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I loved the deal when we got Gregg Jefferies – just felt Joe Torre was the type of manager that Jefferies would thrive under, which he did.
Brian Jordan – what a talent. Looked to be a future a Hall of Famer at one time.
Surprised no one has posted this yet:
https://www.radio.com/sports/mlb/report-marcell-ozuna-injured-by-wife-in-alleged-incident
Surprised no one has posted this yet:
https://www.radio.com/sports/mlb/report-marcell-ozuna-injured-by-wife-in-alleged-incident
I read about that yesterday. I am so glad that Ozuna and his drama are gone.
Well if things don’t work out for Kurt Heyer, he is still young enough to get started on a new career.
We send our condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Stan London, who passed away on Monday at age 94.
Dr. London was a member of the Cardinals medical staff for over 40 years, serving as head team physician from 1968-97. pic.twitter.com/iI2wwFyEAZ
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 11, 2020
Who knew Sammy Baugh was a former Cardinal?
In June of 1939, Branch Rickey wanted to bring NFL football to St. Louis. The prior year, Rickey signed Sammy Baugh to play baseball. In his one and only minor league season, the future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback hit .200 for two teams. #MrRickeysRedbirds pic.twitter.com/UlDCVlrsYm
— mrrickeysredbirds (@rickeysredbirds) June 14, 2020
I thought it was fairly well done. I enjoyed the interviews with the former players, managers, and media. One thing I had forgotten was that Sosa went ahead of McGwire in HR’s after number 62 was hit. They were tied going into the final weekend before Big Mac hit four homers in the last two games. I also didn’t know that McGuire didn’t want to play the final game because of mental exhaustion but LaRussa wouldn’t let him sit out.
As for the PED angle the main takeaway I have taken from those events, besides the fact that neither will probably ever be voted into the MLB HOF, is that McGwire eventually confessed and Sosa never did. It is probably no coincidence then that McGwire got voted into the Cardinal HOF and Sosa has never been invited back to Wrigley since he left the organization.
I suspect the continuity of TLR as manager really helped. For multiple years, he had pushed McGwire to get back into the game, which gave the latter a vehicle both to apologize and to begin to rehabilitate his image.
Among Pittsburgh's releases is former #stlcards OF Charlie Tilson. https://t.co/4WGLThzi6k
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) June 18, 2020
There goes another one that I thought was going to be an exciting outfielder for many years. Baseball Reference says that he made $563,500 in his MLB career which is still a pretty good start for a 27 year old. He definitely has enough money to pay for a quality college education outright rather than having to saddle himself with student loans like so many millennials have done.
Baseball Reference says that he made $563,500 in his MLB career which is still a pretty good start for a 27 year old.
And Tilson got about twice that when he signed. Hopefully he handled it wisely. And you’re right about the college debt. My wife is a personnel security investigator and this comes up so often when they apply for security clearances.
Former #stlcards minors C/1B Chris Chinea has joined the independent St. Paul Saints. https://t.co/NmGUzHoPLb
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) June 20, 2020
The ferocious Bob Gibson. https://t.co/eIlzXURIks pic.twitter.com/TnjjI4GJRx
— Tim Kurkjian (@Kurkjian_ESPN) June 21, 2020
Re. Sammy Baugh. If I showed up for work and found out I was playing shortstop behind Marty Marion I would switch sports too. 1938 Rochester Red Wings.
Catching up with the former @Cardinals OF Lance Berkman. Maybe the best long form answer on how players might feel about @TonyLaRussa “before” and “after” they play for him. #StlCards https://t.co/3mxKFv3P9Y
— Martin Kilcoyne (@martinkilcoyne2) June 22, 2020
Chris Woodward announces in zoom meeting that Lance Lynn will be Opening Day starter.
Says he planned to announce it "the next day" when spring training was shut down.
— Levi Weaver (@ThreeTwoEephus) June 25, 2020
Interesting on Baugh. My cousin and I are big sports collectibles freaks as some people on here know. He lives in the Dallas area and got to know a guy who ran a collectibles shop down there for years, who was a close friend of Sammy Baugh. The guy had all kinds of Baugh memorabilia, but I never knew he played a year in the Cardinals baseball system.
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