SOOOOOOO CLOSE!
Take a look at all the Cardinals arriving at Spring Training!
Don't worry; the Bird's got this. #TruckDay#SpringTrainingpic.twitter.com/QFRzOWt4ls
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 12, 20151 Week...7 Days....168 Hours....@Cardinals#SpringTraining#PitchersAndCatchers#TheFutureOfCardinalsBaseballpic.twitter.com/omHWUNUcPT
— SpringfieldCardinals (@Sgf_Cardinals) February 12, 2015In cage, @JasonHeyward connects in BP during informal workouts on the eve of spring training #stlcards#cardinalspic.twitter.com/aLMIRsFKYL
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) February 12, 20157 days until #SpringTraining& 7 years in a Cards uniform for Number 7. #TBT#CardsAuthenticshttp://t.co/cGUnfmkSjYpic.twitter.com/NwVywsI8qD
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 12, 2015More from #TruckDay: http://t.co/34ogtSxyFw&http://t.co/VDIEp21841#SpringTraining#STLCardspic.twitter.com/4oqHOdyLlz
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 13, 2015If you want to keep tabs on the Cardinals down in Jupiter, you can check out Derrick Goold on Twitter - @dgoold - and on Facebook at Derrick Goold's Birldland. He is currently down there with the team and is responsible for most of the cool photos above!
what else is going on in baseball...
- These teams landed all the big name pitchers. - MLB
- Where does Yoan Moncada end up? - SBNation
- I have nothing more to say.
Where does phenom Yoan Moncada compare to baseball’s elite prospects? @jimcallisMLB weighs in: http://t.co/QXDf5M00gwpic.twitter.com/SR6NUla7Mp
— MLB (@MLB) February 11, 2015
- The division winners most likely to repeat? - Sports on Earth
- The Jackie Robinson West Little League team has been stripped of its title in the midst of a disappointing rule violation. - Sports Illustrated
- I totally nerded out over this, but anyway, this article looks at Clayton Kershaw's injury risk using an ACTUARIAL-(type) MODEL! - The Hardball Times
This Mike Trout hat is as ugly as he is awesome. http://t.co/glxAqSgyAMpic.twitter.com/SsS8jHZxqP
— SB Nation MLB (@SBNationMLB) February 11, 2015- ↑ ↑ ↑
I cannot get rid of that bullet point for some reason...¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Julio Franco has signed a contract to be a player-manager in Japan! - Sports Illustrated
- A ranking of the top rotations in baseball. - Sports on Earth
- Sarah Hudek, the left-handed daughter of John Hudek, will play baseball for a Louisiana community college. - MLB
Biggest fastball / changeup velocity differential in the PITCHf/x era: 2014 Pat Neshek, 20 mph! Then more Neshek sandwiched between Fuentes.
— Eno Sarris (@enosarris) February 11, 2015- Prospects are a beautiful mystery. - Just a bit outside
Great artistic work by @GraigKreindler of the great Jackie Robinson https://t.co/qVmlxOITqv@nlbmprezpic.twitter.com/tz8hTjt4ol
— Old Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) February 11, 2015- Jonah Keri got to root around in MLB's video archives and found this really cool old-timey footage. - Grantland
- Look at Fenway covered in snow! - Hardball Talk
- These players manipulated the heck outta the strike zone. - Grantland
- Here are some really early power rankings. - Sports on Earth
- Here is a neat article on pitch framing and making hitters look bad, recommended by our very own Overlord. - Baseball Prospectus
- Baseball travel can be brutal, but the Mariners have it the brutalist. The Cardinals have it pretty easy comparably. WHO IS LAUGHING AT FLYOVER COUNTRY NOW!?? - Yahoo Sports; Baseball Savant
what the cardinals are up to...
- Matt Carpenter is the most selective hitter in the world... He doesn't always chase, but when he does, he is selective. - Fangraphs
- Awww!
Tell us why you #LoveTheCards& you could win a Valentine from players like Matt Adams, Sam Freeman&@D_No_A! pic.twitter.com/H348DD3JZf
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 12, 2015#LoveTheCards No purchase necessary. Enter by 2 PM CT 2/13/15. Void where prohibited. Official Rules: http://t.co/6pVy5xQ5Ug
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 12, 2015 - There is some scrutiny over the Cardinals remembering Oscar Taveras with a memorial patch on their uniforms for some reason and I just CAN'T deal with PEOPLE ANYMORE. *rubs temples, slams laptop closed, walks away* - ESPN
No. RT @HardballTalk Is it a problem that the Cardinals are going to wear a patch in memory of Oscar Taveras? http://t.co/wIukrez5NX
— Drew Silva (@drewsilv) February 12, 2015
- Okay I am back. Yadier Molina has advanced to the next round of the Face of the MLB thing!
#SuperYadi#YadierMolina#FaceOfMLBpic.twitter.com/lRuQER8j9d
— #TeamSTL (@Team_STL) February 12, 2015
KNOW THINE ENEMY...
the nl central
- James Shields was almost a Cub! - Hardball Talk
viva el stuff...
- thenextgen analyzes the Jon Jay and Lance Lynn contract extensions. - Viva el Birdos
- Ben Cerutti looks at the NL Central by position. - Viva el Birdos
- If you missed it, Joe discussed the Oscar Taveras memorial patch. - Viva el Birdos
- Craig makes another one of these cool things. - Viva el Birdos
- We are talking about the most recently completed Viva el Libro, Bang the Drum Slowly, right here! Join us! - Viva el Libros
other things
- Saturday is Valentine's Day! Here is an article on how it pays to pair up! - Personal Capital
- Jon Stewert, long time Mets fan, is leaving The Daily Show. - Cut4
- The tragic death of cricket player, Phil Hughes, prompts a redesign of cricket helmets. - Daily Mail
- The Blues won some more, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightening Thursday night 6-3! - St. Louis Game Time
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