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TSN: Fraley: Inside Dish: Rowand will inject life into Giants

It’s also a little known fact that Aaron Rowand invented the MAXO2+A Oxygen Analyzer in his spare time! Wadda guy!

In two seasons without center fielder Aaron Rowand, the Chicago White Sox are a .500 team and heading south.

Philadelphia is about to experience the same sinking sensation that overcomes a team that goes on without Rowand.

...The Phillies will also learn what the White Sox now know. Rowand is harder to replace in the clubhouse than on the field.

Rowand is an NFL free safety masquerading as a center fielder. He plays relentlessly, a style the Phillies privately feared may shorten his career, and that rubs off on teammates. He is a leader in the true sense of the word.

Repoz Posted: December 22, 2007 at 08:04 AM | 17 comment(s)
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1. Dr Love Posted: December 22, 2007 at 08:47 AM (#2652115)

Rowand is an NFL free safety masquerading as a center fielder.

Well then imagine how much better the Phils will be if they sign Brian Dawkins.

2. PASTE is not impressed by Albert Pujols (Zeth) Posted: December 22, 2007 at 08:55 AM (#2652118)

It's just too bad "life" doesn't translate into "wins". Because while they very well may go 114-48 in the L-D (Life-Death) column, it would be a major upset if they managed to reach 68-94 in the W-L (Wins-Losses) column.

If I was laying odds on who wins more games this year, the Pirates or Giants, I'd put it at Pirates -2.

3. Random Transaction Generator Posted: December 22, 2007 at 09:27 AM (#2652124)

Rowand will inject life into Giants

Really? That's the headline to use right after the Mitchell Report came out?

4. Howie Menckel Posted: December 22, 2007 at 09:38 AM (#2652127)

Brian Jordan says hi.

5. zonk Posted: December 22, 2007 at 10:46 AM (#2652145)

Does this mean Sam Raimi will be doing the 2008 Giants retrospective video?

6. Voros Posted: December 22, 2007 at 11:34 AM (#2652156)

RTG stole my joke.

7. Crashburn Alley Posted: December 22, 2007 at 01:00 PM (#2652207)

lol, I loved this article. Multiple contradictions, leaps in logic, adherence to the unprovable... that makes for a great article, doesn't it?

8. Alex_Lewis Posted: December 22, 2007 at 01:20 PM (#2652226)

So... Who's going to play third for the Giants?

9. 1k5v3L, Useless

Posted: December 22, 2007 at 02:06 PM (#2652262)

I have no idea who's gonna play 1b, 3b or lf for the Giants. And that's just a-ok with me.

Btw, whatever happened to Armando Benitez? Is he still a free agent? Or has he signed with COL?

10. Dedicated to Esoteric but he wasn't listening Posted: December 22, 2007 at 02:24 PM (#2652271)

He plays relentlessly, a style the Phillies privately feared may shorten his career, and that rubs off on teammates. He is a leader in the true sense of the word.

Oh great, so now he'll also shorten the careers of his teammates too by encouraging them to play that way.

Then again, given that the average age of a Giants player is 55, their careers are probably already mostly over anyway.

11. Keith Law Posted: December 22, 2007 at 03:02 PM (#2652298)

I assume the use of "inject" was intentional - a backslap at Bonds.

12. 1k5v3L, Useless

Posted: December 22, 2007 at 03:18 PM (#2652322)

I believe Bonds never injected; he just creamed and cleared.

13. North Side Chicago Expatriate Giants Fan Posted: December 22, 2007 at 04:05 PM (#2652359)

Sure he will. Just before the trade deadline.

14. Biff uses the power of mental thinking Posted: December 22, 2007 at 04:18 PM (#2652368)

I'll take the other obvious joke.

At a mere 30 years old, he's at least going to inject some youth into the Giants!

15. Robert S. Posted: December 22, 2007 at 04:21 PM (#2652370)

Rowand is officially the new Erstad, I take it.

16. depletion Posted: December 22, 2007 at 07:53 PM (#2652451)