((HT: 120Sports))
Sad news out of the Dominican Republic...
120 is reporting that St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras has reportedly died in a car crash in his native country.
“Obviously, we have deep condolences to his family. We are still waiting for more details before issuing a full statement,” said Cardinals GM John Mozeliak, via MLB.com’s Jen Langosch (on Twitter).
From MLB Trade Rumors:
Taveras’ girlfriend also reportedly passed away. A variety of outlets from the Dominican Republic had reported news of the accident. Taveras was 22 years old. ESPN Deportes' Dionisio Soldevila says the police report indicates that Taveras’ car had veered off the road.
KMOV-TV in St. Louis reports his death was confirmed around 7:30 PM. Taveras was scheduled to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic before returning for spring training where he was expected to compete for the starting spot in right field.
The 22 year old came to the majors in style earlier this season
More when we know more...
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
BASTA: Resurgent Giants Come From Behind, Take 3-1 Series Lead
((HT: BASTA/Ben Leonard))
Early on, nothing was going the Giants’ way. Ryan Vogelsong was rocked early, giving up four runs in three shaky innings, possibly his last as a Giant. Vogelsong simply could not get ahead of hitters, leaving the Cardinals’ hitters in advantageous counts. While Vogelsong struggled, the Giants’ offense hit starter Shelby Miller hard early, but only got nothing to show for it, with balls hit right at the Cardinals’ defenders. None of that would matter in the end, with the Giants taking a 3-1 series lead with a 6-4 win at AT&T Park.
Vogelsong’s adversity started immdeiatly, when Matt Carpenter led off the game with a hard double that kicked off of Joe Panik’s glove, slowing it down enough for Carpenter to take second. Matt Adams drove him in on a single, giving the Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. Jhonny Peralta bailed out Vogelsong, grounding into a hard double play to third to end the inning. Peralta had another double play in the third, but that one drove in a run, extending the Cardinals’ lead to 3-1. Peralta accounted for four of the nine outs Ryan Vogelsong got, and saved him from disater. After his double play in the third, Kolten Wong launched another home run on a full count, giving St. Louis the 4-1 lead, a shot that would have chased Vogelsong from the game had his spot at the plate not been due up the next inning. Bochy did not want to have Yusmeiro Petit come in for one out and then have to hit or be pinch-hit for. Bochy should have taken him out after the second; usually, if a pitcher has not found his release point by the second, he never will.
Vogelsong left the Giants in a 4-1 hole heading into the bottom of the third. The Giants’ only run up to that point came on a sacrifice fly in the first off Buster Posey’s bat, the star of the game. Despite the three run deficit, there was a feeling in the air that a comeback was inevitable. The Giants’ offense finally got some real results off of the hard-throwing righty, Miller, in the third. Joaquin Arias pinch-hit for Vogelsong, coming through with a single, and eventually was moved to third after a groundout and a flyout. Buster Posey came up, and calmly knocked in Arias, cutting the lead to 4-2. After Pablo Sandoval walked, Hunter Pence also came up clutch with an RBI single to center, scoring Posey and cutting St. Louis’ lead to one run.
Petit’s performance left many observers questioning why Vogelsong ever got the nod in the first place. He kept the ball down, leaving Cardinals’ hitters no chance, as they could only muster one hit in three innings. Petit should get the nod in a potential World Series start (but we’re not there yet) in Vogelsong’s spot. He kept the Giants in the game and gave the club momentum, taking the life out of the Cardinals’ dugout. Petit has not allowed a run in nine innings in the postseason this year.
The star of this series, Buster Posey, and the Giants’ bats came to life in the sixth, taking the lead for good. Posey went two for three with a walk and three RBI’s, coming through when the Giants desperately needed him. Juan Perez came in as a defensive replacement for Travis Ishikawa, and drew a walk from the soft-tossing Marco Gonzales. Perez has really turned it around at the plate after going 0 for his first 9 in the postseason, becoming a key part of the Giants’ last two wins. Brandon Crawford then reached on a hard single to right, and Matt Duffy bunted Crawford and Arias over to second and third.
