Jimmy Rollins News

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins won his third consecutive National League Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino won for the second straight time in the outfield on Wednesday.

While the Phillies' primary pursuit is the search for a third baseman, yesterday's removal of Eric Bruntlett from the roster offered a reminder that the front office is also working to retool the bench.

One of the Phillies' goals this offseason is to find a utlity infielder capable of providing Charlie Manuel with an adequate defensive and offensive option to spell middle infielders Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley.

Beyond the "Big Three" free agents , there's still some decent action going on here at the GM meetings.

Every year, there are winners of Gold Glove awards who are frankly, undeserving [ see "Abreu, Bobby" ], and so the award has lost some of its luster.

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield.

Two years ago, the Phillies acquired Brad Lidge from the Houston Astros during the general managers' meetings.

Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove and Philadelphia Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield.

Shane Victorino fouled off pitch after pitch late Wednesday, and then, with the Gotham hordes howling into the night, grounded a Mariano Rivera cutter to Robby Cano to close out the 2009 World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday declined Pedro Feliza TMs $5.5-M option for 2010.

For 371 days and over thousands of miles -- from spring training in Clearwater, Fla., through 18 cities across the majors, even during an afternoon in mid-May at the White House -- the Phillies were hailed as champions of baseball.

The man in the red Phillies cap and the red Phillies windbreaker moved like a mist through the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, for that is how John Middleton generally does things.

Go back to late March. Think about some of the things that had to go right for the Philadelphia Phillies to return to the World Series.

I'm still trying to figure out why I was so calm when we were down 3-0. Half of me wants to chalk it up to the fact I opted to not watch the game in my usual bar, and thereby removed the unavoidable alarmist sentiments dominating such a locale.

Charlie Manuel knows how quickly the window for success can close on a team. Manuel was the Cleveland Indians hitting coach from 1994-99, a span when the team seemed destined to reach great heights with sluggers like Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle.

Manager Joe Girardi can say what he wants now. Jimmy Rollins talked the talk before the series, predicting that his Phillies would win in five games.

Go Phils! Thank you for a great season :) Posted at 9:32AM on Nov 5th 2009 by Nicole 2. The Phillies ROCK----who cares if they didn't win the World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies are in a good position to make a trade, or sign a good free agent relief pitcher.

Crowds roared and church bells pealed in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade.

Andy Pettitte pitched a scoreless first inning against the Phillies in Game 6. Times reporters David Waldstein, Tyler Kepner, Ben Shpigel, Jack Curry, George Vecsey, William C. Rhoden and Richard Sandomir are providing updates and analysis during Game 6 of the Yankees-Phillies World Series in the Bronx.