Slumping Rollins to sit at least two games
mlb.mlb.com 6/26/2009 — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had benched Jimmy Rollins three times this season. He had dropped him in the lineup twice. None of those events shook Rollins from the longest slump of his career. So Manuel took another step Thursday. He benched ...

Impact Players: A look at the Defense Of The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers
beyondtheboxscore.com 6/23/2009 — More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP Ian Kinsler and Placido Polando are big reasons while their teams are doing so well defensively. Browse more photos » It's no surprise ...

Updated: Rollins benched for two games | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal
delawareonline.com 6/25/2009 — Jimmy Rollins is not in the Phillies lineup for tonight's series finale against the Rays and will not start Friday's game in Toronto. Rollins went 0-for-4 Wednesday night, leaving him hitless in his last five games (0-for-19), 7-for-56 since a ...

Jimmy Rollins: Do Nothing at All
philliesdigest.com 6/25/2009 — It’s getting tough analyzing, encouraging and defending Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins’ woes at the plate. As baseball fans sooner or later our favorite player will have his day on the Grill. We just hope it’s not during a championship run and or as in this case defending a championship. My ...

S.I.: Marchman: Renteria, Taveras head the list of biggest free-agent busts of 2009
baseballthinkfactory.org 6/26/2009 — Hold your Azerbaijani speed horses there...Willy Taveras got three hits last night! The first is shortstop Edgar Renteria. Thirty-three and a mediocre defender with an unreal amount of wear on his treads, he has had one year in the last six in which ...

Rollins benched tonight, Friday
thegoodphight.com 6/25/2009 — Rollins benched tonight, Friday Charlie = Discipline Daddy

Rollins back in lineup tonight, will lay-off help?
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/29/2009 — Unless this is Jimmy Rollins’ season from hell, he’s going to have to turn it around sooner or later, right? He’s struggling worse than Henry Rowengartner before he slipped on that ball. The only thing keeping him from being under the Mendoza line is that he’s only ...

Back from the Desert
mlbcenter.com 6/26/2009 — The Rangers return home to face San Diego this weekend, after taking two of three from Arizona, but winning just two games on their six-game road trip. Thursday night their offense looked akin to the offense Ranger fans have come to expect.

Recapping John Smoltz’s Boston Red Sox Debut…
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 6/26/2009 — The Ghost of Moonlight Graham has an indepth look at John Smoltz's Boston Red Sox debut. Solid overview

Tim Marchman: Renteria, Taveras head the list of biggest free-agent busts of 2009
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 6/26/2009 — Choosing the biggest free-agent bust of '09 depends on criteria.

MAJOR-LEAGUE NOTES / Rollins will 'sit and watch' — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/26/2009
Struggling Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins will be out of the starting lineup at least two games. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel made the announcement before Thursday's game at Tampa Bay. Rollins is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. He's hitting .211 ...

Great Joba debate rages on — Major League Baseball News 6/26/2009
The Yankees insist that Joba Chamberlain will spend his future as a starter. Yet the debate rages on talk radio and the blogosphere that the team is better off with the righty in the bullpen.

Your 2009 All-Star Game Winning American League — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
It is the article everyone is writing, reading, and arguing about.  Who to pick for the All-Star Game?  The American League has many options on how to go about beating the National League and all of them will work.  They are ...

Benching All-Stars All The Rage In Baseball This Year — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/26/2009
Has there ever been a year that you can remember where so many All-Star caliber players have been benched? First it was David Ortiz, then it was Garrett Atkins, then Magglio Ordonez, and now it is Jimmy Rollins and Milton Bradley. It has gotten to ...

Rollins riding out skid on bench — Major League Baseball News 6/26/2009
As expected, Jimmy Rollins was not penciled into the Philadelphia lineup for Friday's series opener against Toronto at Rogers Centre.