Meanwhile, Wade has made it a policy not to even confirm he's meeting with Levinson. However, it remains highly unlikely Rolen will be willing to commit to a long-term deal with the Phillies unless he's convinced the organization has made a strong commitment to winning. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who has a reputation for struggling in the early part of the season, had two more hits in yesterday's intrasquad game, a single and a triple in three at-bats. He also scored a run. In Tuesday's scrimmage at the Carpenter Complex, he had a double and a triple.
Reputation is only word of mouth.
But I'm feeling real good at the plate. Righthander Wayne Gomes pitched an inning and again earned praise from manager Larry Bowa. Like in this game, I had a guy 1-2 and I hadn't thrown him a curve yet. In that situation, the old Wayne Gomes would have tried to throw him the best curveball in the world. And it probably would have been in the dirt and now it's 2-2, and the next one may have been in the dirt, too.