Adam Rosales does nothing at half speed. He sprints to his position. He sprints off the field. He sprints to firstbase on a walk. He sprints to the bathroom to merely brush his teeth, not to heed nature's call. He runs to get into position to run.
He extended the Reds five run rally on Saturday by beating a throw to first on a force play. Cincinnati benefited by scoring two more runs.
In the second inning on Sunday, he beat a double play relay. The Reds didn't score that inning but they cleared the pitchers spot in the order, allowing the top of the lineup to start a tw0-run third inning, in which Jay Bruce cut a 4-1 deficit to 4-3 with his 10th home run.
Rosales earned the nickname "Pete" after the hustling style of Pete Rose, still an icon in Cincinnati in spite of his famous fall from grace.
In one spring training game in March against the Twins in Ft. Myers. Rosales came to the plate with the Reds trailing by four runs, with two outs and the bases empty. He clubbed a line drive into the gap for what appeared to be a double but as we looked up after the ball landed, Rosales was already half way between second and thirdbase.
In the fourth inning Sunday Rosales hit his first major league home run in to the leftfield stands and sprinted around the bases, full speed ahead. The joke in the press box was that one day he would be in the dugout before the ball landed in the stands. He would get knocked down for watching his home run, except he'd be watching from the dugout.
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About Me
- Gary Schatz
- I am a freelance writer. I've covered the Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and others since 1992. I have a background in sales as well. I've sold consumer electronics, advertising and consumer package goods for companies ranging from the now defunct Circuit City to Procter&Gamble. I have worked as a stats operator for Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati, the College of Mount St. Joe and Colerain High School.
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