Phillies fans might see the Phillies’ newest acquisition from Seattle and say, “Hey, isn’t that the guy who orchestrated a sinister ploy to pick Kyle Kendrick off second base despite dropping the ball?” And yes, he is that person. This happened back in June 2013, when the core of the Phillies division-running teams was crumbling, but not completely dissolved.
Down 4-3 to Segura’s Brewers, Jimmy Rollins had singled in the wake of a Freddy Galvis solo shot that had brought the Phillies within a run. Rollins had fouled a pair of pitches off the same part of his right foot the previous night, however, and Charlie Manuel made the call to insert Kendrick into the rally in Rollins’ place as the potential tying run.