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Thomas’ HR to left was way up the berm. Williams’ went out to dead center. Neither felt cheap to me.
Nothing can top what Ozuna did to his face last spring. It may be coincidence, but from that time on, the Cards seemed to lose interest in re-signing him. đ
c27 asked:
I am guessing Flaherty and Hudson pitch tomorrow?
Flaherty gets the Thursday start against the Braves at North Port. One of the few no TV games. Streaming audio only.
(A downside of having one long game thread is that Thursday’s starter was already posted, but it is now way back on page 4 and long forgotten.)
Roberts’ slider is his bread and butter. It is the best slider in the system according to BaseballHQ. He never shows any emotion on the mound.
Williams again looking shaky in the OF. He made a less than full effort to try to catch a foul ball, such that the Astros broadcaster called him “alligator arms”. On the inside the parker earlier, Williams retrieved the ball after Thomas dived and missed but his throw back in was a rainbow that was nowhere close to anyone in particular.
(Update: Upon review of the video, Williams did not get to the ball until it had almost stopped rolling at the CF wall. By then, the runner was half-way to third. But it was Wong who made the bad throw on the relay.)
The Astros coach booted was pitching coach Brent Strom. He was arguing balls and strikes from the dugout too vehemently, apparently. Strom used to be the Cards minor league pitching coordinator. He is a good one, IMO.
The Cards beat the Astros 7-5 after Dobzanski allowed a long homer in the 9th.
Referencing our Monty Python banter the other day, “It’s only a scratch…”
Matt Carpenter called his scratched today âsuper precautionary.â pic.twitter.com/uCPK4SSnRV
— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) February 26, 2020
Lane Thomas tried a diving catch on a sinking liner in CF, but missed and Astros OF Myles Straw circled the bases for an inside the park solo HR charged to reliever Ramon Santos.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Brad Miller drove in Paul DeJong on a single off top Astros prospect Forrest Whitley to put the Cards back ahead, 4-3.
Some dude named Bregman then added a solo HR off Rondon and the score is tied.
Free pass burns Angel Rondon, who then served up a two-run HR to Astros leadoff man Myles Straw in B3rd. #stlcards lead reduced to 3-2.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Generous home team scoring of a single on a ball deep to short. Covering on the shift, 3B Edman's throw sailed high and pulled the 1Bman off the bag. Cabrera stranded the runner. That IF hit was his only runner allowed with 2Ks in two innings. Looked sharp.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
According to @betonline_ag, the #stlcards and Cubs are both at 9/4 odds to win the NL Central. Reds are 11/4, followed by Brewers at 7/2 and Bucs at 100/1. Cards are 9/1 to win NL pennant.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
With Mike Shildt down the road managing split-squad Cardinals action in West Palm, we'll hope to hear more on Carpenter's status from Ollie Marmol later on in Jupiter. https://t.co/Lz98K0Ll9d via @KMOV
— Brenden Schaeffer (@bschaeffer12) February 26, 2020
2-run HR up the LF grass berm in WPB for #stlcards Lane Thomas against Houston's Jose Urquidy. Cards up 2-0 T2nd.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Cards, 1940-Love these threads-@Cardinals -from the Flagstaff Films Baseball home movie archive~ pic.twitter.com/etGTX4Hjzo
— Flagstaff Films (@flagstafffilms) February 26, 2020
Cards@Giants, The Stick- Can you guess the year? From the Flagstaff Films baseball home move archive. pic.twitter.com/Z1HWQ5E7Jr
— Flagstaff Films (@flagstafffilms) February 26, 2020
RHP Freddy Peralta finalizing long-term extension with #Brewers, source tells The Athletic. Terms expected to be similar to deal that LH reliever Aaron Bummer recently signed twith #WhiteSox – five years, $16M, with two club options that could increase total value to $30.75M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 26, 2020
A week ago today, the #stlcards held their annual Photo Day. It did not go entirely as planned, but we have what we have… (and it is free) https://t.co/yeiROe8tLr pic.twitter.com/i8pfXuFJpy
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Lineup for home game vs. Marlins with Kim starting.
1. Dexter Fowler (S) RF
2. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B
3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) DH
4. Yadier Molina (R) C
5. Tyler O’Neill (R) LF
6. Harrison Bader (R) CF
7. Yairo Munoz (R) SS
8. Edmundo Sosa (R) 2B
9. Julio Rodriguez (R) 1BLineup for road game at Astros with Cabrera taking the ball.
1. Kolten Wong (L) 2B
2. Tommy Edman (S) 3B
3. Paul DeJong (R) SS
4. Rangel Ravelo (R) 1B
5. Brad Miller (L) LF
6. Lane Thomas (R) CF
7. Andrew Knizner (R) C
8. Justin Williams (L) RF
9. Ivan Herrera (R) DHThis is the first split squad day of the spring for the #stlcards. One group stays home vs. the Marlins with audio streaming. The others travel to West Palm to face the Astros. That game is televised on AT&T SW, and therefore on https://t.co/ztpoPcoaKB, as well.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Just want to distinguish the difference between “expectations” and “hopes”. One can still have the latter while being realistic about the former.
A number of #stlcards prospects are making positive impressions. Even though roster spots are tight, many will debut during 2020. I really enjoy talking about these players each Wednesday with @DannyMacTV and I hope that comes through in our podcasts. Listen in! https://t.co/UUfZF5iYo7
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 26, 2020
Fortunately, it was not a beaning.
Fourth pitch of the game and UreĂąa beans Aledmys DĂaz pic.twitter.com/12yY9E9jcV
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) February 25, 2020
BHC said:
So I didnât get to watch the game today but looking at the box score I have to admit Iâm worried about Reyes. I know its only ST but after the past 3-4 years with him this is the not the start I or anyone had hoped for.
I suggest you try out my approach. Keep Reyes expectations very low.
CFICT asked:
Did I miss something, where has Tyler Webb been? I donât recall him getting an inning so far.
No, he hasn’t pitched. Neither has Brebbia or Miller. Or Griffin Roberts or Ricardo Sanchez. Or Nabil Crismatt or Akeem Bostick. So goes it with 39 pitchers in camp.
Well, this approach backfired miserably as both Elledge and Reyes were not good today.
FWIW: Reyesâs delayed entry into todayâs game was the result of Elledge being up and hot to come in mid-2nd for Gomber if necessary. It wasnât, but he was ready, so rather than sit him and go back to him later, Reyes pushed back an inning. â100%â about Elledge.
— Jeff Jones (@jmjones) February 25, 2020
Cards lose 9-6.
A rough day at the office for #stlcards pitchers. All eight walked a batter. Six allowed multiple hits and each was charged with at least one earned run.
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) February 25, 2020
