http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/556 Recent articles about Jimmy Rollins en-us CC Sabathia(notes) continued the Yankees' late night TV domination with a spot on Jay Leno's awkward 10@10 segment on Friday night. The appearance was a cringeworthy one — not Sabathia's fault, of course — but I did enjoy the pitcher's inner video game nerd coming out and revealing how he's spending a little of that $160 million in contract cash. You can watch the entire satellite-crippled bit here, but since I've included the clip's other highlight &... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:43:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/ModernTube_CC_Sabathia_knows_how_to_spend_160_million/1531944 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/ModernTube_CC_Sabathia_knows_how_to_spend_160_million/1531944 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/ModernTube_CC_Sabathia_knows_how_to_spend_160_million/1531944 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/b/2b676aa31fa360db0d5fa389bdc65137afa059e6/small/Braves_vs_Phillies_2157.jpg Under Contract:1. Cliff Lee- $9M2. Greg Dobbs- $1.35M3. Ryan Howard- $19M4. Jimmy Rollins- $7.5M5. Chase Utley- $15M6. Raul Ibanez- $11.5M7. Jayson Werth- $7M8. Cole Hamels- $6.65M9. JC Romero- $4M10. Brad Lidge- $11.5M11. Jamie Moyer- $8M12. Ryan Madson- $4.5MTotal= $105M for only half a roster.Arbitration Eligible:1. Joe Blanton- will be back, '09 $5.475M.2. Shane Victorion- will be back, '09 $3.125M.3. Carlos Ruiz- will be back, '09 $0.475M.4. Tyler Walker- possible non-tender,... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:38:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Offseason_Business/1523144 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Offseason_Business/1523144 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Offseason_Business/1523144 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/5/45e890d4c0d1a6b13ce4e48769b7625a8debd499/small/ROCKIES__PHILLIES_2690.jpg There's always a reporter for the local newspaper of a championship team whose job it is to cover the opponent throughout the playoffs and into the World Series. For the New York Daily News, that reporter has been Roger Rubin. Rubin's main job in covering the Series – especially a team like the Phillies – is to get an opposing player quote that will drive traffic to the site, illicit response from the sports talk radio crowd and distract people from the New York Post&#39... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:09:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/New_York_to_Jimmy_Rollins_We_Wish_We_Knew_How_to_Quit_You/1504723 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/New_York_to_Jimmy_Rollins_We_Wish_We_Knew_How_to_Quit_You/1504723 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/New_York_to_Jimmy_Rollins_We_Wish_We_Knew_How_to_Quit_You/1504723 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png After Jimmy Rollins walked, Shane Victorino singled, and the go-ahead run came to the plate in the form of Chase Utley to face the seemingly unbeatable Mariano Rivera during the eighth inning of game two, I turned to the New York fan sitting in the seat next to me at Yankee Stadium and said with a smile, "This is fun, isn't it?" She looked at me like I was crazy.
 
 That game didn't end as Phillies fans would have liked, but the Fightins' were in position to co... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_World_Series_Game_Six_Pedro_in_the_Bronx_Round_Two/1501005 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_World_Series_Game_Six_Pedro_in_the_Bronx_Round_Two/1501005 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_World_Series_Game_Six_Pedro_in_the_Bronx_Round_Two/1501005 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Well it appears that Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins World Series prediction wasn't even close.Mr. Rollins instead should have done what most other athletes would have done. When asked during the "Ten @ Ten" on the Jay Leno Show a week ago about his prediction he should have said, "I don't want to jinx anything, all I know is that we're going to play hard to defend our title" or just throw in about "player superstitions."Instead, Rollins... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_should_have_kept_his_mouth_shut/1486999 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_should_have_kept_his_mouth_shut/1486999 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_should_have_kept_his_mouth_shut/1486999 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png After last night’s 3-1 loss to the Yankees which evened the series at one game apiece, Jimmy Rollins was asked what he thought of the supposed hostile crowd at Yankee Stadium (ya know, if they stick around for the whole thing) and you can judge for yourself, but it doesn’t sound like he was too [...] Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:20:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Yankee_Fans_Do_Not_Impress_Jimmy_Rollins/1464339 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Yankee_Fans_Do_Not_Impress_Jimmy_Rollins/1464339 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Yankee_Fans_Do_Not_Impress_Jimmy_Rollins/1464339 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Last night Jimmy Rollins appeared on the Jay Leno show and said the Phillies will prevail over the Yankees in 5 games, wrapping it up at home. J-Roll speaks the truth, so now you heard the word.