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
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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…
I picked up my very own press pass and, having forgotten a lanyard, bought one for ten bucks at the team store. So much for objectivity. But the only person I know from Midland, TX, is a former president, and…
I thought he’d taken three strikes, but the umpire said “Strike One!” And that was it. So Peter Bourjos walked, and sauntered off first, and dove back into the base on each throw over. He wore striped socks to his…
St. Louis led this one by three entering the 9th inning. Trevor Rosenthal faced Gregory Polanco, who squinted at strike one and weakly knocked the next pitch into the stands. Foul. After a ball, Rosenthal sneered at his catcher, firing…
The Cards fell behind 5-0 in the 1st. To the Cubs. Full moon. Annoyance gripped me like a snake latching onto my heel. Maybe it was a small bear. A bad inning trumped a bad century. Or was it the…