Conner Greene was sent up to Triple-A Memphis, and won the AAA National Championship with the Redbirds. Now he’s playing in the prestigious Arizona Fall League, still throwing as hard as he can, as he once told me, breathlessly, after…
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Got to take photos of Adam Wainwright in Springfield during a rehab assignment with the AA Cardinals. I’m still trying to figure out how to write about his presence. Photos, for now. Pictured with, as Wainwright called him, future superstar…
I’ve been wondering about the players in the college wood bat league in Ozark. I meant to attend more games this summer, but I spent so many innings at ballparks this year that I stopped going for a little while….
St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Randal Grichuk made a brief stop at Double-A Springfield on July 19. He tied the game with a 3-run home run en route to an 8-4 win. Then he signed autographs and posed for pictures. Seems…
It looked – well, not too rocky for the SGF to the Death team that day They had not five but four but they were ready to play The fifth was climbing 14ers, somewhere west of here The rest said…
Kolten Wong flew with the Baby Birds for a few days this month. Flap, flap. He chased popups at full-speed, and joked with his teammates. by
A few photos from the July 6 game between the Springfield Cardinals and the Midland Rockhounds, a game the Baby Birds won 2-1. Read about the infield triple before you leave. Midland RockHounds shortstop Richie Martin blows bubbles in the…
Springfield played the Frisco RoughRiders, the Texas Rangers affiliate. Sometime – maybe during batting practice – a player split his bat into pieces and left them in the photo well. The Cardinals, meanwhile, splintered plenty of pitches as they took…