The 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies featured arguably the two best shortstops of the 2000s.
One was Derek Jeter, who would be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020, receiving 99.7% of the vote in his first year of eligibility. The other was Jimmy Rollins, who, along with former teammates Ryan Howard and Jonathan Papelbon, will become eligible for the ballot for the first time in 2022.
Friday, the two managers in that series – Charlie Manuel and Joe Girardi – reflected on what Rollins meant to the Phillies at his peak, and whether he could join Jeter in Cooperstown at some point.