Update: Spaeder is retracting his statement There were a lot of people calling out Spaeder as a liar and it appears they were correct; this will probably end his reporting days. He made some serious allegations and continued into this morning (pulling in the Minnesota Twins), but has pulled down all of the Tweets. Original…
22 winners come from 15 organizations, Seattle leads with three honorees New York, NY, June 2, 2021 — Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced the Player and Pitcher of the Month Award winners in each of the 11 leagues in Major League Baseball’s player development system. Triple-A EastJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) outfielder Jesus Sanchez led…
Rumors started circulating Thursday morning that the Cardinals were looking at adding a pitcher, with James Paxton, Jake Odorizzi, and Taijuan Walker all being named by Mark Feinsand. It’s kind of a surprise, as it was anticipated the team could be looking at another hitter; Marcell Ozuna has started some rumors after stating he would…
I will get questions from time to time via email or Facebook about the Cardinals. I’ve gotten a few recently and thought I’d address them here. What do you think is the best course of action for the 2021 team? Joe C. There are plenty of options for the Cardinals this off-season, but I don’t…
I don’t know if this is happening outside of Cardinal Nation, but there is a segment of fans that are struggling with the fact that the Cardinals are going to do a “unified” gesture on opening day for Black Lives Matter. I see multiple issues with these “struggles”. First off, BLM is not a political…
I’ve never been much of a Matheny fan, as a manager, and I’ve been vocal about it. He was a great leader of men, but he was a lousy leader of ballplayers; he was the right guy when Oscar Taveras passed away, but the wrong guy making pitching changes. That said, I was shocked to…
Welcome to the first episode of Nyrdball: A Nyrdcast Baseball Podcast. Russ and Jay talk this week about the slow free agency, Giancarlo Stanton, spending this off-season versus the past few, and the top 5 baseball movies. The intro music is from DJ Analogue; the clip was from his track Footsteps. If you would like…
Welcome to the Pop Culture Abstract Podcast. We talk anything pop culture. For the first episode, I talk with Justin Birnbaum of Base Knock MLB; we talk about the MLB Post Season (Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Justin Verlander, Chris Sale) and what the Mets will do in the off-season (Jay Bruce, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard)….
On August 3, Alex Rodriguez met with Hal Steinbrenner as a member of the New York Yankees. He left that meeting knowing that his last game will be on August 12th, and after that game he will be released from the New York Yankees only to be hired as a Special Advisor to Steinbrenner until…
Cripple Jay is back, this time talking with his friend Russ about baseball. Russ worked in minor league baseball for a few years in a front office position; after explaining his journey in the game, they discuss the Yankees. Part 2 will be next week, where they discuss obstacle course racing. Music is provided by…
Welcome to the first of many editions of “Riding the Pine” First off, I just wanted to give a little background on myself. I am a life-long Cardinals fan. I will try not to be biased, but I’m not guaranteeing anything. I am a huge fan of the game in general. My goal of this…
