Scott Rolen
Scott Rolen
Scott Bruce Rolenis an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseballfor the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds. He was an eight-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time All-Star...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 April 1975
CityEvansville, IN
coming extra spring time trouble understanding
My understanding is that I should have no trouble getting back for spring training. It's a six-month rehab, maybe, and I have a little extra time in there. Hopefully, I should have no trouble coming back from the first day on.
played swings time
No different than any other year. Played it the same as every year, no swings the first time out.
arm decision lift shirt
My decision is going to be, am I able to play baseball, and I couldn't before. If I can't lift my arm and get a shirt down, I can't play baseball.
chance walk
I have a chance of being part of something pretty special, or walk around in a sling,
bigger distinct gum mouth puts
I have a bigger mouth than a lot of these youngsters right now, so I think that puts me at a distinct advantage. The more gum you get in your mouth the better you will be.
ready
I feel good; I feel ready to play. I'm ready to at least go see what we have going.
afraid along setbacks start swings unheard
There are a lot of swings I haven't taken, but I get to start over and start fresh. If I have some soreness, and I could have some setbacks along the way, that's not unheard of. But I'm not afraid of that.
eight ready says taken
Now would I have taken eight or 10 weeks? Sure, I would have. At the time, I'm ready to go, the doc says I'm ready to go, it's fine.
bring honor supposed uniform
It's not supposed to be personal. It's not about you. It's not about your opponent. It's about the game. It's about it being an honor to put the uniform on at this level. Don't bring it down from that.
history richness selected shocking stadium traded
For an organization and a stadium with the richness and history that it has, to be traded over in '02 and selected to this, it's surprising, shocking and much appreciated,
beautiful early feels people
It's beautiful; it's a beautiful ballpark. It's probably a little early to say it feels like home, but the people make it home.
awhile coming everybody familiar forward good guys looked people pulse takes
It's a big part of that a lot of people don't understand. We had a good pulse here. You looked forward every day to coming to the park. Everybody was a big part of the team. It'll be like that again, but it takes awhile for guys to become familiar with one another.
bathroom door front
It was actually right in front of us. The door was shut. We're not used to having a bathroom in the dugout.
faces games played quiet
It is quiet in here. There are a lot of new faces here. We haven't played any games yet. It's early. But, yeah, it's still a little different.