((HT: MLB.com))
Gregor Blanco stepped up to the plate with two on and no outs, and hit a grounder to the defensively-challenged Matt Adams, who thought he had a chance to get Perez at home, but was too late, and got no outs. Perez’s run tied the game, and demoralized the Cardinals’ bullpen. Joe Panik followed with another grounder to first, and Matt Adams committed another mental error with runners on first and third. He touched first, and tried to go to second, but the throw was wide and let Blanco reach at second. Crawford scored, but Adams had a very good chance to nail him at the plate. Adams seemed lost mentally and didn’t seem to know the situation; the error on the previous play clearly flustered him. Seth Maness relieved Gonzales, and didn’t do much better; he immediately gave up an RBI single to Posey on a meted 0-2 fastball. It was a magical moment at AT&T Park, with the crowd shouting “Posey, Posey,” willing the slugger to come through.
The Giants’ relievers threw six shutout innings, saving the game. Petit exited after the sixth, and a combination of Jeremy Affeldt, Jean Machi, Javier Lopez. Sergio Romo, and Santiago Casilla locked down the Cardinals’ offense, this time preventing the solo home runs that have killed San Francisco in this series.
With the Cardinals down 3-1 in the series, they will send Adam Wainwright to the hill, who struggled in his last outing against the Giants, going four innings of three-run ball. Ace Madison Bumgarner goes for the Giants, who went seven shutout innings in Game One, giving up only four hits. It does not look good for the Cardinals, who will have to face Madison Bumgarner with a shaky Wainwright and its bullpen in shambles.
Early on, nothing was going the Giants’ way. Ryan Vogelsong was rocked early, giving up four runs in three shaky innings, possibly his last as a Giant. Vogelsong simply could not get ahead of hitters, leaving the Cardinals’ hitters in advantageous counts. While Vogelsong struggled, the Giants’ offense hit starter Shelby Miller hard early, but only got nothing to show for it, with balls hit right at the Cardinals’ defenders. None of that would matter in the end, with the Giants taking a 3-1 series lead with a 6-4 win at AT&T Park.
Vogelsong’s adversity started immdeiatly, when Matt Carpenter led off the game with a hard double that kicked off of Joe Panik’s glove, slowing it down enough for Carpenter to take second. Matt Adams drove him in on a single, giving the Cardinals an early 1-0 lead. Jhonny Peralta bailed out Vogelsong, grounding into a hard double play to third to end the inning. Peralta had another double play in the third, but that one drove in a run, extending the Cardinals’ lead to 3-1. Peralta accounted for four of the nine outs Ryan Vogelsong got, and saved him from disater. After his double play in the third, Kolten Wong launched another home run on a full count, giving St. Louis the 4-1 lead, a shot that would have chased Vogelsong from the game had his spot at the plate not been due up the next inning. Bochy did not want to have Yusmeiro Petit come in for one out and then have to hit or be pinch-hit for. Bochy should have taken him out after the second; usually, if a pitcher has not found his release point by the second, he never will.
Vogelsong left the Giants in a 4-1 hole heading into the bottom of the third. The Giants’ only run up to that point came on a sacrifice fly in the first off Buster Posey’s bat, the star of the game. Despite the three run deficit, there was a feeling in the air that a comeback was inevitable. The Giants’ offense finally got some real results off of the hard-throwing righty, Miller, in the third. Joaquin Arias pinch-hit for Vogelsong, coming through with a single, and eventually was moved to third after a groundout and a flyout. Buster Posey came up, and calmly knocked in Arias, cutting the lead to 4-2. After Pablo Sandoval walked, Hunter Pence also came up clutch with an RBI single to center, scoring Posey and cutting St. Louis’ lead to one run.
Petit’s performance left many observers questioning why Vogelsong ever got the nod in the first place. He kept the ball down, leaving Cardinals’ hitters no chance, as they could only muster one hit in three innings. Petit should get the nod in a potential World Series start (but we’re not there yet) in Vogelsong’s spot. He kept the Giants in the game and gave the club momentum, taking the life out of the Cardinals’ dugout. Petit has not allowed a run in nine innings in the postseason this year.
