Thomas Gauvain
Contributor at Redbird Rants
always a Dad/husband, mostly a teacher, sometimes a writer. @FSRedbirdRants contributor
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1 week ago |
redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain
Several All-Star related tidbits have come to light in the last week for the St. Louis Cardinals. Here's a quick roundup of some news items related to the St. Louis Cardinals from the past few days. St. Louis Cardinals have zero players in the top-three for All-Star voting. Historically, All-Star voting has favored players in big cities. This makes it challenging for a player who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals to make it in via fan vote.
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1 week ago |
redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain
Filling out a lineup card each day isn't an easy task for manager Oliver Marmol. I don't envy Oliver Marmol. Managers throughout baseball often field their most competitive lineup each day, barring injuries. This is a two-fold strategy; they want to help their team and organization win, but they also want to protect their jobs. Playing your best players, at least in theory, should accomplish both goals. Oli Marmol hasn't been able to field his most competitive lineup each day.
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1 week ago |
redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain
Adam Wainwright was planning on pitching in a Savannah Bananas game, but an injury during prep for the gig set him back. The Savannah Bananas are in the midst of their annual summer tour throughout the United States. The Bananas were originally intended to visit St. Louis on April 4th and 5th. Due to inclement weather, the games were postponed for a few months. Now, the Savannah Bananas will come to St. Louis on July 18th and 19th.
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1 week ago |
redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain
The Cardinals have slipped in the standings during June, and the chasm in talent has grown even greater now. The San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox shook the baseball world when they made one of the largest trades of the last 365 days, a full six weeks before Major League Baseball's trade deadline.
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2 weeks ago |
redbirdrants.com | Thomas Gauvain
Nootbaar is in quite the slump after starting the year off hot. What's going on? Lars Nootbaar starting the year off as the team's leadoff man made sense. He's been an on-base machine throughout his career, and his slugging numbers were strong for a leadoff hitter. He finished the months of March and April with a .263/.400/.439 slash line and 25 walks compared to 21 strikeouts.
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