ek wrote:didn't hear. but i wonder what his basis for that argument was. he did have a great ab last night in the 9th. doesn't sound like quitting to me

TheFrank wrote:

ek wrote:didn't hear. but i wonder what his basis for that argument was. he did have a great ab last night in the 9th. doesn't sound like quitting to me

Twitter says he said something about Utley forgetting the count.

my cousin mose wrote:

TheFrank wrote:

ek wrote:didn't hear. but i wonder what his basis for that argument was. he did have a great ab last night in the 9th. doesn't sound like quitting to me

Twitter says he said something about Utley forgetting the count.

jesus #$!&@ christ. DAVIDSON forgot the count

TheFrank wrote:

ek wrote:didn't hear. but i wonder what his basis for that argument was. he did have a great ab last night in the 9th. doesn't sound like quitting to me

Twitter says he said something about Utley forgetting the count.

Roger Dorn wrote:

joe table wrote:Dom now has a 10.6% BB rate and a 16.5% K rate. ISO creeping up to .153. He has impressed me offensively, I think he has the best hitting approach on the team other than Utley and Chooch. Didn't look at the splits but he looks very comfortable facing lefties too (as well as hitting with 2 strikes), spits on those sliders. I think he can tap into his raw power more as well if just picks his spots and gets more aggressive in hitters counts

smitty wrote:

joe table wrote:Dom now has a 10.6% BB rate and a 16.5% K rate. ISO creeping up to .153. He has impressed me offensively, I think he has the best hitting approach on the team other than Utley and Chooch. Didn't look at the splits but he looks very comfortable facing lefties too (as well as hitting with 2 strikes), spits on those sliders. I think he can tap into his raw power more as well if just picks his spots and gets more aggressive in hitters counts

Stats are Utley vs. lefties but it's only in 41 PAs. .171 BA with a .607 OPS.

However, in games started by lefties, he has an .812 OPS. He must feast on RH reliefers.

His stats after getting two strikes are pretty ugly too although he will draw some walks.

Most guys have bad two strike stats so I'm thinking he will improve there as he does LOOK good hitting with two strikes.

I like his chances for being pretty good next season. Definitely feel bad for him.

That looks like it’s pretty fortunate for the Phillies, because his September has been even better than his June. He’s already his seven home runs this month, and he’s slugging a ridiculous .681 over the team’s last 17 games. At +1.5 WAR, he’s been baseball’s best position player this month – yes, even better than the legendary Miguel Cabrera.

Rollins has played 40 games in June and September, which accounts for just 30% of his season total. In those two months, he’s accumulated +3.2 WAR, which is 65% of his total for the year. And, while some normal variation in performance over these kinds of arbitrary endpoints is expected, you don’t see these kinds of awful-bad-great-bad-okay-amazing kinds of swings too often.

Overall, the total package for the Phillies has been quite valuable, and there’s a pretty good case to be made that he’s been baseball’s best overall shortstop this year. It’s been a roller coaster of a ride, however, beginning with a few months where Rollins looked like a shell of his former self. However, for the last four months, he’s been showing better power than he has at any point since his MVP season of 2007, and even with the increase in strikeouts, Rollins is still a very productive player. While he turns 34 in November and is probably headed for some decline in the next few years, it certainly isn’t here yet. As long as he keeps driving the ball and playing quality defense at a premium position, he’ll continue to be among the league’s best players.