philly.com - 4/21/2008
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After listening to Jimmy Rollins say "any day now" for nearly two weeks, the Phillies took matters into their own hands and placed their MVP shortstop on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle yesterday. "It's gotten better, but it isn't getting better," said Rollins, who will be eligible to return May 5. "I can't continue to go at this rate. My game is based on speed. To hit, you have ...
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Philliesflow.com —
... Rockies. Kendrick has been worse than his numbers on the year. Of his three starts, just one has been good. Lefties are hitting .367 against him. Kendrick started the second game of the NLDS in 2007 and got the early hook before Kaz Matsui hit a grand slam off of Kyle Lohse.
Brutal travel schedule for the Phils with the ESPN game starting late last night before they have to travel to Colorado.
Everyone seems to agree that the handling of Jimmy Rollins was a mistake. Me too.
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New York Mets —
... gives an impressively long recap of last night’s game from a Philly point of view. At the end of the recap they write that the Phils messed up with the way they handled the Jimmy Rollins injury. ...
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So the Mets (10-7) took 2-of-3 from the Phillies (9-10) over the weekend but failed to sweep yesterday in Philadelphia. It's unfortunate - With Jimmy Rollins joining Shane Victorino on the DL and ...
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