Former Viva El Birdos editor, current Cardinals Twitter complainer. On the lookout for the next Gregg Jefferies.
Joined December 2013
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2 Apr 2024
I wrote about the difference between Kyle-Gibson-type middle-aged-pitcher fantasies (using your wits and guile to escape certain death) and the Lance Lynn type (propping yourself against a wall and blasting through waves of your enemies until you die)
mademdashes.substack.com/p/k…
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You'd like to see more walks from Joshua Baez during this streak but unfortunately guys can't go four pitches without throwing him a home run ball right now
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Fun to see Tre Richardson promoted to Springfield. Look, it would be EXTREMELY unlikely if he suddenly turned into Jose Bautista. But that was also true of Jose Bautista. So I'm willing to hear him out
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Jun 15
This year Jesus Baez is hitting .251/.305/.498 for Peoria (92 wRC )
Last year Jesus Baez hit .243/.303/.378 for Peoria (92 wRC )
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Jun 13
He looks like somebody's trying to make a marionette throw a pitch x.com/kyler416/status/206592…
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Jun 12
Look, there's still a lot we don't know about Joshua Baez, but I have seen a lot of evidence that suggests you should not throw him 92.5 down the middle x.com/memphisredbirds/status…
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Jun 12
Do not love either of these moves, though I guess it's possible that Blaze Jordan matches his effective but weirdly unathletic-looking swing with effective but weirdly unathletic-looking defense and we just can't see it yet
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Jun 11
Hunter Dobbins is the kind of modern starter designed in a lab to confuse me. Fourth-starter types who touch 97, get-me-over splitters... not sure what I'm supposed to do with this
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Jun 9
Jordan Walker pulling a 114 mph missile to third base at a 6 degree launch angle, result happiness.
Jordan Walker pulling a 114 mph missile to third base at a -6 degree launch angle, result misery.
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Jun 9
New Savant stat matches up with my impression that Gordon Graceffo is having one of the great knife's-edge seasons of all time
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Jun 9
My understanding from hours of detailed study (listening to podcasts with Eno Sarris on them) is that an 89 mph gyro slider should be pretty good, but hitters do not seem fooled by it
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Jun 7
Since I tweeted this, Leo Bernal has hit .308/.419/.519. Hypothesis Confirmed: It has been fine, too
May 14
If he wants to just go on a hot streak in Memphis that's fine too, but it would have been nice to see Bernal in AA to start the year just to get one chance to see what he's like when he's the right age for his level
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Jun 7
I would like to see Tink Hence either throw hard or throw with his old extension/release... for now I'll take either one
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Jun 3
Trying very hard to be conservative about Joshua Baez as he brings his K rate back down but when you hit home runs in every plate appearance your K rate doesn't go down as fast as your OPS goes up so I'm having a tough time x.com/MLBPipeline/status/206…
Jun 3
Joshua Báez, the @Cardinals' No. 3 prospect, crushes his 6th homer in the past 7 games and 17th of the season for the @memphisredbirds!
110.8 mph | 429 feet
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Jun 2
This is a huge moment for everybody who knows how to get to a pitcher's extension and release height data right away... we're all counting on you guys
RHP Tink Hence will serve as an opener and start tonight's game for Memphis.
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Jun 1
Going up here later to spit at Busch III x.com/baseballinpix/status/2…
May 31
Construction worker on top of the Arch overlooking Busch Stadium, 1965
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May 31
The tarps off thing is fun but now that we've recovered that type of guy for baseball we have to remember that they're often dumb. The "overrated" chant always sucks, but especially when the guy is not overrated. Act like you've been there (at a game with your shirt off) before
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May 31
It's impossible to always avoid the siren song of caring about "I think people like this guy more than they should" but you can just think about whether he's good or not instead and save yourself a step
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May 31
Hey Libby, we see your strikeout rate trending up, and we think it's awesome. So anyway this time out you're not allowed to give up a single fly ball
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May 29
People thought I was a crank when I said teams' social media accounts should do nothing except tweet the score of the game and uncaptioned videos of highlight plays, but I was just early
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