Being that it is Spring Training and this is Future Redbirds, I thought it only appropriate to post this here. It has been making the rounds since yesterday. The player in question is Oscar Taveras himself (thanks SBNation St. Louis). The screenshot is courtesy of 30 FPS, which is a massive storehouse of screenshots and videos revolving around the world of sports.
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Is there any chance at all that Taveras will just jump right up to Springfield based on how he did? Maybe it is a silly question, but being a Springfieldian I would love to see him at Hammons Field this season.
There’s a chance… yes. I imagine you’ll see him there by the end of the year if nothing else.
In several years, let’s hope they put “NL Allstar” instead…..
Any word on what swagerty’s prognosis is? I don’t think he’s made an appearance since leaving ML camp with bone spurs/chips. I assume he’s on a rest routine. Do we know how long? When he might make his next appearance?
Off topic, but related to the Swagerty question: It would probably be a good idea for the blog owners to update the blogosphere listing to remove Matthew’s blog and add Jenifer’s. She’s been pretty solid at MLB and more than occasionally has insights into things like this, although she hasn’t said anything specifically about Swagerty that I’ve noticed.
I was watching the game on the Mets’ broadcast on WPIX. They admitted they had no idea who #91 was. The Cards hadn’t put his name on the roster for the day. But at least they didn’t put up a Chiron calling him “minor league guy.”
I was kind of proud of myself for figuring out who it was when the broadcasters couldn’t. I just wish OT had gotten a chance to hit. That would’ve made it worth wasting a Saturday afternoon watching a very sloppy preseason game.
Although I’m glad I watched for one reason: I definitely see the appeal of Shane Robinson. He caught 2 balls Saturday that I don’t think Jay would’ve touched. He’s really good at going back for deep fly balls. He could be a potentially useful 5th outfielder.
And while I’m at it, I should note that Greene really runs hard, even on infield grounders. There’s no excuse for the error he made on the double-play ball in the first inning, but his hustle forced the Mets to make at least one error. Even the Mets’ broadcasters (including Keith Hernandez) took note of his baserunning.
Really? I think that’s pretty harsh on Jay. I saw the catches and consider both to be within Jay’s grasp. When did Jay become so pedestrian defensively?