The star of this series, Buster Posey, and the Giants’ bats came to life in the sixth, taking the lead for good. Posey went two for three with a walk and three RBI’s, coming through when the Giants desperately needed him. Juan Perez came in as a defensive replacement for Travis Ishikawa, and drew a walk from the soft-tossing Marco Gonzales. Perez has really turned it around at the plate after going 0 for his first 9 in the postseason, becoming a key part of the Giants’ last two wins. Brandon Crawford then reached on a hard single to right, and Matt Duffy bunted Crawford and Arias over to second and third.
((HT: MLB.com))
Gregor Blanco stepped up to the plate with two on and no outs, and hit a grounder to the defensively-challenged Matt Adams, who thought he had a chance to get Perez at home, but was too late, and got no outs. Perez’s run tied the game, and demoralized the Cardinals’ bullpen. Joe Panik followed with another grounder to first, and Matt Adams committed another mental error with runners on first and third. He touched first, and tried to go to second, but the throw was wide and let Blanco reach at second. Crawford scored, but Adams had a very good chance to nail him at the plate. Adams seemed lost mentally and didn’t seem to know the situation; the error on the previous play clearly flustered him. Seth Maness relieved Gonzales, and didn’t do much better; he immediately gave up an RBI single to Posey on a meted 0-2 fastball. It was a magical moment at AT&T Park, with the crowd shouting “Posey, Posey,” willing the slugger to come through.
The Giants’ relievers threw six shutout innings, saving the game. Petit exited after the sixth, and a combination of Jeremy Affeldt, Jean Machi, Javier Lopez. Sergio Romo, and Santiago Casilla locked down the Cardinals’ offense, this time preventing the solo home runs that have killed San Francisco in this series.
With the Cardinals down 3-1 in the series, they will send Adam Wainwright to the hill, who struggled in his last outing against the Giants, going four innings of three-run ball. Ace Madison Bumgarner goes for the Giants, who went seven shutout innings in Game One, giving up only four hits. It does not look good for the Cardinals, who will have to face Madison Bumgarner with a shaky Wainwright and its bullpen in shambles.
Awesome: Steve Perry Lip Synchs Steve Perry at Giants Games
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We love this...and no, we aren't San Francisco Giants fans.
But growing up, we were Journey fans.
Check out the between innings entertainment at Wednesday nights San Francisco Giants/St. Louis Cardinals National League Championship Series game in the City by the Bay.
The ATT ballpark p.a system is pounding out the song "Lights" in the 6th inning break to get the crowd pumped up...and low and behold, the in house video system finds none other than former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, the guy who sang the song and lives in the Bay area.
And Perry appears to be belting out a lip synch version of a song he helped make famous...
Love this:
This after spotting Perry on Monday doing the same thing to "Don't Stop Believing"...
Wonder how many times we would be seeing him if the Giants end up in the world series?
We love this...and no, we aren't San Francisco Giants fans.
But growing up, we were Journey fans.
Check out the between innings entertainment at Wednesday nights San Francisco Giants/St. Louis Cardinals National League Championship Series game in the City by the Bay.
The ATT ballpark p.a system is pounding out the song "Lights" in the 6th inning break to get the crowd pumped up...and low and behold, the in house video system finds none other than former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, the guy who sang the song and lives in the Bay area.
And Perry appears to be belting out a lip synch version of a song he helped make famous...
Love this:
This after spotting Perry on Monday doing the same thing to "Don't Stop Believing"...
Wonder how many times we would be seeing him if the Giants end up in the world series?
Monday, October 13, 2014
BASTA: Bochy’s Poor Decisions Prove Costly As Cardinals Tie Series
((HT: BASTA/Ben Leonard))
One day after a magical win to take Game One of the NLCS, the Cardinals’ come-from-behind victory left the Giants thinking about what could have been. The fiery Jake Peavy struggled early, but largely averted disaster and kept San Francisco in the game. Mistakes plagued the Giants’ bullpen, allowing three solo homers in the last three innings. The Giants’ bullpen has allowed six runs this postseason, and all six have come on solo shots. Sunday’s game was entertaining, although disappointing for the Giants; three lead changes made Sunday a night to remember for baseball fans.
