a giant sigh of relief. The sound you did not hear was Rollins talking to reporters about his heroics after the game. He decided not to chat with the most of the media.
Yes, the reaction to the Phils start likely was a bit over the top. Panic did seem to set in a little early. But I doubt that Jamie Moyer's rough outing soothed many concerns about the Phillies' pitching.
That's what we'd be talking about this morning had Rollins not intervened. That's what MVPs do.
Unfortunately, what Rollins did after the game -- or more specificaly did not do -- is not.
Thanks largely to their reigning MVP, the Phils broke into the win column yesterday, snapping a two-game skid to kick off the season.
Last year Jimmy Rollins talked big, infamously labeling the Phils "the team to beat" in the NL East. Then he backed up the talk on the field.
Yesterday, he did it again, using his legs to go from first to third on a sacrifice bunt by Shane Victorino. It set up the game-winning walk -- on four pitches.
It carried the Phils to a marvelous come-from-behind 8-7 win.
That sound you heard emanating from the Phils' locker room was a giant sigh of relief. The sound you did not hear was Rollins talking to reporters about his heroics after the game. He decided not to chat with the most of the media.
Yes, the reaction to the Phils start likely was a bit over the top. Panic did seem to set in a little early. But I doubt that Jamie Moyer's rough outing soothed many concerns about the Phillies' pitching.
That's what we'd be talking about this morning had Rollins not intervened. That's what MVPs do.
Unfortunately, what Rollins did after the game -- or more specificaly did not do -- is not.
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