For the better part of his career, Jimmy Rollins was criticized by some Philadelphia Phillies fans for not always sprinting to first base. Rollins also won a league MVP, and whether or not he was the best player in the franchise’s 2007-2011 run, he was the face of the run. Charlie Manuel famously benched Rollins in 2012 after he didn’t run out a lazy fly ball. Rollins still reached first base when the ball wasn’t caught, but the belief at the time was that had he been sprinting in an anticipation of a potential drop, he could have ended up on second base.
Manny Machado says there’s no excuse for not hustling; also says he won’t be ‘Johnny Hustle’
