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Crowd shows Rollins the Bronx

True, in Philly, an Eagles crowd once pelted Santa Claus with snowballs. But New York never forgave Charles Smith for being so nice that he refused to dunk the ball four different times in six seconds.

On both cities’ scales of fan priorities, athletes making themselves accountable, smiling through adversity and working at soup kitchens are feats not as highly regarded as RBIs, titles, or running Richie Kotite out of town.

Over 10,000-plus losses into the history for Philadelphia’s baseball team, it would be hard to find a Phillie who ever handled going 4-8, 5.80 better than Adam Eaton.

Yet when he came back Opening Day to get his ring from the city’s first championship in any major sport since 1983, Philadelphia was so overcome with the spirit of amnesty that Eaton got booed.

Most people who truly know Jimmy Rollins like him much better than this J-Roll character who declared the 2008 Phillies, coming off consecutive second-place finishes behind the Mets, as the team to beat. Or, who told Jay Leno his team will make a fast five games work of the mighty Yankees, six if the Phillies are kind.

A search of the 400 level last night uncovered no one wearing pinstripe paraphernalia who was aware Rollins was the Phillies nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award in 2005, or that he once served a Philadelphia honorary chairmanship for the Easter Seals. They wouldn’t have been surprised to be told Rollins clubbed baby seals.

“I will be the first to boo him,” said Ron Hill from Lakewood, N.J., just before the climb to section 435b on the far side of the left-field foul pole. “And then I will boo him all night long.”

“Way overconfident for playing on a team that has won one championship and against one that has won 26,” said Hill’s friend, Joey Bishop.

Actually, the Phillies have won two, and only four Yankees remain from their last championship team in 2000, but who’s counting?

“He’s too cocky for his own good,” said Mel Tonniges, Yankee Nation member in from Lincoln, Neb.

“I enjoy silencing other team’s fans,” said Rollins.

But actually, after a hearty pregame chorus of the sound Denis Potvin knew too well, the rain, wind and Cliff Lee had taken over silencing the fans.

Had to be disappointing for Ron Hill and Joey Bishop, whose noses bled for their $400-a-pop privilege of booing the most obnoxious guy who ever lived, at least until Pedro Martinez pitches tonight.

jay.greenberg@nypost.com