When I was sixteen and competing for a spot on my local high school team, the incumbent third baseman was a Louisville Slugger High School All-American.  With every swing of the bat, it seemed he was setting league, division, and state records.  I was content to sit on the bench, eagerly awaiting my turn to become a star.

The following year, while I was turning heads in my own right, he kept coming back.  The Big Man on Campus, fresh off being drafted by a Major League Baseball team, continued to come home to play Big Shot at his own high school campus.  No doubt after being just another guy in minor league camp, or a utility infielder for a Class A Short Season team, he craved validation.  And coming back to his old stomping grounds, where he was universally hailed as a conquering hero, provided just the boost he needed.

I, on the other hand, always thought it was a bit pathetic.

So when Seth Rogen Eric Gagne came to Camelback Ranch today during the Dodgers’ spring training, it struck me as a bit sad.  The former BMOC trying desperately to regain some of his swagger by being pampered and adored.  And the news that he would be forgoing surgery following a tear in his rotator cuff, opting instead for a cortisone shot, didn’t exactly strike me as very prudent.

Look, Eric, it’s over.  Just move on, man.  You had a good supplier run.