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...
gotta pitches respect throw
You gotta respect them. You can't just throw lollipop pitches up there.
couple eventually far run throwing timing trying watching weeks
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.
against aggressive certain hitter pitchers pitches strike throw trying work
He's trying to pitch. In that situation, a lot of times pitchers come in and they want to work on their pitches. They want to see if they can throw certain pitches for a strike and I'm an aggressive hitter and they were trying to use that against me.
ball thrown
If he had thrown a ball and I couldn't get to it, I wouldn't have swung. I wasn't going to give the at-bat away.
exactly gap kept pound throw zone
I told him to pound the zone and throw strikes. That's exactly what he did. He kept the lead. He kept some gap for us and for himself.
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.
everybody home played playoffs season watch win
We played this season to get to the playoffs and win a championship. Now we get to go home and watch everybody battle.
coaching formula good makeup manager ourselves played playoffs season starting top
We played this season to get to the playoffs and give ourselves a championship and we're not going to be able to do that. But I think we have a good makeup and a good formula at the top starting with the manager and the coaching staff.
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.
sick year
Keep him sick all year long. I have this new virus, Ryan, I want you to try it.
attention brought opportunity prove star
It brought a lot of attention to me. All they (the other star shortstops) had more than me was time, especially in the playoffs, to prove themselves. I haven't had that opportunity yet.
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.