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Justin Toerner, St. Louis Cardinals, and Albee Weiss, Minnesota Twins

Posted by olabner on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 in Interviews, Minnesota Twins, Minors, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

Best pals and 2018 MLB draft picks Justin Toerner and Albee Weiss were both in minor league camp when Covid-19 shut down baseball in March 2020. Toerner, a Cardinals right fielder, was in Jupiter, Florida, while Albee, a left fielder…

Kramer Robertson, St. Louis Cardinals organization

Posted by olabner on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 in Interviews, Minors, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

Shortstop Kramer Robertson was doing well. He began the 2019 season at AA-Springfield and was promoted to Triple-A Memphis in early May, splitting the season between both cities. Then, he earned an invite to major league spring training in early…

John Nogowski, St. Louis Cardinals organization

Posted by olabner on April 1, 2020 in Interviews, Minors, NL, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

Like many Cardinal farmhands, first baseman John Nogowski was in Jupiter, Florida, for spring training. Unlike many of his former teammates, he was playing for the major league club. He appeared in 14 games for the Cards this spring and…

Austin Warner, St. Louis Cardinals organization

Posted by olabner on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 in Interviews, Minors, MLB, Springfield Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals

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…

Davis Schwab, Atlanta Braves organization

Posted by olabner on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 in Atlanta Braves, College, Interviews, Minors, MVC

Davis Schwab, a left-handed pitcher, finished his career at Missouri State University in 2019 and was drafted by the Atlanta Braves that in the 37th round in June. Last summer he played rookie ball in the Gulf Coast League in North…

“You get to do this” – a chat with Jack Duffy

Posted by olabner on January 12, 2019July 15, 2019 in College, Missouri State

I sat down with Jack Duffy last spring. Soon after, my computer crashed. After rewriting my term papers, I finished my Master’s and moved to Alaska to work for four months. This year I also dealt with a few episodes…

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