Here’s a classic interview from August of ’99, featuring a 20-year old Jimmy Rollins alongside his Reading teammate/roommate Tyrone Horne. Even before he was an all-star and NL MVP, J-Roll was the same charismatic shortstop and a natural in front of the camera.
Young (real young) James talks about his promotion to Reading, hitting in the 2-hole, haircuts in the clubhouse, and being a messy roommate. Also, a then-Reading hitting coach Milt Thompson gives some advice on what Jimmy needs to work on to make it to the bigs.
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Those pants look extremely high. I’m guessing the videos of a young Jamie Moyer didn’t survive the Great Flood.
Loved the video, but I’m probably not the only one who cringed when Varsho compared JRoll’s leadership qualities to Rolen at the very end…
I always liked Gary Varsho. It’s a shame they fired him.