I was watching the Cardianls-Pirates game in the first inning when I saw Scott Rolen take one in the helmet. Vogelsong got him square in the Cardinal logo with a fast ball. It sounded awful, and my reaction brought my wife Marilyn into the room to see what had happened. To my amazement, Rolen never went down, and walked down to first base as if nothing was wrong. He later came around to score, but did not go out to take his position in the bottom of the first. I don’t know if there is anything wrong, or if the Cardinals were just being cautious. But the fact that he walked to first proves that either these helmets are extremely well made, or Rolen is one of the toughest ballplayers around.