Jake Peavy did not have his “A” game on Sunday, letting too many fastballs fall right down the middle; yet the Cardinals largely did not make him pay for his egregious mistakes. The Cardinals made lots of loud contact in the first two innings, but hit balls right at Giants’ defenders and got nothing to show for it. Postseason hero Matt Carpenter turned the tide in the third, launching an inside fastball from Peavy into the right field stands for a solo homer, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. After seeing his three home runs in the NLDS, Peavy was wary of throwing inside early in the count to Carpenter, with his first two offerings hitting the outside corner; his third pitch was not on target. Carpenter’s dinger made him the first leadoff man to have four or more home runs in postseason history.
Peavy’s struggles continued in the fourth, surrendering a leadoff walk to Matt Adams, and Jhonny Peralta followed with a hard single to center. In a head-scratching move by Cardinals’ manager Mike Matheny that somehow paid off, All-Star catcher Yadier Molina sacrifice bunted, moving Adams and Peralta to second and third (Molina left in the sixth with an oblique strain, leaving his status in doubt for the rest of the playoffs).Molina’s injury looms large for St. Louis, as the All-Star has been an invaluable piece of their recent postseason runs. Deep in the Cardinals’ order, Peavy intentionally walked Kolten Wong to load the bases, but defensive star Randal Grichuck lined a single up the middle, giving St. Louis the 2-0 lead. Peavy got the next two outs, but rightfully gave way to Jeremy Affeldt to start the fifth. He needed 76 pitches to make it through four shaky innings, but in typical Peavy fashion, fought and gave it his all to keep his team in the game.
The Giants’ offense responded in the fifth, with Brandon Belt leading off with a single and Travis Ishikawa lacing a double, setting up second and third with no outs for Joaquin Arias, pinch-hitting for Peavy. His broken bat groundout to second off of Cardinals’ starter Lance Lynn cut St. Louis’ lead to 2-1. Some typical Giants’ October magic contributed to a two-out rally in the sixth, on a poorly-hit double from Pablo Sandoval that fell just out of reach of a sliding Matt Holiday in left and into the stands for a ground-rule double. Hunter Pence worked Lynn for seven pitches, then lined a single to right center to score Sandoval, chasing Lynn and his dominant fastball from the game. Lynn threw 79% fastballs in the regular season, second in the majors behind Bartolo Colon (82.6%).
Gregor Blanco finally produced out of the leadoff spot, driving in a run on an RBI single just past the diving second baseman Wong with the infield in, giving San Francisco the 3-2 lead in the seventh. However, Bruce Bochy decided that it would be a good idea to let Jean Machi pitch to the dangerous lefty hitter Oscar Taveras instead of Javier Lopez, and Taveras made Bochy pay with a deep solo shot to right, tying the game at 3 apiece. The homer was the second Machi has given up this postseason, on a hanging forkball from the portly right hander. Javier Lopez was ready and waiting in the bullpen, but Bochy, for some reason, put the righty in instead, who had never faced Taveras. Taveras was 1 for 1 in his career against Lopez (A single), not exactly a large sample size.
Bochy continued the string of preposterous decision making, inserting Hunter Strickland into the game in the bottom of the seventh and the game tied at three. After giving up three homers in the NLDS, one would think that Bochy would not put him in in such a high-leverage situation against another great fastball hitter in Matt Adams. Strickland served up a high fastball to Adams on a 2-1 count, and Adams did not miss, depositing it into the right field stands, giving St. Louis the 4-3 lead.
With their backs to the wall, the Giants conjured up a rally in the ninth, scoring a run on a scudded wild pitch from Trevor Rosenthal, who was overhyped and blatantly overthrowing, missing high several times. Matt Duffy scored all the way from second, tying the game at four apiece on a play that constituted great individual hustle on the part of the scrawny rookie. However, the comeback was to no avail, as Sergio Romo hung a changeup in the bottom half of the frame and Wong did not miss, hitting a walkoff homer, the fourth solo shot for St. Louis in the game.
