Rollins to Mets: 'It takes more than one player to win championship'

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As if watching the Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series wasn't enough incentive for the New YorkMets, listening to Jimmy Rollins take a jab at them during Saturday's parade in Philly should be.

Rollins brought up Mets ace Johan Santana to boos, before declaring, "It takes more than one player to bring home a championship," to the massive crowd's delight.

"When you're the champions and win like that, you have every right to be confident," Wright said. "You can say what you like. You've earned that right. That's not necessarily my style or a style we would go with, but again, they've earned that right."

The Mets have suffered huge breakdowns the past two Septembers to miss the playoffs, while the Phillies have won the NL East each time.

Last year, they wasted a seven-game lead in the NL East with 17 to play in a collapse of historic proportions. This past season, the Mets led the NL East by 3-1/2 games as late as Sept. 10.

"In 2007, we gave it away," Wright said. "(In 2008), we couldn't get the job done. You've got to take advantage of opportunities. It's a tough way to learn a lesson. Both are somewhat missed opportunities."

Source: New York Daily News

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1. Posted by Alexander L Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:01 pm EDT
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first. go phils
2. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT
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right you are rollins a closer in what the mets needed to make the playoffs.
3. Posted by t8kman Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm EDT
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No class, typical Phillies. They are celebrating and still have the Mets on their mind.
4. Posted by Chris Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:57 pm EDT
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Mets stink, Marlins have better chance to compete with the Phils
5. Posted by BB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT
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Can't wait to see Johan face Rollins next year...might be a little brew ha ha...
6. Posted by AG Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:46 pm EDT
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And this is the same dude who called Philly fans "frontrunners" on national television just a few months ago...thanks for hepling win the WS but your ass needs to go. Phila fans are the last people who should even be considers "frontrunners". we also dont forget...
7. Posted by davfied Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:37 pm EDT
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When you're right, you're right. Philly had a great season.
8. Posted by quavo13 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:24 pm EDT
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The Nationals will win the East before the Mutts do!
9. Posted by Jimmy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT
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Philly had a great season???? They don't make the playoffs unless the Mets choke. Rollins enjoy it, it will be another quarter century before you see another
10. Posted by eagles,phillies,76er fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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get it right first the parade was friday and j. roll did not mention santana he mention sabathia
11. Posted by Bryan F Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT
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No !@#$, Sherlock.
On the first game these two teams play, I would love to see the Met pitcher throw over the head of Rollins. I'd also like to see them brush back Chase Utley because the umpires still haven't done anything about him keeping his elbow in the strikezone.
12. Posted by Jimmy The Gooch Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:11 pm EDT
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I'm a Mets fan. It is what it is. It's Phillys time to talk smack. I would fo it. The 1986 Mets did it. So hats off. Untill we win the big one we need to take it. But we can still go back and forth and show some class on both ends here. 5 long months untill spring training
13. Posted by live 4 surf Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:56 pm EDT
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the mets missed the playoffs by 1 game, a good closer would have got them in. sign k-rod and it's all good.
14. Posted by ross f Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:28 pm EDT
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all of u shut up the phillies are world champs!
15. Posted by Ernest "Man of the People" E Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT
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Is it just me or does it seem like Omar Minaya is not a very good G.M?
16. Posted by eagles,phillies,76er fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:44 pm EDT
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Adarian maybe j. roll was refering to fans like you. admit it some of us philly fans are jerks, i am not mad at him for that comment because some philly sport fans are fickle boo a guy 1 day and cheer him the next i have ben a phillies fan for 55 years i took the good and the bad ,which admittedly was more than the good, but they gave me a world series be fore i go. thank you phillies!!!!!!!!!!
17. Posted by downwitdasickness420 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT
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world champs ......world [profane]king champs!!!!!
18. Posted by C Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:23 pm EDT
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The Mets fans are still crying. The Phillies are the champions and did it as a TEAM. Maybe the Mets can bring it next year, but until then we are the best.
19. Posted by Bleck Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT
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Yes, the Phillies DID have a great season...they didn't need the Mets to choke. It's called chemistry. Something all the money in the world cannot buy. The Mets and Yankees have yet to figure it out. You can have a billion dollar payroll and all the A-rods and Santanas you want but when it comes down to it - it all has to gel. If the Mets didn't learn from the 2007 debacle, which obviously they didn't, they never will. And I do hope Santana throws over Rollins' head or brushes back Utley. Then, we finally have a reason to have Brett Myers put one in Reyes' face.
20. Posted by Will Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT
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So funny how NY fans are complaining about this like the Strahan didn't do that whole "stomped you out" thing about the patriots when they won. The winners get the gloat and rub it in on people they don't like i.e. the new york mets and their fans.
NY fans say philly fans have no class but there wasn't any rioting among the 2-3 million people that celebrated in that parade the other day. You think there would have been no problems in a parade of 3 million in ny? That's a laugher.
Winners get to gloat. Get into the post-season mets, and then talk. Also, I don't care that Rollins said that thing about frontrunners. Read the whole quote. That's not really what he meant. We won and none of this negativity in the media can take that away.
21. Posted by Chak Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT
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Adrian G:
Rollins needs to go?!?! You're an idiot that needs to have their Philadelphia Phillies fan rights revoked for even making a comment like that.
22. Posted by schuldi Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:08 pm EDT
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Phillies, still no class no matter what they win. Maybe that is why TV ratings were down for the series.
23. Posted by trickydick41 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm EDT
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I said that at the beginning of the year. Why waste 18 mil on a guy that will only be a factor one out of every five games.
24. Posted by P Tain Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT
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I can't take anything J Roll says too seriously. I mean this is the same guy who bashed his own fans so of course he is going to talk trash about the Mets. This guy is the most arrogant player in baseball hands down. I can't believe Philly fans still like him, he called them front runners, thats far from the truth. Philly fans have stuck by that team through many losing seasons. Even if J Roll shut his mouth, he would still talk trash through that garage door sized gap between his teefers.
25. Posted by P Tain Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm EDT
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trickydick - good point but Santana isn't the only guy standing on the field. True its mostly the same guys that choked the season away in 2007, but they are also the same guys who ran away with it in 2006. Mets + Decent Bullpen = NL East Champs.