Q+A with Enrique Roblero

Clubhouse Chatter: Who is your favorite baseball player of all-time, and why?

Enrique Roblero: Dennis Martinez "El Presidente"... "El Perfecto" Only mainstream player from my native Nicaragua.

CC: There's a movie about your life. What's the title and who plays you?

ER: Walking Tall starring The Rock, I get to swing a big stick.

CC: What's the first music album you ever bought?

ER: Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill, can't get rap like this no more..

CC: What's the most recent music album you bought?

ER: Can't remember that far back, way before Napster even started...

CC: What is your most embarrassing baseball moment?

ER: Maple Ridge, guy hit the front lawn of the house across the street in left field.

CC: We want to read a good book, what should we read and why?

ER: You're on your own here, I choose not to read ..

CC: Do you have any baseball superstitions?

ER: Always gotta leave my bag at either end of the dugout bench. When I go up to bat, I touch the front right corner of the plate.

CC: What was the best vacation you've ever been on?

ER: Vegas, Hoover dam tour was incredible, being harrased by porn-flyer-handing latinos - very annoying especially when your wife is right next to you.

CC: What is your favorite baseball movie?

ER: 61*, awesome story.

CC: What is your proudest baseball moment?

ER: Couple, holding down Richmond Phillies to one run in the playoffs a few years ago (left the game in the eighth winning 9-8 or something like that -- of course we all know how the game ended), and shutting down the Seattle Mariners for 5 innings in the long weekend tourney 3 years back, we all know how that game ended as well :-(

CC: You have $20. It's the last $20 you can ever spend. How do you spend it?

ER: Not on a book, how 'bout lottery tickets....

CC: Any words of advice for the thousands of young fans who dream of one day playing for the mighty Surrey Indians?

ER: Focus on the positive kids, focus on the positive...

CC: Tell us a good joke. Keep it clean.

ER: A recent Scottish immigrant attends his first baseball game in his new country and after a base hit he hears the fans roaring "run....run!" The next batter connects heavily with the ball and the Scotsman stands up and roars with the crowd in his thick accent: "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-run will ya!" A third batter slams a hit and again the Scotsman, obviously pleased with his knowledge of the game, screams "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-r-run will ya!"

The next batter held his swing at three and two and as the ump calls a walk the Scotsman stands up yelling "R-r-run ya bahstard, r-r-run!" All the surrounding fans giggle quietly and he sits down confused. A friendly fan, sensing his embarrassment, whispers, "He doesn't have to run, he's got four balls." After this explanation the Scotsman stands up in disbelief and screams, "Walk with pr-r-ride man! Walk with pr-r-ride!!!!"