Daily News | Former Phillie Scott Rolen is elected to the Hall of Fame
Scott Rolen vacuumed almost every ball that got hit in his direction in a 17-year major-league career as a third baseman with four teams, including the Phillies.In his sixth year of eligibility, Rolen completed a meteoric rise up the ballot by receiving 76.3% of the vote from 389 long-standing members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, narrowly surpassing the three-quarters majority required for election, the Hall of Fame announced.
The Hall of Fame hasn’t announced which hat will be featured on Rolen’s plaque. He made four All-Star teams and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals but spent more seasons with the Phillies than any team before asking to be traded in 2002. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds.
“My six years in Philadelphia kind of taught me how to play the game,” Rolen said. “We were a little rough. We were young. I learned to really hustle and play hard or it wasn’t going to work very well for you.” “He said, ‘Kid, be there at 6,’” Rolen said. “We went out there and he, as much as anybody, taught me how to work. He made me work hard. It wasn’t a choice. I didn’t have a choice to work hard. He worked as hard as I did, and he’s sweating and he’s hitting balls. It was nonstop. We just did it over and over and over, and he took a real interest in me. He taught me different defensive fundamentals that I just didn’t know about. Widened my stance. Put my glove in a certain spot.
“Their plan was that with a new stadium and to get in and just spend some money,” Rolen said. “They brought Jim Thome in, which was fantastic. But I think it was at that point where we weren’t there yet. We didn’t really come to agreement on what the future looked like and the contract, and everything worked out for both of us, I suppose. My six years in Philadelphia, I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.
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