A local sports report compared Roger to Barry. They said:
Barry has been with just two teams - certainly journeyman qualities. (Think Ray Bourque or Steve Yzerman.)
But Barry isn't all that great with the media, and went from skinny guy to monster guy, and has links to Balco.
Roger's number have climbed
since his 35th birthday, and are almost at the same point from when he was in his
early 20s. Plus, he's been pulled out of retirement twice. And he bounces from team to team for whatever reason. ($, which is fine, but does he have any loyalty?)
I liked the story only because I was able to paraphrase it for the sports column that I write.
