Redbird Rants » Schumaker http://redbirdrants.com A St. Louis Cardinals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The 2nd base revolving door http://redbirdrants.com/2012/01/02/the-2nd-base-revolving-door/ http://redbirdrants.com/2012/01/02/the-2nd-base-revolving-door/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:29:40 +0000 Dennis McHawes http://redbirdrants.com/?p=6376 Over the past decade the 2nd baseman position for the Cardinals has evolved from a steady job for a legitimate 2 bagger to a revolving door of players.  The role players have varied from the established to the young hopeful, the aging to the wild card shot to see if it will work.  During the reign of Tony La Russa this position was used more as a try out position for utility players than a steady home.  One has to wonder if Mike Matheny will continue with that mindset and philosophy for the middle of the infield.  … [visit site to read more]

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Some players decide to reach elsewhere because they are not getting the money via the MLB that they are looking for right away. I can imagine the sentiment, you sign with a baseball franchise only to reach the heights of Double A ball and spend your days hoping for a shot at the show. Personally I am not incredibly athletic anymore but I would of course be very happy with the opportunity, but when young and in peak physical condition you get that take on the world mentality. Many athletes want the spotlight, they LOVE to take risks and through other sports they tend to take those chances, much to my dismay, MLB seems to be a fall back sport for some of the potential talent.

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]]> http://redbirdrants.com/2011/06/05/cardinals-draft-2011/feed/ 0 Matt Holliday Out Of The Starting Lineup, Pujols At 3rd Yet Again http://redbirdrants.com/2011/05/31/matt-holliday-out-of-the-starting-lineup-pujols-at-3rd-yet-again/ http://redbirdrants.com/2011/05/31/matt-holliday-out-of-the-starting-lineup-pujols-at-3rd-yet-again/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 23:15:35 +0000 Nick Zell http://redbirdrants.com/?p=4715
It looks as if Tony La Russa is playing mad scientist with his lineup yet again.

A day after Matt Holliday returned to the starting lineup, he has been placed on the bench again for the start of tonights game against the Giants. He stressed yesterday after his return he was here to play, not to sit. Tonight he will do the latter half.

The Cardinals official website does not list him as injured again, but you have to believe they are trying to make sure he is truly 100% this time instead of keep trotting him on the field only to re-aggravate the injury yet again. The good news, the Cardinals have a very deep bench that allows them to make these shifts and still have a stellar lineup.
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