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Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins arrived to camp yesterday, and was 
immediately asked to comment on Carlos Beltran’s weekend statement, which proclaimed the Mets as the team to beat in 2008, not the Phillies.
Rollins, talking with reporters from Phillies camp, said…
“Carlos is a quiet guy. It’s good that he spoke up. He needs to be a vocal leader for them. To that I have two things to say. One: There are four other teams in this division that want to make sure that doesn’t happen. And, two: Has anyone ever heard of plagiarism?…What I said last year still rings true. My mind isn’t going to change. My feelings aren’t going to change about that…There isn’t a team in the National League that’s better than us…If you can’t do it, don’t say it…We can win 100 games. I’ll say that right here. Why? Look what happened last year, with all those injuries. We lost Chase for five weeks, we lost Ryan for three weeks, we expected Lieber and Garcia to be part of our rotation and they hardly pitched for us. All those things went wrong and still we won 89 games…
“The spotlight isn’t on me anymore…The pressure is back on the Mets if you ask me. They were, on paper, the best team in the division last year. They were supposed to win and they didn’t. So now, they’re going to, of course, be out there trying to prove that what happened last year was a fluke…
“I think Omar did a great job of getting a good pitcher and not having to give up his best prospects…Santana can only pitch one game at a time…We can play with anybody. That’s the bottom line.”
For more on Rollins, who has his own customized cleats, according to Ken Davidoff in Newsday, also read the Daily News, New York Times, and SI.com.
…added to by Chris Mazzone…
…apparently, rollins has some sort of copyright on predicting division titles…he also threw in a not so subtle shot at beltran’s perceived leadership abilities, or lack thereof…these teams do not like each other and it’s going to be a fun ride…
…love him or hate him, i can appreciate that he’s helped to bring the rivalry to a whole new level…which will make victory that much sweeter…
Jimmy Rollins can kiss my blue and orange loving back-side. May the Mets mop the division floor with the Phillies. GO METS!
Rollins and the rest of those clowns (Brett Myers, etc.) down in Philly act like they won the World Series last year. Wow they won the NL East, but then they got swept out of the playoffs, that’s something to brag about. By the way this guy is running his mouth and walking around with his Nke MVP shoes, it sound like little Jimmy is getting a little full of himself.
they are gonna win 100 games????
W/ what staff??
Cole Hammels is the truth..the rest, question marks….
He see’s our rotation, he hears how Duaner is blowing them away thus far in camp..he see’s our lineup…
Basically, he see’s the writing on the wall
the division title should be back in Queens and we are looking to win it all this yr!
This is just Rollins and the rest of those clowns talking scared!!
because the win shares of Lidge and Feliz must be about 10…
if Rollins honestly thinks their offseason moves kept them ahead of the Mets he is off his nut.
I will take Carlos Beltran over Rollins anyday. I guess the fact that the Mets operated with a no-frills bullpen all year coupled with the fact that Utley was out for awhile makes them pretty evenly matched. With that said the Phillies won the division by one game. Wow what a powerhouse line-up which was no match for the Rockies starting pitching in the first round divisional playoffs.
With that said I have two words for Rollins: EFF You! (you know what I mean).
he really needs to stop talking.
it will just be all the more sweet will beltran and wright lead this team to the NL east title
i have to admit, i respect the guy, he is a great player, but i love to hate him, however he has brought a whole new level to the rivalry
this is going to be a fun year, maybe this banter back and worth is what the mets need to go out there and play hard with the right attitude 162 games unlike last year
GET IT DONE
LET’S GO METS
agreed .. part of the fun in hating guys like rollins and chipper is that they’re good .. there’s no use hating the 25th guy on the roster
exactly…I respectfully dislike Rollins and Chipper. I despise Rocker and Myers.
i actually really hate shane victorino and hes no where near their best player, i just think hes a little rat and isnt good enough to be running his mouth like he did after we got santana.
can you believe this guy!? all that talk after getting swept in the first round last year and without improvement in their lineup this year. i just hate this guys gut. can’t wait for the season to start so the mets can shut his mouth for good. hey rollins, just about half the nl teams can beat your team to the ground.
