Jimmy Rollins is having an historic season

by **Drugs Delaney** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 01:03:30

Jimmy now has 373 total bases on the season. The National League record for total bases by a shortstop in a season is 379 by Ernie Banks in 1958. The only other middle infielders (second basemen included) in the history of the game with more than 380 total bases in a season are Alfonso Soriano in 2002; Rogers Hornsby in 1922, 1925, and 1929; and A-Rod in 1998, 2001, and 2002. Good company.

by **BigEd76** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 01:07:27

Trivia for the coworkers and friends tomorrow that might apply to Rollins:

Since 1987, there have been 6 league MVPs that did not get invited to the All-Star game in the same season they won it. Justin Morneau (2006) is one. Name the other 5.

Highlight between the icons below for the answers.
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Chipper Jones (1999)
Juan Gonzalez (1996)
Terry Pendleton (1991)
Robin Yount (1989)
Kirk Gibson (1988, never invited to an All-Star game in his career)

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(Fielder, Holliday and Wright were on the NL team back in July.)

by **philliesphhan** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 02:44:28

I can see it without highlighting!

by **milton bernard thompson** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 02:59:14

you kind of have to strain to see it though, which is good punishment for the cheaters

by **phatj** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 22:45:02

Rollins has a chance to lead the league in both total bases and outs. Anyone ever do that before?

by **VoxOrion** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 23:07:52

phatj wrote:Rollins has a chance to lead the league in both total bases and outs. Anyone ever do that before?

I don't know but that's a lot of friggin plate appearances.

by **Bucky** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 23:25:08

phatj wrote:Rollins has a chance to lead the league in both total bases and outs. Anyone ever do that before?

Yeah. Dave Parker 1986.

by **jemagee** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:29:11

JAYSON STARK COLUMN EXCERPT

But to find the last National League shortstop to start all 162 games in a season, you've got to go way, way, way back in time -- all the way to 1973, when Bill Russell did that for the Dodgers.

And the only other NL shortstop we could find, via baseball-reference.com's incredible Play Index, was the Reds' Leo Cardenas in 1964.

by **stevemc** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 14:11:55

You can tell it's getting crazy in this city when I actually tuned in to WIP for the first time this year. Anyway - didn't see it here (although I'm sure it's reported if true) and wondered if it's accurate.

30 HRs/30 SBs in a season by a shortstop:

A-Rod
Barry Larkin
J-Roll

by **Drugs Delaney** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 15:29:41

Rollins is the first player in National League history with at least 370 total bases and 35 stolen bases in the same season.

by **Disco Stu** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 18:37:39

Drugs Delaney wrote:Rollins is the first player in National League history with at least 370 total bases and 35 stolen bases in the same season.

He's also the first MVP candidate in the history of the league to ground out twice on the first pitch in big situations once after Kyle Lohse walks and another when the pitcher looked to be a bit wild in the second to last game where his team almost needs a win.

by **Drugs Delaney** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 21:13:57

This is true. He was ass today. He'd better come up big tomorrow if he wants that MVP.

by **lethal** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 15:42:20

by **phdave** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 15:52:06

Drugs Delaney wrote:This is true. He was ass today. He'd better come up big tomorrow if he wants that MVP.

done

by **Disco Stu** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 15:52:33

Rollins needs 10 more triples before the end of the season to have a 30-30-30-30 season!

by **jemagee** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 15:52:39

ESPN will not acknowledge his achievement cause granderson already did it so it's not as big a deal

by **BigEd76** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 16:22:40

Remember when we bashed the new contract he was given? He's OK, I guess...

by **Philly the Kid** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 16:29:49

BigEd76 wrote:Remember when we bashed the new contract he was given? He's OK, I guess...

I was a basher for sure... but this season has been special, let's just keep seeing Good Jimmy!!

by **Drugs Delaney** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 23:07:43

That triple today was awesome. Right up there with the ending of the game as the highlights for me today. Watching Jimmy fly around the bases is always awesome, but especially so when you're watching in person. I had tears in my eyes watching that.

by **Woody** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 23:08:26

Drugs Delaney wrote: I had tears in my eyes watching that.

Dude, for real

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