KOLTEN WONG RUMORS & GOSSIP
St. Louis Cardinals David Freese trade provides opportunity, pressure for Kolten Wong
The St. Louis Cardinals made their first big move of the offseason Friday when they traded third baseman David Freese to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and got center fielder Peter Bourjos in return, but one of the players most affected had never played a Major League Baseball game until Aug. 16.
That was the day the Cardinals called up rookie second baseman Kolten Wong. He went...
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Cardinals buy low (and sell low) in David Freese trade
After a couple of days of talking, the Cardinals and Angels finally agreed to a trade yesterday sending David Freese and Fernando Salas to the Angels for Peter Bourjos and prospect Randal Grichuk.When I first heard the news, I wasn't too thrilled with the idea. First, Freese, who hits lefties pretty well, could provide the Cardinals with a platoon option for Kolten Wong. ...
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Cardinals Radio Announcer Laughed at Red Sox For Holding on Kolten Wong Before Game-Ending Pickoff (Audio)
Game 4 of the 2013 World Series provided another shocking ending to what has been an instant classic between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals.
For the final out of Sunday’s game, Boston closer Koji Uehara picked off Cardinals’ pinch runner and rookie Kolten Wong, who couldn’t get back to first base before he was tagged out by Mike Napoli. The play secured a 4-2 victory...
McNeal on Wong: Rookie mistake, veteran response
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals rookie Kolten Wong found out how it feels to be a World Series hero Saturday night. On Sunday, he found out how it feels to make the last out in front of a sold-out Busch Stadium and a national TV audience.
Someday he will realize that he learned more from ending Game 4 with a base-running blunder than from helping the Cardinals win Game 3.
Losing makes...
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October 28, 2013
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WATCH: Kolten Wong apologizes for being picked-off at first
Just when you thought a World Series couldn't get any stranger, right? Fresh off the heels of the obstruction call that won the St. Louis Cardinals Game Three, the Boston Red Sox were able to get the stars to align in their favor to win Game Four...in the form of a game-ending pick off pick off at first base. No doubt you've seen the replay, but in case you didn'...
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October 28, 2013
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Cardinals radio announcer openly laughs at Red Sox holding runner on seconds before game-winning pickoff
There were several people who couldn’t understand why the Red Sox, up by two runs, were holding Kolten Wong on the bag with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 4 last night. One of those people was Cardinals play-by-play announcer Michael Shannon (no, not that Michael Shannon), who openly laughed at Mike Napoli holding Wong on and even called it “silly.” His radio call starts...
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October 28, 2013
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Kolten Wong's rise to majors has Hawaii buzzing with pride
ST. LOUIS -- They will welcome Kolten Wong to his new home tonight.
It will be a powerful display, this first meeting between a fan base that fancies itself the best in baseball and its second baseman of the foreseeable future.
But while the sound of tens of thousands of hands clapping all at once will force anyone with firing synapses to realize this moment is special, it will...
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August 22, 2013
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Talking Kolten Wong’s MLB debut on ESPN 1420 Honolulu
Special appearance to discuss new St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong on ESPN 1420 Radio in Honolulu.
Following second baseman Kolten Wong’s major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon, I joined hosts Chris Hart and Gary Dickson on the “Sports Animals” show on ESPN 1420 Radio in Honolulu.
The background about how the Hawaiian native reached...
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August 17, 2013
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With Wong Promotion, Cardinals Go All In
After Thursday’s thrilling walk off win, the Cardinals continued to make the future the present, by promoting second baseman Kolten Wong from Triple-A Memphis. The latest pull from the club’s minor league talent pool is sure to spark an immediate debate about who should be in the daily starting lineup (a la Matt Adams), but what’s for certain is that the club is completely...
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August 16, 2013
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St.Louis Cardinals To Promote Top Prospect Kolten Wong
The St.Louis Cardinals have announced that they will promote second baseman Kolten Wong before Friday’s contest with the Chicago Cubs. Wong is currently enjoying success for the Cardinals Triple A affiliate Memphis Redbirds where he is hitting .306 in 463 plate appearances thus far this season. Wong has also chipped in with 10 home runs and 20 stolen bases for the Redbirds but...
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August 16, 2013
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