Actually there are probablyl like maybe 2 o3 r teams that can beat the Phillies into the “ground”. When you say things out of emotion, that everybody knows arent true, you lose credibility and people begin to stop caring what you have to say. Sentences like: “The Phillies suck and all the teams are better then you!” are not very intelligent, and all it really does it speak to your ability to be objective.
so you do know the phillies is not the best team in the nl, unlike what your guy’s been mouthing off. and 2 or 3 teams? how objective are you? i just don’t see this team playing in october. unless they get beckett, sabathia, and peavy (which is impossible), this team isn’t going anywhere.
Hmmm Beltran says the Mets are the team to beat in the division and Rollins says basically that there are four other teams that will make sure it doesn’t happen. Rollins then says that his team is the best in the NL and win 100 games. Doesn’t his logic hold true that then there would be 15 other teams to make sure his prediction doesn’t come through?
I guess having a copyright on making predictions gives him the right not to use logic either.
I want Rollins to keep talking. 100 wins for any team is extremly hard and not very common. Wonder what he’ll say when they don’t reach 100 - as odds would suggest.
He makes a fool of himself and he doesn’t even realize it. The Phillies won the division in name only. It was given to them on a silver platter. They were almost the same exact team last year as thy were the year before.
Keep talking Jimmy. Keep talking.
Probably Beltran’s addressing Rollins in his prediction is what makes Rollins think it’s plagiarism. It really seemed to get into the Mets head if they still need to worry about it a year after it came true.
actually, it’s called a “reply” not plagiarism. Mentioning Rollins only makes it more so.
What I don’t get is that his prediction did not come true last year. The Phillies were not the team to beat, the Mets were. Yes the Phillies beat them but not until the last day were the Phillies ever top team. The Mets spent the entire season as the team to beat.
Take your logic elsewhere. It’s too much for Philly fans to handle…
You to koko, just stop it you look ignorant and bitter. Rollins made a fool of himself? Yeah, calling the division in spring training, then winning an mvp on the way to a division title is really embarrasing. Give the guy props, and shut up. Do you guys think only the MEts are allowed to have good players or something? God I hate Met fans. They are so hypocritical and silly (for the most part). They make fun of the phillies for coming into the season thumping their chests, even though they have every right to, they are the defending champs. We did the same thing after 06, even though we proved absolutely nothing in the playoffs, but now it is some kind of problem that the Phillies are doing the same thing? And godforbid anybody mention the Mets crappy future after the Johan trade and they get crucified. For most of the offseason, nobody would give any Met executive any credit anywhere. Now its like they are perfect and the rest of the league is dirt.
Being a bit harsh this morning aren’t we Max? I mean, you didn’t address Koko’s correct notion that 100 games is a high water mark that all other teams will be looking to make Rollins look like a fool about. Then he turns the page quickly and says 4 other NL East teams will ensure the Mets don’t win. You have to admit that is somewhat hypocritical.
Rollins deserves respect for his terrific season but the fact that he is bringing up injuries as the reason they didn’t win by more is ridiculous. Try not signing bad players like Eaton as part of your rotation for a start. Mets had some serious injuries too that led to an 88 win season. Let’s see what happens.
He didnt say 4 other teams will ensure we dont win, he just said 4 other teams will try to prevent it, which is obviously true. My whole point is that you guys seem to take this chatter btween the players way, way to personally. How has Jimmy Rollins made a fool of himself? Thats why I came down on this guy. Guys who made a fool of themselves in 2007. Jose Reyes (not hustling multiple times), Carlos Beltran (dropping Rollins CF flyball in a huge game), Willie Randolph ( for acting as if it was our right to win the East all year), Carlos Delgado (”we are so good we get bored”). As for Jimmy Rollins ( gauruntee’s the division while everybody thinks they have no shot, then comes through and fulfills that gauruntee, while winning the NL MVP in the process). Yeah, that doesnt look like a fool to me. All I am saying is that when Met fans start saying things like Rollins is a joke, Rollins is a fool, Rollins is garbage, it just stinks of jealousy, and since the Mets team is so much better, just give credit where it is due and let the guy talk. You dont have to pretend like he is a crappy player because he said some mean things about our team.