Here's the home run barrage
((HT: MLB.com))
Wong’s shot knotted the series at one apiece heading to San Francisco. Tim Hudson will go for San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon, in his first start since Game Two of the NLDS, when he went 7 and 1/3 innings of one run ball. He will face John Lackey, the active leader in postseason innings pitched.
One day after a magical win to take Game One of the NLCS, the Cardinals’ come-from-behind victory left the Giants thinking about what could have been. The fiery Jake Peavy struggled early, but largely averted disaster and kept San Francisco in the game. Mistakes plagued the Giants’ bullpen, allowing three solo homers in the last three innings. The Giants’ bullpen has allowed six runs this postseason, and all six have come on solo shots. Sunday’s game was entertaining, although disappointing for the Giants; three lead changes made Sunday a night to remember for baseball fans.
Jake Peavy did not have his “A” game on Sunday, letting too many fastballs fall right down the middle; yet the Cardinals largely did not make him pay for his egregious mistakes. The Cardinals made lots of loud contact in the first two innings, but hit balls right at Giants’ defenders and got nothing to show for it. Postseason hero Matt Carpenter turned the tide in the third, launching an inside fastball from Peavy into the right field stands for a solo homer, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. After seeing his three home runs in the NLDS, Peavy was wary of throwing inside early in the count to Carpenter, with his first two offerings hitting the outside corner; his third pitch was not on target. Carpenter’s dinger made him the first leadoff man to have four or more home runs in postseason history.
Peavy’s struggles continued in the fourth, surrendering a leadoff walk to Matt Adams, and Jhonny Peralta followed with a hard single to center. In a head-scratching move by Cardinals’ manager Mike Matheny that somehow paid off, All-Star catcher Yadier Molina sacrifice bunted, moving Adams and Peralta to second and third (Molina left in the sixth with an oblique strain, leaving his status in doubt for the rest of the playoffs).Molina’s injury looms large for St. Louis, as the All-Star has been an invaluable piece of their recent postseason runs. Deep in the Cardinals’ order, Peavy intentionally walked Kolten Wong to load the bases, but defensive star Randal Grichuck lined a single up the middle, giving St. Louis the 2-0 lead. Peavy got the next two outs, but rightfully gave way to Jeremy Affeldt to start the fifth. He needed 76 pitches to make it through four shaky innings, but in typical Peavy fashion, fought and gave it his all to keep his team in the game.
The Giants’ offense responded in the fifth, with Brandon Belt leading off with a single and Travis Ishikawa lacing a double, setting up second and third with no outs for Joaquin Arias, pinch-hitting for Peavy. His broken bat groundout to second off of Cardinals’ starter Lance Lynn cut St. Louis’ lead to 2-1. Some typical Giants’ October magic contributed to a two-out rally in the sixth, on a poorly-hit double from Pablo Sandoval that fell just out of reach of a sliding Matt Holiday in left and into the stands for a ground-rule double. Hunter Pence worked Lynn for seven pitches, then lined a single to right center to score Sandoval, chasing Lynn and his dominant fastball from the game. Lynn threw 79% fastballs in the regular season, second in the majors behind Bartolo Colon (82.6%).
Gregor Blanco finally produced out of the leadoff spot, driving in a run on an RBI single just past the diving second baseman Wong with the infield in, giving San Francisco the 3-2 lead in the seventh. However, Bruce Bochy decided that it would be a good idea to let Jean Machi pitch to the dangerous lefty hitter Oscar Taveras instead of Javier Lopez, and Taveras made Bochy pay with a deep solo shot to right, tying the game at 3 apiece. The homer was the second Machi has given up this postseason, on a hanging forkball from the portly right hander. Javier Lopez was ready and waiting in the bullpen, but Bochy, for some reason, put the righty in instead, who had never faced Taveras. Taveras was 1 for 1 in his career against Lopez (A single), not exactly a large sample size.
