Front-runners

What planet is J-Roll living on these days? Seriously. Is he purposely trying to run himself out of town? And if so, why after his MVP season last year?

Just some of the questions rattling around my head after this latest J-Roll incident in which he called Philadelphia fans "front-runners" on BDSSP. Maybe, we're all making too much of this. I didn't see the show, but perhaps Jimmy just got a little too laxed on the show. Without the local beat writers shoving a tape recorder down his throat at his locker, maybe Jimmy just got a little too comfortable on the set and let something slip. Who knows?

What we do know is Jimmy got this whole thing wrong. For a bunch of front-runners, we sure do buy a lot of tickets. We sure do spend a lot of time on debating our teams on message boards and on WIP. All of this amid the longest four-sport championship drought in pro sports. Yeah, I guess we're front runners. Good to know our MVP shortstop appreciates the sell out crowds that have filled the seats at CBP this season. Thanks, Jimmy. Maybe instead of questioning the fans' loyalties, you should work on that .260 batting average and try and help this team end the 28-year championship drought. Hmmm...28 years without and championship and we're still filling those seats every game. Yeah...Front-runners.

Whatever his intentions, Jimmy Rollins appears pretty disinterested in playing for this team and this city this season. Maybe George will finally get his wish and Rollins finds himself playing somewhere else soon.