I used to do the same thing.
In High school I had his picture all over my folder.
Even in my yearbook people would put, "Hey Mrs. Grud...", 'cause they
could never spell his name.

I'm glad he seems to have a larger fan base as a Cardinal.
People out here were never really that big into him... probably
because every GM the Dodgers have seems to depleat the team and get
rid of everyone's favorite players... but that's a whole other story! =O)

--- In markgrudzielanekfanclub@yahoogroups.com, Brianna Rickenbacker
<scifigeek@g...> wrote:
> Welcome to the group! I was listening to that game on the radio, driving
> home from work and I FREAKED OUT when they said "collision at first
base."
> Like those aren't already the most traumatic words of the season,
thanks to
> Scott Rolen's season-ending injury. Anyway, I was imagining worst-case
> scenario. Thank god he was back to work the next day, turning those
double
> plays like nothing had happened :)
> My boss even called me that night after it happened, lol. He's like
"what
> happened to your guy out there?" And everyone at work (we're all
Cardinal
> fans) was talking to me about it like I knew Grudzie personally, lol.
> And then people who don't know who he is see the picture I have on
my desk
> (of me & Grudzie) and just assume he's my boyfriend. Ok, sometimes I
don't
> bother to correct them... (well, he *is *my boyfriend, he just
doesn't know
> it)
> Anyway, the last game I went to was Aug. 21st, when he wasn't in
the lineup
> (at least I'd just seen him August 17th) and I had to wait until
after the
> game to find out he had that nasty knee infection.
> < /end rambling >
> ~Brianna
>
>
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