Man, I'm telling you, you could hear me moaning from a mile away when I caught wind that the Cardinals were moving Scott Rolen. I didn't care if we were getting Johan Santana, I was going to convince anybody around it was a terrible idea. I didn't care, I wasn't in the mood for it.
I'm better now. And once again, I'll echo the thoughts of St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist, Jeff Gordon, although not as entirely this time. I'm ok with this trade, but only because it makes Scott Rolen happy.
I'm not on the Troy Glaus bandwagon quite yet though. This is a guy who's battled his own fair share of injuries in the past, has never hit for average, and has never been known for flashy glove work. I'm a high-average, hard-nosed defense kind of guy. Troy Glaus doesn't fit the profile. His offensive production will need to improve before I'm on the wagon with this trade.
If he is healthy and can hit the ball, then I'm sure I'll come around. But I don't want to hear all this about Albert Pujols needing protection. Troy Glaus isn't that scary. The Yankees have seven guys batting in their lineup that are scarier than Glaus. The Tigers have six, and the Mets have five. We need guys that can hit behind both Glaus and Pujols in order to apply proper protection.
I'm rooting for him. I remember liking him when I was a little kid and he played for the Angels.
And cheers to Scott Rolen. It was a damn pleasure watching you play baseball. You're the first ballplayer I'll ever mention to my kids. It took you and Mike Matheny wearing Cardinal red to remind me how I wanted to teach my kids to play: arms out, butt out, eye on the ball, hustle all the way.
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I remember when I thought Troy Glaus was the ultimate pick-up in fantasy league.
I will miss Scott Rolen. He is one of the few Major League baseball players playing for the raw love of the game, and playing 100% nasty elbows and A-Hole style baseball. Scott Rolen is the real deal, and although he didnt put up HOF type numbers he is capable of the past few seasons, the Cards let go of a hell of a ball player, and it pisses me off.
I'm perfectly fine with Rolen leaving. He and LaRussa didn't get along, and he's getting old anyway. You have to get along with your manager. Period.
The problem isnt Rolen, he just wants to play. The problem is Larussa. I heard somewhere that Pujols was butting heads with Tony, too. Fire Larussa, hire Joe Girardi.
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