bellyitcher

Here's the thing. Grudzielankek was a Cub. If I paid attention to him, it was only to ridicule. Ok, not really, but since I don't remember a thing about him, I'm going to come back to second base later.

So, instead, today we've got Scott Rolen.

ON FIELD

1. Defense
   i. Hustle (5) Yes. 10 points.
   ii. Agility (7) As long as his leg is OK. 13 points.
   iii. Catcher? (5/0) No. 0 points.
   iv. Awareness (4) Yep. 8 points.
   v. Defensive Stance (6) Sigh. 12 points.
   vi. Pitching Face (5/0) No. 0 points.
2. Offense
   i. Hustle (5) He sprints around the bases after a homerun. 10 points.
   ii. Batting Stance/Face (6) Rolen looks like he's standing on tiptoe. Sometimes he scowls. 9 points.
   iii. Power & Average (6) Well, he is coming off a career year. 10 points.
   iv. Line Drive v. Fly Ball (3) He grounded into double plays (8) less than he was hit by a pitch (13) last year. 5 points.
   v. Chatty (3) No. And never will be. 3 points.
   vi. Selflessness (7) Can you imagine Scotty padding his stats? Because I cannot. 14 points.
3. Dugout/Clubhouse
   i. Press Conferences (4) Quite engaging. 8 points.
   ii. Quotes (4) "Are you even on this team?" 8 points.
   iii. Chatty (4) I get the feeling he's pretty goofy. 7 points.
   iv. Fights (3) The man is 6'4"/240 lbs. 4 points.

OFF FIELD

1. Personal Hygiene (8) Very nice. 15 points.
2. Commercials - local (4) No. 0 points.
   
3. Commercials – national (5) No. 0 points.
4. Commercials - MLB (5) No. 0 points.
5. Dress (5) You know, he wears a half-shirt, too. 8 points.
6. Rumors (3) Scotty's plain vanilla. 3 points.
7. Awards (3) Rookie of the Year (1997), Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers, etc. 5 points.

Total: 152. What more can you say? The hot corner is definitely hot.