TYLER LYONS IS BACK!
It is true - after suffering a stress fracture in his knee that sidelined him last season, everyone’s favorite lefty is back! Here Tyler Lyons talks with Jim Hayes about his injury, his rehab, and being back on the team:
Hey @FSMidwest , I fixed this video for you #stlcards pic.twitter.com/wYq4rIwyeZ
— Gail Luscombe (@grVanSlyke) April 21, 2017
Oh, gosh, my apologies. I appear to have embedded the wrong video. Here:
Lyons on comeback from DL: "There was a lot of unknown to me. ... until we had that surgery. There were a lot of question marks." #STLCards pic.twitter.com/MIYTeYm64c
— FOX Sports Midwest (@FSMidwest) April 20, 2017
But on a serious note, Tyler Lyons’ return means another quality arm in the bullpen, which is certainly a good thing for the St. Louis Cardinals.
what else is going on in baseball...
- Cuban OF Luis Robert cleared to sign with club | MLB.com
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- History of Philip Humber's perfect game | MLB.com
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- The Fringe Five: Baseball’s Most Compelling Fringe Prospects | FanGraphs Baseball
- The myth of Aaron Judge, our large adult baseball son | SBNation.com
- This is one possible baseball team you can create with players throughout history | SBNation.com
- Why does it take Pedro Baez so long to throw a pitch? | Los Angeles Dodgers Report | ESPN
- Crazy numbers, early trends, and the meaning of what we’ve seen so far | SweetSpot | ESPN
- The Save Ruined Relief Pitching. The Goose Egg Can Fix It. | FiveThirtyEight (Thanks to Steven for the link!)
what the cardinals are up to...
- St. Louis Cardinals putting up the money to take down the Chicago Cubs | St Louis Cardinals | ESPN
- David Freese, World Series hero, finds greater triumph in depression battle | USA Today (no way does a David Freese story go in KNOW THINE ENEMY - nope, won't do it)
- Winless Martinez 'not really sure what's going on' | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Lou Brock being treated for cancer; 'prognosis is very good' | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com
- Coveted Cuban teen Robert declared a free agent — just in time for Cards | Derrick Goold: Bird Land | stltoday.com
- Cardinals fall to Brewers and their stupid home run slide - A Recap from April 20, 2017 | Viva El Birdos
KNOW THINE ENEMY...
the milwaukee brewers
- Brewers' Eric Thames adjusts to attention | MLB.com
- Brewers continue home run binge in 7-5 win over Cardinals | Brew Crew Ball
- A Milwaukee Brewers community | Brew Crew Ball
the nl central
- Separating facts from fiction regarding Starling Marte. | Sports on Earth
- A couple of Cubs are being total weenies about Eric Thames and PEDs | SBNation.com
- Are Chicago Cubs' struggles a World Series hangover or something more? | Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN
viva el stuff...
- FANPOSTS:
Panic! At Busch Stadium? | Viva El Birdos
Adam Wainwright Is Not Beyond Saving | Viva El Birdos
What is up with this sh*t | Viva El Birdos
End of The Mozeliak Era | Viva El Birdos
other things...
- Aaron Hernandez had choices. What about Odin Lloyd? | Sports on Earth
- Wild Vs. Blues Game 4 Recap: It Was Bound to Happen | St. Louis Game Time