Scott Rolen for Troy Glaus (Update: Finalized!)

[InvincibleCakeEater]

According to baseball-reference, Troy Glaus hit 47 home runs in 2000! Whoah!

[sighyoung]

Easton, for some reason I had to sig you.

On this topic, I heard once that all MLB infields are made out of the same dirt, and this dirt comes from Valmeyer, IL. Has anyone else ever heard this?

Not sure, but that's looks like Valmeyer dirt, alright.

[doe_boy]

Easton, for some reason I had to sig you.

On this topic, I heard once that all MLB infields are made out of the same dirt, and this dirt comes from Valmeyer, IL. Has anyone else ever heard this?

More 'dirt' on MLB dirt:

Baseball fields used to be packed with clay, which turned rock hard in the sun and melted into a slippery mess after a downpour. Today major league clubs often use a sports dirt mix called Beam Clay, made by Partac Peat Corp. Its dirts for the diamond, pitcher's mound, and home plate contain different ratios of red clay (for firmness) and orange sand (for drainage and softness). Both come from New Jersey. The pitcher's mound is the firmest, says Jim Kelsey, Partac's president. Its dirt must stay in place when a pitcher throws.

All 30 major league teams use riverbank mud from a tidal tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey. The exact location is an old secret guarded by Jim Bintliff. He owns Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, and its mud has the look and feel of chocolate pudding.

The secret mud was discovered in the 1930s. Back then, Lena Blackburne was a third-base coach for the old Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. Teams used infield dirt and water to rub on baseballs.

In 1938, an umpire complained to Blackburne about the condition of the balls. So when Blackburne went home to New Jersey, he discovered mud that seemed perfect for rubbing. He tested it, and players were impressed. By the late 1950s, the mud was being used by all major league teams. Blackburne passed the business - and the secret location - on to a friend. Now Mr. Bintliff's family is in charge. Each July, Bintliff goes to the secret spot, digs up 1,000 pounds of mud, and stores it over the winter to sell during the next season.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1018/p18s ... ml?s=widep

[Fan_In_NY]

More 'dirt' on MLB dirt:

Baseball fields used to be packed with clay, which turned rock hard in the sun and melted into a slippery mess after a downpour. Today major league clubs often use a sports dirt mix called Beam Clay, made by Partac Peat Corp. Its dirts for the diamond, pitcher's mound, and home plate contain different ratios of red clay (for firmness) and orange sand (for drainage and softness). Both come from New Jersey. The pitcher's mound is the firmest, says Jim Kelsey, Partac's president. Its dirt must stay in place when a pitcher throws.

All 30 major league teams use riverbank mud from a tidal tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey. The exact location is an old secret guarded by Jim Bintliff. He owns Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, and its mud has the look and feel of chocolate pudding.

The secret mud was discovered in the 1930s. Back then, Lena Blackburne was a third-base coach for the old Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. Teams used infield dirt and water to rub on baseballs.

In 1938, an umpire complained to Blackburne about the condition of the balls. So when Blackburne went home to New Jersey, he discovered mud that seemed perfect for rubbing. He tested it, and players were impressed. By the late 1950s, the mud was being used by all major league teams. Blackburne passed the business - and the secret location - on to a friend. Now Mr. Bintliff's family is in charge. Each July, Bintliff goes to the secret spot, digs up 1,000 pounds of mud, and stores it over the winter to sell during the next season.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1018/p18s ... ml?s=widep

This can't be too tough to find. if you guys pitch in enough money, I walk up and down the Delaware Water Gap and find where this guy is getting his mud.

[doe_boy]

More 'dirt' on MLB dirt:

Baseball fields used to be packed with clay, which turned rock hard in the sun and melted into a slippery mess after a downpour. Today major league clubs often use a sports dirt mix called Beam Clay, made by Partac Peat Corp. Its dirts for the diamond, pitcher's mound, and home plate contain different ratios of red clay (for firmness) and orange sand (for drainage and softness). Both come from New Jersey. The pitcher's mound is the firmest, says Jim Kelsey, Partac's president. Its dirt must stay in place when a pitcher throws.

All 30 major league teams use riverbank mud from a tidal tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey. The exact location is an old secret guarded by Jim Bintliff. He owns Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, and its mud has the look and feel of chocolate pudding.

The secret mud was discovered in the 1930s. Back then, Lena Blackburne was a third-base coach for the old Philadelphia Athletics baseball team. Teams used infield dirt and water to rub on baseballs.

In 1938, an umpire complained to Blackburne about the condition of the balls. So when Blackburne went home to New Jersey, he discovered mud that seemed perfect for rubbing. He tested it, and players were impressed. By the late 1950s, the mud was being used by all major league teams. Blackburne passed the business - and the secret location - on to a friend. Now Mr. Bintliff's family is in charge. Each July, Bintliff goes to the secret spot, digs up 1,000 pounds of mud, and stores it over the winter to sell during the next season.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1018/p18s ... ml?s=widep

This can't be too tough to find. if you guys pitch in enough money, I walk up and down the Delaware Water Gap and find where this guy is getting his mud.

Think the area might have traps and such?

If this mission is funded, you should proceed with caution.

I know you have military experience, so you'll probably be well prepared.

[Fat Strat]

ok. When we've moved on to covert operations surrounding secret infield dirt sites in New Jersey canals, I think it might be time to call the discussion ended...

[showtime]

The trade is now official

[MrCrowesGarden]

http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=514892

I like Derrick.

[TabascoElvis]

I understand why it had to happen but I'm more than just a little verklempt right now. I've got family from Jasper and have spent a fair amount of time there. Most recently the summer before last when we ate at a place in Ireland called the Chicken Place. The owner has Scotty's cell phone number. They played ball together in HS. I'm sad to see him go.

My bobbleheads have taken a beating this offseason. I'm down to Pujols, with Jimmy and Scotty gone.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I understand why it had to happen but I'm more than just a little verklempt right now. I've got family from Jasper and have spent a fair amount of time there. Most recently the summer before last when we ate at a place in Ireland called the Chicken Place. The owner has Scotty's cell phone number. They played ball together in HS. I'm sad to see him go.

My bobbleheads have taken a beating this offseason. I'm down to Pujols, with Jimmy and Scotty gone.

I bought quite a few of the WS bobbleheads when I was in St. Louis last year--so far, Rolen, Edmonds and Taguchi are gone. I'll guess the Carp, Wainwright, Spiezio and LaRussa ones are safe for now.

Maybe I should put a cast on my Rolen bobblehead, much like when I put a neck brace on my J.D. Drew bobble (and then forgot to take it off when I had him sign it).