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First game starts tomorrow, Here we go! #CardinalNation
— Sam Tuivailala (@Stuivailala) March 4, 2015
Lineup for the #stlcards Grapefruit League opener features Jason Heyward in the two-hole: https://t.co/KzyEdfcZ6q
— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) March 5, 2015
Mike Shannon tells of seeing "itchy row" suzuki
— Aaron Finkel (@Aaron_Finkel) March 5, 2015
Viva el gallo. #stlcards
— alex fritz (@boxcar_fritz) March 5, 2015
Carlos Martinez has set down all six batters faced. 2-0 @Cardinals after 2 innings in Jupiter
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 5, 2015
Carlos Martinez is done after two innings, 29 pitches (22 strikes), six batters, six outs, three strikeouts, two groundballs. #Cardinals
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) March 5, 2015
Carlos Martinez FB, CB, great change, worked quickly like Buerhle..."Midseason great " said Marlin exec
— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) March 5, 2015
Carlos Martinez is now on pace for a perfect season if you just extrapolate it out. This would break records.
— Aaron Finkel (@Aaron_Finkel) March 5, 2015
#STLCards Jason Heyward steps in against Marlins Dan Haren in his first at-bat as a @Cardinals and singles to right pic.twitter.com/GnRfRzGPD2
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 5, 2015
what else is going on in baseball...
- Other teams have been playing baseball. - SBNation
- Two "over-rated" pitchers (Cole Hamels might be one). - Fangraphs
- How difficult is it to hit these career milestones? - Beyond the Box Score
- The purpose of sports media has been debated some. - The Hardball Times
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Join me in supporting @TheVFoundation from now until 3/24 with #PlayStationHEROES! #Sponsored http://t.co/y8HZuEclEE pic.twitter.com/wmcKLlNFg4
— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) March 4, 2015 -
Murray State RHP John Lollar has the leg kick to end all leg kicks http://t.co/adFQe873Dw (original pic: @JDrumUK) pic.twitter.com/1GCPPZAC8Z
— SB Nation MLB (@SBNationMLB) March 4, 2015 - A Negro Leagues Baseball Museum exhibit dedicated to Minnie Minoso is set to soon tour around the country. - Chicago Tribune
- Players on the pace of play clock: Meh. - SBNation
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Current FG model has Dodgers/Nats at 56% to win the NL pennant. Would you take LAD/WAS or the field? http://t.co/IGkECcqf9j
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) March 4, 2015 - WHO BOUGHT THE SUPER-COMPUTER? I thought we had our best investigators on this? - TechGraphs
- TIm Lincecum might be getting his last chance to start and make buckets of money. - Fangraphs
- Coco Crisp is moving to left field. - Hardball Talk
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Like a photograph, baseball stops time and holds it. Baseball's Greatest Photos, Part 4 of 5. http://t.co/hXP2MpFw3W pic.twitter.com/gwY1wtiesK
— John Thorn (@thorn_john) March 5, 2015 - An arbitrator will decided whether Josh Hamilton will be suspended or sent to rehab. - SBNation
- This top prospect for the Blue Jays lives in a van. The reason why is sort of interesting. - ESPN
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Jim Joyce calling game from behind pitcher. pic.twitter.com/5XhGsto5ye
— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) March 5, 2015 - These teams have cut payroll in recent years. - Fangraphs
- A very interesting article on pitcher injuries. - Baseball Prospectus
what the cardinals are up to...
Apologies to @UncleCharlie50 , @lancelynn31 and Matt Holliday for the worst radio segment ever. @TMASTL . #awful pic.twitter.com/2obWq76zLd
— Jim Hayes (@TheCatOnFox) March 3, 2015
Mike Matheny, doubling as manager and catcher. pic.twitter.com/sG3wmBXxqy
— Jenifer Langosch (@LangoschMLB) March 4, 2015
The spring training schedule might be helpful over the next month. If you want it: [http://t.co/8dc5y27LwI] #stlcards pic.twitter.com/m0sp6NUGV1
— Daniel Doelling (@Daniel_Doelling) March 5, 2015
Love this. MT @KMOXSports: VIDEO: Check out Trevor Rosenthal's delivery in slow motion during bullpen this AM. https://t.co/AnH1UaXinU
— viva el birdos (@vivaelbirdos) March 5, 2015
Matt Carpenter practicing for his upcoming role in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. pic.twitter.com/HWxy2DcNZ4
— Daniel Doelling (@Daniel_Doelling) March 6, 2015
Enos Slaughter, Eddie Stanky & Red Schoendienst looking over the 1953 roster at #SpringTraining. #CardsMuseum pic.twitter.com/phagWNzHdU
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) March 6, 2015
KNOW THINE ENEMY...
the nl central
- Here is a look at how the Reds' first game went. - MLB
- Cubs prospect Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam on his 22nd birthday and oh great, he is younger than me. It is happening. - MLB
- Will the Cubs purposely delay Kris Bryant's call-ups? - Grantland
viva el stuff...
- johnjf125 writes about the 2003 Tigers and each players modern Cardinal equivalent. - Viva el Birdos
- dr. howl projects the Cardinals position players and pitchers. - Viva el Birdos; Viva el Birdos
- matt.bush looks at the NL Central. - Viva el Birdos
Not to brag but I wrote arguably 1 of the top 250 NL Central previews available for free on the internet http://t.co/DNMudEIuw6
— Matt Bush (@SenorBush) March 5, 2015
@lil_scooter93 @HISTORY http://t.co/itwf8Et8m6
— Drew Silva (@drewsilv) March 6, 2015
It would be really cool if some of my followers wrote a @vivaelbirdos Fanpost. Some posts even make the front page! http://t.co/2tEoq2NJh1
— stlCupofJoe (@stlCupofJoe) March 6, 2015
#VEBPodcast listeners, @Aaron_Finkel & I have been emailing about topics for ep. 19. Let us know if there's a topic you'd like discussed.
— bgh (@b_g_h) March 6, 2015
other things...
- The Blues lost to the Flyers... poo. - St. Louis Game Time
Based on TV ratings, Louisville’s the capital of college basketball. What about other sports? http://t.co/37gkX19AMZ pic.twitter.com/SYmh1kMM6q
— WSJ Sports (@WSJSports) March 5, 2015
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