~Carson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Rolls_Out_Prediction/1446403 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Rolls_Out_Prediction/1446403 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Rolls_Out_Prediction/1446403 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Jimmy Rollins is either trying to get a rise out of the New York Yankees and their fans, or he's just exercising his psychic powers. "Of course we’re going to win," he said on The Jay Leno Show Monday night. "If we’re nice we’ll let it go six, but I’m thinking five. Close it out at home." Well, that was nice to give the Yanks a game. Fast-forward to the 30:00 mark to avoid a ridiculous 80s Leno photo montage and any more Dr. Phil than one huma... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_is_a_Confident_Man/1448019 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_is_a_Confident_Man/1448019 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_is_a_Confident_Man/1448019 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Jimmy Rollins dropped by the Jay Leno show to take part in Jay's Ten@Ten segment. And he doesn't leave until he lays down a pretty interesting prediction. And in other "player in the World Series on TV" news, Derek Jeter will drop by the show,"The Biggest Loser" tonight. Sadly, he won't be making a prediction of his own. As for the series as a whole, we'll be dropping the ultimate World Series tale of the tape a little later. Fan of No Gu... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Has_A_World_Series_Prediction_He_Wants_To_Lay_On_You/1444629 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Has_A_World_Series_Prediction_He_Wants_To_Lay_On_You/1444629 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Has_A_World_Series_Prediction_He_Wants_To_Lay_On_You/1444629 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png If you're anything at all like me, you've never seen the new Jay Leno show but that won't stop you from watching this clip "Ten@Ten" featuring Jimmy Rollins.
 
 The Leno show was just the latest venue for Jimmy to do some prognosticating, "Of course we're gonna win. If we're nice, we'll let it go six, but I'm thinking five, close it out at home." [video below]
 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:20:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Appears_on_Jay_Leno_Show/1441769 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Appears_on_Jay_Leno_Show/1441769 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_Appears_on_Jay_Leno_Show/1441769 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Jimmy Rollins has once again gotten his Nostradamus on. After gaining something of a reputation for making predictions, J-Roll quickly became a media target for an easy story-line sound bite (even more so than he had been), with reporters asking for his calls on a variety of outcomes. How many wins would the Phillies have? Will they repeat as champs? Do you like the Eagles with the points tonight? He nailed most of them, and after last night's Yankees win, another J-Roll prognostication c... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:07:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Called_Another_One/1435986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Called_Another_One/1435986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/J_Roll_Called_Another_One/1435986 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/e/ee91bad6649675a508adf688725879504112baf8/small/Picture_3.png Franzke makes the call while Larry Anderson cheers along with the rest of us. So awesome. Gotta love the excitement. [audio below] Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Scott_Franzke_and_Larry_Anderson_Call_Jimmy_Rollins_NLCS_Game_4_Winner/1400700 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Scott_Franzke_and_Larry_Anderson_Call_Jimmy_Rollins_NLCS_Game_4_Winner/1400700 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Audio_Scott_Franzke_and_Larry_Anderson_Call_Jimmy_Rollins_NLCS_Game_4_Winner/1400700 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/9/698ef14f025dcd25ea769b8001e0cda4a5ea7c1d/small/0.jpg (Getty Images) What can you say about the World Champs? They never quit. No matter the deficit, no matter the mountain they have to climb, you can never count the Phillies out of a game. On Monday night, trailing by one run with two runners on and two outs, Jimmy Rollins created another magical memory with his bat, lacing a line drive deep into the outfield to win the game for the Phillies. The win gives the Phillies a huge 3-1 lead in the NLCS over the Dodgers... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:49:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_delivers_for_the_Phillies/1400279 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_delivers_for_the_Phillies/1400279 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Jimmy_Rollins_delivers_for_the_Phillies/1400279 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/9/698ef14f025dcd25ea769b8001e0cda4a5ea7c1d/small/0.jpg