Can’t argue with your last point. Even though I believe Holliday deserved the MVP over him, Rollins had a spectacular season and has immense talent. The mouth I could do without but of course I am not a huge fan of Mets this spring talking so much. Hell, even Endy came out cocky. I just wish they would shut up.
i also won’t argue he is a talented player who far and away had a ‘career’ year. i will say i don’t really agree with your assertions that several mets players made fools of themselves for the reasons you listed while at the same time using rollins’ full season as a point of reference for his ‘greatness.’ to be honest, saying any met player made a fool of themselves kind of reeks of hypocrisy when you critisize mets fans of the same action.
Get of our forum then..you tool.
I think ur comment was a piece of @#$%%@#
Oh, goodie, time for another 100 posts about why whatever the Mets do is great! (Endy issues a guarantee!) and whatever the Phillies do is not.
And the Phillies lucked out by having the Mets playing mediocre baseball for just the last 4 months of the season.
And, oh yeah, the Phillies got swept by the Rockies, a team with a better record-that’s so much worse than getting their season handed to them by the Nats, Cards and Marlins-it’s hard to win vs those powerhouses with your season on the line. OOh, the regular season pressure was just so hard.
I’d love to hear why you guys think the Mets lost last year. Were they counting on the Phillies to lose more games at the end?
Did they not realize that if they lost every day and the team behind them ‘luckily’ won every day their lead would unluckily disappear?
Oh goodie. Time for another post by a d-bag troll.
LOL I back this post…
do you not realize when you come to a mets blog, you’ll see mets-skewed comments? Why are you hear if not to read those 100 comments?
why are you “here” of course …
at 4:30 in the morning no less.
He stays up all night waiting for Matt to post something new…then has the nerve to say the Phillies are in OUR heads…
i think he is a closet mets fan who knows that the phillies will have their asses handed to them this year and finds metsblog to be much more intellectual than knuckle dragger phillie blogs.
Can you just go like..post on your own forum..?
I bet you have no friends, you work for like an IT solutions company, and resemble Wayne Knight - the geek computer guy from Jurassic Park.
I love your fans - I had one of them last night tell me that “we had a better offseason than you, you guys didn’t do anything to address your needs.”
Very educated fan base..
Seriously though..go on your own forums..play with ur own white trash fans and wife beating supporters. Seriously. Go away.
Hello Newman!
I love the NY Mets during lean years and great opportunity years like 2008.
I, like so many, am very excited about this coming season.
That being said, to dismiss our rivals before we even begin, would not be prudent.
The Phillys & Braves have talented squads. And we have learned, all too painfully, that the Marlins and Nationals should not be assumed losers.
Let’s give the Yankee-like bravado a break and keep our heads in the game. Just like the players are pleadging to do this season.
Baseball first. BS later!
Of course, a little chin music for Rollins, would fall into the baseball category!
Every year the Yankees say they expect nothing less than a world title. Beltran came out and said we’re going to win the NL East. If anything this takes a page from the Yankee book - set the bar high and go for it.
I personally like the fact that Beltran, Endy, and Delgado said something. Now they are personally accountable - so maybe this year they’ll have a fire under their ass all season.
As for Rollins, let him speak. That’s what makes all of this fun. he predicts 100 wins - most likely that doesn’t happen. I don’t see how that rotation could possible win 100 - even if you give the top two of Cole and Myers 20 wins a piece. That’s 60 more for Eaton, Kenndrick, Moyer, and their BP (which was abysmal last year - and swapping Myers for Lidge won’t help matters).
That being said - let’s play the games. Injuries will happen - El Duque will go down, so will Alou. Beltran will be hurt at some point. I’m sure some Phillies will be hurt too. I hope everyone stays healthy and that way there are no excuses at the end. Hopefully Rollins has the class to then say the Mets were simply a better team.
LETS GO METS!!!