Bochy continued the string of preposterous decision making, inserting Hunter Strickland into the game in the bottom of the seventh and the game tied at three. After giving up three homers in the NLDS, one would think that Bochy would not put him in in such a high-leverage situation against another great fastball hitter in Matt Adams. Strickland served up a high fastball to Adams on a 2-1 count, and Adams did not miss, depositing it into the right field stands, giving St. Louis the 4-3 lead.
With their backs to the wall, the Giants conjured up a rally in the ninth, scoring a run on a scudded wild pitch from Trevor Rosenthal, who was overhyped and blatantly overthrowing, missing high several times. Matt Duffy scored all the way from second, tying the game at four apiece on a play that constituted great individual hustle on the part of the scrawny rookie. However, the comeback was to no avail, as Sergio Romo hung a changeup in the bottom half of the frame and Wong did not miss, hitting a walkoff homer, the fourth solo shot for St. Louis in the game.
Here's the home run barrage
((HT: MLB.com))
Wong’s shot knotted the series at one apiece heading to San Francisco. Tim Hudson will go for San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon, in his first start since Game Two of the NLDS, when he went 7 and 1/3 innings of one run ball. He will face John Lackey, the active leader in postseason innings pitched.
ICYMI: Kolten Wong With The Walk Off NLCS Winner
((ht: mlb.com))
Okay, so we work late these days and are just getting up and able to post stories. And this was probably the best story of Sunday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals tied the San Francisco Giants at one game apiece in the National League Championship series late Sunday night courtesy of a walk-off home run.
Kolten Wong was the hero when he led off the bottom of the ninth in a 4-4 tie game and deposited a pitch from Giants closer Sergio Romo over the right field wall.
Bedlam ensued at Busch....
And somehow during all the celebrating, it appears Wong's jersey got torn in half....
And the mighty blast from mlb.com:
Okay, so we work late these days and are just getting up and able to post stories. And this was probably the best story of Sunday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals tied the San Francisco Giants at one game apiece in the National League Championship series late Sunday night courtesy of a walk-off home run.
Kolten Wong was the hero when he led off the bottom of the ninth in a 4-4 tie game and deposited a pitch from Giants closer Sergio Romo over the right field wall.
Bedlam ensued at Busch....
And somehow during all the celebrating, it appears Wong's jersey got torn in half....
Kolten Wong's two part jersey following his walk off HR tonight in GM 2. Both authenticated #Postseason #Cardinals pic.twitter.com/XcLRfujm8f
— MLB Authenticator (@MLB_Authentic) October 13, 2014
And the mighty blast from mlb.com:
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Cards' Adams Misses Foul Ball, Gets The Finger
((HT: MLB/Chris Looy's Vine/SBNation))
Cards 1B Matt Adams was chasing a foul ball in the game against the Reds today...
He didn't get there in time and a Reds fan showed some leather...
But it's the after-catch that's the fun part...
Wonder what the girlfriend was about to say after the catch by her beloved...
The HQ thinks it had something to do with being a wussy...
Cards 1B Matt Adams was chasing a foul ball in the game against the Reds today...
He didn't get there in time and a Reds fan showed some leather...
But it's the after-catch that's the fun part...
Wonder what the girlfriend was about to say after the catch by her beloved...
The HQ thinks it had something to do with being a wussy...
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Maddux and LaRussa Decline Putting Logo on Hall of Fame Caps
((ht: mlb.com))
Interesting. And after an explanation understandable.
2 of the 6 people set to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame this summer decided they would not choose one team logo over another to be placed on their plaque.
Manager inductee Tony LaRussa and pitching legend and inductee Greg Maddux decided to pass on using one teams logo since they both represented more than one team, something the Hall had no problem with.
LaRussa managed the Oakland A's, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals during his 33 years in the game, Maddux, he pitched for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves along with brief stops with the Dodgers and Padres.
