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Wainwright just right

Posted by olabner on May 8, 2018May 30, 2018 in Minors, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

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…

Wainwright out

Posted by olabner on April 26, 2015 in NL

It won’t be so awful in three months. Another pitcher will climb out of the minor leagues, trading $5 lunches for far better options. He will startle with his curve, his cutter or his sinker. We may know him now….

Wainwright down.

Posted by olabner on April 25, 2015 in NL

He throws curveballs that buckle knees, and stands on the mound when no one else will do. Because he plays in the National League, he stands at the plate every nine batters. And sometimes he smacks a hit into right…

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