Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:30 am EDT
Jimmy Rollins(notes) appeared during the "10@10" segment on The Jay Leno Show on Monday night and he didn't beat around the bush when asked for his World Series prediction.
"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."
Considering he didn't have to issue a victory length, that's a pretty bold statement from the Phillies shortstop. Gotta love the confidence he shows as a defending champ.
I haven't seen anything made about the prediction in the New York media, though I assume that's only because no one watches Leno on first run. Give it a day and I'm sure this will become one of the storylines leading into Wednesday's Game 1.
A big BLS head nod to The 700 Level for the redirect.
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Phils in 6
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Let me vehemently remind you that THIS IS NOT DAVID WRIGHT AND THE CHOKIN' NEW YORK METS YOU'RE PLAYIN' HERE!!!!!!! If it were, then yeah, you'd be head on with your talk BUT IT'S NOT!!!!! THESE ARE THE NEW YORK YANKEES, 26 TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS! WE WILL PROCURE #27 AT THE EXPENSE OF YOUR APTHETIC TRASH TALKIN' YO YO TEAM!!
Face it Holmes, apart from Cliff Lee, your team ain't got a Pitching Staff, period! So my kind words of recommendation to you are TO THINK WITH YOUR HEAD, NOT YOUR A.S.S!!! Cliff Lee, prior to the trade to Philly, was roughed up by the NYY, that too in Cleveland. God forbid what would happen here in October.
LOL, you call beating the Los Angeles Dodgers (with Krusty the Clown as their Centerpiece) a feat to get here? Try facing the Los Angeles Hay-Blows of Anaheim. That is a soundly fundamental team that was thrown out of its rhythm due to them wanting to do too much to beat the NYY. And for that matter, so did the Twinkies. Both failed! And on your pathetic Phillies team, I look at the Game 2 late innings that Utley had. You guys had better becareful that this doesn't happen here or else it'll be more of the same.
Oh Yeah, our LCS MVP, CC SABATHIA!!!! DOMINANT IN THIS POSTSEASON!!! SO WHAT IF HE COULDN'T HANDLE PHILLY LAST YEAR OR THE RED SOX THE YEAR PRIOR? LIKE THE CASE WITH THE STOCK MARKET IS, PAST EXPERIENCE IS NOT A DIRECT REFLECTION ON WHAT IS TO BE EXPECTED IN FUTURE RESULTS. CC IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL THIS YEAR!!
A-ROD! AS OFF AS HE'S BEEN IN THE PAST YEARS' PLAYOFFS, HE IS THAT MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR. FORTHAT MATTER, YOU GUYS HAD BETTER WATCH THE VIDEO 2009 ALDS GAME 2 BETWEEN MIN AND NYY. 2 RUN LEAD FOR MINN WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE SECURED AND PERHAPS HAVE TIED THAT SERIES AT 1. NOT QUITE!!!! an A-BOMB!!!!!!! FROM A-RODDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!! PHILLY FANS RIGHT ABOUT NOW ARE DEFECATING IN THEIR PANTS ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF AN A-ROD VS. LIDGE LATE INNINGS MATCHUP. ADVANTAGE: A-ROD, ONCE MON-SAT AND TWICE OVER ON SUNDAY.
OH! AND WHAT ABOUT POTENTIAL GAME 2 STARTER, PEDRO (WHO'S YOUR DADDY) MARTINEZ? HE'LL BE DONE BY THE 3RD INNING IN GAME 2 SOMETIME WITH THE NYY BEYOTCH SLAPPING HIM ALL OVER THE BRONX. NEW STADIUM OR OLD? IT DOESN'T MATTER, WE OWN HIM!!
I guess that just as the Clam Chowder was constipating the minds of Red Sox Nation faithful during the year (remember, the team that won the first 8 meetings vs. NYY?), it only goes to show that too much Cheesesteak is just as bad for you too.
NYY in 5, 6 AT THE VERY WORST (IF WE'RE NICE!)
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You ain't talking to the Mets, buddy. They play a full nine in the bronx. I hope you're hungry, it's going to be a lot of words to eat.
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KNOCK YOUR PUNK-A55 DOWN
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If CC knocks him down a couple, I highly doubt he'll be able to service his SS duties, much less anything else.
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Jimmy wasnt even smiling when he said it, haha. He was being honest, and that is fine, because he is right.
Phils are going to win in 5.
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Moral of the Story: Don't be so fast to count out the Pinstriped Pride. We're better than the Jays, whom you've lost to and remember we're not as lowly as Tampa Bay. They practically didn't show up at the World Series last year.
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If the yankees can win a 100 world series, that will not pay your bills are make you a better person.
As a Philly fan I hope you do win, you need it more.
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Rollins is a nice player but for the jackass that said he's better than Jeter maybe you may want to look at what they each just did in their respective playoff series and it's pretty clear who the better performing SS is. Right now the only place you clearly have an advantage is at 1B, and if Tex gets going, and the signs are there the past two games he's going to, even that becomes dead even.
Yanks in 6....and who knows, maybe a sweep with a little luck!
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