Post-Gazette: Collier: Who jogs on bases key to playoff field

Personally...I’d like to see the results after the loafer’s revenge.

Show me a contender, and I’ll name you its notable loafer.

The Philadelphia Phillies?

Why it’s none other than defending National League Most Valuable Player Jimmy Rollins. Pulled from the lineup by manager Charlie Manuel for his leisurely trot toward first base June 5, Rollins’ egregious I’ll-get-there-when-I-get-there posture barely got him to the ballpark on time six weeks later. He was benched for that day game against the New York Mets, whom the Phillies are now pursuing with growing desperation in the good ol’ National League East.

The New York Mets?

Jose Reyes, ladies and gentleman. In parts acknowledged as the game’s most exciting player, Reyes had been sent to the dugout for not running hard to first by former manager Willie Randolph. The night Jerry Manuel arrived as Randolph’s successor, Reyes appeared to indicate an injury after another late arrival at first, and Manuel made him leave the game over the shortstop’s strenuous objections.