Read more on the players...and managers choosing the look of their plaques from MLB.com RIGHT HERE
We thought this interesting and worth bringing to your attention. And we applaud both men for the decision. As a lifelong Braves fan, it would have disappointed me to see Maddux go in with a Cubs jersey and it would have been tough for A's or White Sox fans to see LaRussa go in as a Cardinal.
Totally understandable.
Both men are way worthy of their induction. And in the era of free agency, where players, managers and others don't stick around teams for very long, we suspect this will happen more and more frequently.
Yes, it's a break with tradition, but a necessary one and one the hall has adjusted to, unlike other things like their voting system.
So we honor LaRussa and Maddux along with Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas who comprise one of the Halls' best classes in years.
Of course we'd be remiss if we didn't mention said class leans pretty heavily towards a certain someone's favorite team...
Just sayin'....
Here's some video of Maddux doin' what he did best:
Interesting. And after an explanation understandable.
2 of the 6 people set to be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame this summer decided they would not choose one team logo over another to be placed on their plaque.
Manager inductee Tony LaRussa and pitching legend and inductee Greg Maddux decided to pass on using one teams logo since they both represented more than one team, something the Hall had no problem with.
LaRussa managed the Oakland A's, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals during his 33 years in the game, Maddux, he pitched for the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves along with brief stops with the Dodgers and Padres.
Read more on the players...and managers choosing the look of their plaques from MLB.com RIGHT HERE
We thought this interesting and worth bringing to your attention. And we applaud both men for the decision. As a lifelong Braves fan, it would have disappointed me to see Maddux go in with a Cubs jersey and it would have been tough for A's or White Sox fans to see LaRussa go in as a Cardinal.
Totally understandable.
Both men are way worthy of their induction. And in the era of free agency, where players, managers and others don't stick around teams for very long, we suspect this will happen more and more frequently.
Yes, it's a break with tradition, but a necessary one and one the hall has adjusted to, unlike other things like their voting system.
So we honor LaRussa and Maddux along with Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas who comprise one of the Halls' best classes in years.
Of course we'd be remiss if we didn't mention said class leans pretty heavily towards a certain someone's favorite team...
Just sayin'....
Here's some video of Maddux doin' what he did best:
Thursday, October 24, 2013
So, Did Jon Lester Do Something Or Not...???
((HT: Dennis Paruch via Vine))
Here's the event in question...
Cards minor leaguer Tyler Melling insinuated the following on his Twitter account:
Jon Lester using a little Vaseline inside the glove tonight?
MLB has responded:
"We cannot draw any conclusions from this video. There were no complaints from the Cardinals and the umpires never detected anything indicating a foreign substance throughout the game."
So, now we have a talking point for Game 5, don't we...???
Here's the event in question...
Cards minor leaguer Tyler Melling insinuated the following on his Twitter account:
Jon Lester using a little Vaseline inside the glove tonight?
MLB has responded:
"We cannot draw any conclusions from this video. There were no complaints from the Cardinals and the umpires never detected anything indicating a foreign substance throughout the game."
So, now we have a talking point for Game 5, don't we...???
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sigh: Yes There's A St.Louis Cardinals Playoff Song
We aren't sure if this falls under the category of "Things You Can't Un-See", but well, we'll share it with you anyway.
A couple of guys in St. Louis decided to make up a Cardinals Playoff Song 2013. They call it "The Chase is on".
Original, right?
We suppose the best comment we can make is the video was shot and edited fairly well (as far as these type things go). The singing/screeching, no, not our speed.
Admittedly, none of us here at OSG HQ Profess to be Cardinals fans, quite honestly, we're as tired of them as most outside St. Louis are. But we are willing to provide an outlet for these type productions.
In defense of these two guys doing the video, the Cardinals have been in the playoffs/World Series a lot, so we suppose that allows them room to do things like this. And yes, we've seen far, far worse fan "Hype Videos"
Judge this one for yourself:
A couple of guys in St. Louis decided to make up a Cardinals Playoff Song 2013. They call it "The Chase is on".
Original, right?
We suppose the best comment we can make is the video was shot and edited fairly well (as far as these type things go). The singing/screeching, no, not our speed.
