To be honest I’d never interviewed a major league player before, at least not while he was up in the big leagues. Cousin Jerry played for the Yanks, of course, but he was a prince of a man, and baseball…
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Jupiter St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching prospect Austin Warner, who split last season between AA-Springfield and AAA-Memphis, was playing at minor league camp in Jupiter, Florida, when spring training was shut down. He wasn’t totally surprised. March Madness was supposed to…
I have been remiss in posting for a few reasons, so pardon me and enjoy some of my favorite pix of the year … share on social if you like and please credit @OlAbnerBaseball or @MaryEllenChiles on Instagram. xoxoxoxo …
Behold. First published in similar form on a previous blog of mine in late October 2011. I bought a standing room only ticket for the World Series in St. Louis, arriving at noon for the 7 pm start. It was…
Matt Carpenter visited Springfield to play third base for the Baby Birds and gather his wings to fly back to St. Louis. He went 0-21 in five games. Next – to Memphis (AAA)! A slideshow from July 26 – night…
Albert Pujols visited St. Louis for the first time since he left for the LA school systems after the 2011 season. He was greeted with standing ovations for each plate appearance. From the heavenly realm of Busch cheap seats, I…
I was writing up an interview with Jeremy Eierman, a 21-year-old junior shortstop at Missouri State and highly touted MLB draft prospect. But then I read that Jake Burger had been carted off the field after suffering an Achilles injury….