Rolen's slump

by sdesserman on Sep 26, 2006 10:16 AM EDT

make no mistake, i love scott rolen however, there is no denying his significant role in the current streak/slide.

last 7 days: 2-20 with 1 rbi, 1 run scored and 1 walk.

this month: 13-68 with 11 rbi (7 in one game), 5 runs scored and 7 walks.

i also recognize that most players slump at some point during the season, but this is particularly bad timing.

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gotta wonder if that shoulder is barking

Acquire Jason Schmidt!

by azruavatar on Sep 26, 2006 11:10 AM EDT reply actions

Shoulder

Not just barking....... I bet that thing is reaching up and biting him in the ass. I hope it gets better, or whatever it is gets better and he helps out the team. Last night, teams saw that they could just walk Albert and we could do nothing about it.

Play hard, play to win, but make it fun!

by Edmonds is baseball on Sep 26, 2006 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

Slip 'n' Slide Scotty

SR got off to a great, great start this year, and was pushing his average above the .360 mark at one point, which is a significant achievement for the middle of June. That's right, he was above .360, almost leading the league in average! Lots of doubles, some homers, rbi's ... great, highlight reel D.
Then, something went horribly cold. His current 1st half/2nd half splits are about as polar opposite as a player can craft (.330/.245) and it's felt like one grinding death march, watching him try to catch up to pitches. Even his defense has included some strangely costly lapses at key times. That's not SR.
Just imagine Albert's stats if there was a fearsome Rolen hitting behind him these past couple months and teams were less inclined to give AR the free pass.

by Urban Pawnee on Sep 28, 2006 9:25 AM EDT reply actions