Admittedly, none of us here at OSG HQ Profess to be Cardinals fans, quite honestly, we're as tired of them as most outside St. Louis are. But we are willing to provide an outlet for these type productions.
In defense of these two guys doing the video, the Cardinals have been in the playoffs/World Series a lot, so we suppose that allows them room to do things like this. And yes, we've seen far, far worse fan "Hype Videos"
Judge this one for yourself:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Dodgers Unveil Bear Mascot Last Night, Only... They Really Didn't...
((HT: thegoodbyemailbox))
Hey, look!!!
The Dodgers broke this new guy out during the NLCS last night...
Tremendous timing... great marketing...
Just think of the merchandising opportunities...
Oh, wait...
It wasn't endorsed... the guy inside the bear suit got arrested and booted from Dodger Stadium...
Hey, look!!!
The Dodgers broke this new guy out during the NLCS last night...
Tremendous timing... great marketing...
Just think of the merchandising opportunities...
Oh, wait...
It wasn't endorsed... the guy inside the bear suit got arrested and booted from Dodger Stadium...
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Todd Helton Wins: Pulls Off Hidden Ball Trick
We're guessing St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter is getting a lot of grief tonight.
The reason: He fell for the oldest trick in the baseball book.
The hidden ball trick.
Your perpetrator: Colorado Rockies 1st baseman Todd Helton.
Watch...and marvel--
The reason: He fell for the oldest trick in the baseball book.
The hidden ball trick.
Your perpetrator: Colorado Rockies 1st baseman Todd Helton.
Watch...and marvel--
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Jack Clark Fired Over Albert Pujols Steroid Allegations
((stltoday.com))Okay...
Former St. Louis Cardinal player and now former St. Louis radio host Jack Clark was taken off the air after making allegations that former Cardinal and current Los Angeles Angel Albert Pujols took steroids.
The allegations appear to not be new. Clark appears to have made the references over several years before repeating them on the radio during his new radio shows first week.
He attributes the allegations to a former trainer of Pujols who he says told him that Pujols had been "Shot Up" multiple times.
Pujols for his part was tired of the allegations. So he made it public that he was going to file suit against Clark and his employer, WGNU Radio.
WGNU relieved Clark of his duties early Saturday morning.
You can read a detailed report of the back story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch RIGHT HERE
Why Clark continued and apparently continues to make the steroid allegations is unclear. However Pujols has never, to public knowledge, ever been considered a potential steroid user.
The whole thing sounds like some sort of beef between the two guys. In fact, you could make the argument Clark was trying to drum up ratings for his fledgling radio show which just launched August 1st.
Either way, the public dispute hasn't abated as Clark and the former trainer have been on TV telling their side of the story. The trainer, Chris Mihlfield denies ever saying it. Clark says he "Knows for a fact" Mihfield told him it was true.
---sigh---alb
Here's TJ Quinn discussing...
((HT: ESPN))
Saturday, January 19, 2013
BREAKING: Stan "The Man" Musial Passes At 92
((HT: Fox 2 St Louis))
The best player in St. Louis Cardinals history, outfielder Stan Musial, passed away at his home at the age of 92.
He played his entire baseball career with the Cardinals from 1941-1963. Musial was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1969. Musial is the team's leader in almost every offensive category including hits at 3,630- 1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road. He was chosen to play in a record-tying 24 All-Star Games, Musial won seven National League batting titles.
Here's a small sample as what Musial meant to St. Louis...
Musial was even the Cards GM for the 1967 season when they won the world title. He retired after that season from the post...
The best player in St. Louis Cardinals history, outfielder Stan Musial, passed away at his home at the age of 92.
He played his entire baseball career with the Cardinals from 1941-1963. Musial was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1969. Musial is the team's leader in almost every offensive category including hits at 3,630- 1,815 at home and 1,815 on the road. He was chosen to play in a record-tying 24 All-Star Games, Musial won seven National League batting titles.
Here's a small sample as what Musial meant to St. Louis...
Musial was even the Cards GM for the 1967 season when they won the world title. He retired after that season from the post...
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