Jason LaRue
Jason LaRue
Michael Jason "Rusty" LaRueis a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 March 1974
catch hit knew scary square
I knew it didn't catch him square but obviously, it still doesn't matter. When you get hit in the head, it's a scary moment.
closest eight friends-or-friendship guy parts played seeing strange
I played with the guy for parts of eight years. He's one of my closest friends I played with. It's a little strange seeing him on the other side.
asked supporter thrilled
I'm a big supporter of the Bushes. I was thrilled when they asked me to do it.
pitching wins
It's pitching and defense. That's what wins games.
exactly games tonight
It's been the same. What he did tonight was exactly what he's been doing in all the simulated games he's thrown.
bunch needed runs
It just got away from us in two innings. They scored a bunch of runs and scored some runs when they needed them.
business care casey consider game leader
I try to play the game the right way, or the old way, as I consider it. I'll just go and take care of business and try to be a leader like (Sean) Casey was.
battling happens main
It went pretty good. The main thing here is to see what happens tomorrow, to see if it swells up. The only thing I'm battling now is the swelling.
bag base bit closer extra giving guy keeping lead main step throw
The main thing about it is, especially if a guy's on second, it'll shorten the lead of the runner. If it's a base hit, you're keeping him a little bit closer to the bag and it's giving the outfielder an extra step or two to try to throw the guy out at home.
aggressive doctor opening says thinking today travel
It says a lot about our owner. The doctor said if you're even thinking about making Opening Day, we have to get it done today and get back down here and get aggressive with the rehab. ... It's the way to travel if you can do it.
casual conversation earth mattered normal seemed
It seemed like he was a normal person, he was a down-to-earth person. I don't think it mattered who it was, he could have a casual conversation with just about anybody.
fast might ready seemed time
It seemed like he's done it a lot of times. It might have only been 10 throws, 15 throws, but he warmed up pretty fast and he was ready. He was ready a long time before we went out.
anybody hit home lost needs people
I think anybody in the lineup needs to bunt. In my mind, it's kind of one of the lost arts. So many people want to hit home runs, you have to get back to the basics.
amount catcher far last means playing ready starting three time
I'm ready to play right now. I said I'm ready, and that means I'm ready to play every day. ... As far as I know, I'm the starting catcher and I'll get the amount of playing time that I've had the last three years, and that's what I expect.