I was at Three Rivers Stadium for #31, his first of three career inside-the-parkers, and I'm writing an article about the game for SABR. Thanks for the clip!
I was so perplexed by the rasiel iglesias double to the wall. The twitchy almost glitch looking leg kick, the rocket off the bat, and then he’s fucking flying like a bat out of hell. He was probably a short stop until realized he could throw 98 😂
I don't think people realized just how small this kid was? But man! He threw violent! Every pitch he threw it looked like he used every ounce of energy he had! It's probably why his career was very long? But being a Cardinals fan it was a joy to watch him pitch against us. 🇺🇸
I'll get slammed for this, but I don't care. He would be in the HoF if he wasn't the biggest as*hole ever. The media hated him from Day 1, and the steroids obviously didn't help.
Wasnt too terrible at first considering he rarely played the field. And didnt have any real reason to improve his defense. Certainly not as bad as someone like Prince Fielder at first.