P.S. Big ups to all the crazies on Rock of Love II.  There's no one as genuinely cool as Jes left (cuz Bret kicked those girls out already), but there's plenty of skankitude and crazy ("Technically I'm still married because the annulment hasn't gone through") to make for great watching.

He can't get to Cincinnati quick enough.

His arm was too good, though. At UCLA, he played outfield for eight innings and if the game was close he would be the closer.

"It was kind of a hassle to walk in from center field to close," Roenicke said. "Sometimes I would jump the fence into the bullpen after the eighth inning, change my cleats and warm up fast."

Reports are that Roenicke is the hardest thrower in camp, "Touching the gun at 97 and 98 miles an hour," said general manager Wayne Krivsky.

He began last season at Class A Sarasota and was 2-1 with a 3.25 earned run average and 16 saves in 27 appearances. He was promoted to Class AA Chattanooga and was 1-1 with a 0.95 ERA and eight saves in 19 appearances.

"But he had appendicitis, then tried to come back too quickly and we had to shut him down after only 19 innings at Chattanooga," said Krivsky. "He is 26, but he is younger experience-wise -- only 70 innings and 67 professional games."

This is Roenicke's first major-league camp and he made a quick impression on Baker.

"I'm old school," said Baker. "Used to be that players came to the manager's office and introduced themselves. I've only had a couple of them do it here so far and Roenicke was one of them. Impressive."

Roenicke smiled and admitted he did that on the advice of his dad.

"My dad and uncle were from the era and told me how to act, plus my dad knows him," he said. "Wish I could have gone duck-hunting with them, but I was busy that day."

So he's either 25 or 26.  But he's a young 25 or 26.  Except that he knows at least one good Baseball Guy mind trick.

Veteran. Presence. Baby.