Short-Season Team Preview: State College Spikes
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With the 2013 Major League baseball Draft in the rear-view mirror, its time for the Short-Season leagues to begin play. The Cardinals’ short-season (A) affiliate is in State College, Pennsylvania. The Spikes play in the New York – Pennsylvania League and will be in their first season as a Cardinal affiliate since 2006. This short...
Cardinals minor league spring training notebook: 03/28/13
On Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals’ minor leaguers had a camp day, their fifth of six scheduled this spring. Memphis faced Springfield, while Palm Beach and Peoria squared off. The extended spring training players were split into Red and White squads.
It was a day of upsets as both of the underdogs – Springfield and Peoria – won. The EST Reds took down the Whites. The Cardinals’...
Cardinals minor league spring training notebook: 03/26/13
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals’ two upper level minor league clubs traveled to Port St. Lucie to take on their New York Mets counterparts. Palm Beach and Peoria welcomed New York’s two Class-A clubs to the back fields in Jupiter.
Memphis and Palm Beach, were victorious and Springfield and Peoria fell. The Cardinals’ spring record against external minor league competition...
Split Team, Double Horror
Split squads this late in the season only serve to double your chance of injuries. In the Mets' case, it's exponential. Matt den Dekker, a defensive whiz if there ever was one, broke his wrist Sunday while twirling around like a ballerina in a music box chasing a wind blown fly ball before landing on his wrist and breaking it. This weather related injury ends my dream of...
Happy Recap: Spring Training Game 27 - Mets (SS) at Cardinals - Mets Comeback with 6 in 7th Inning, Win 10-7
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W: J. Familia (2-0) L: M. Harris (0-1) S: D. Owen (1)
HR: NYM - J. Hoffmann (2),Z. Lutz (1),M. Baxter (1) STL - None
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Zach Lutz had two hits with a two-run homer to go along with three RBI and Jamie Hoffmann also added a two-run homer to push the New York Mets past the St. Louis Cardinals...
Cardinals minor league spring training notebook: 03/24/13
On Sunday, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Memphis and Springfield clubs remained in Jupiter, while Palm Beach and Peoria again took the bus ride to Port St. Lucie, with the New York Mets their opponent as well.
The major league club also faced the Mets at Jupiter, with non-MLB camp invitees Mitch Harris, Luis Mateo and Patrick Wisdom appearing there. Though ex-Navy man Harris’ story...
Mets 10, Cardinals 7
After spending almost five years in the U.S. Navy, simply being on the mound at Roger Dean Stadium was exhilarating for Cardinals pitcher Mitch Harris - even if the results were disappointing.
Harris gave up a pair of two-run homers and took the loss as a New York Mets split squad beat St. Louis 10-7 on Sunday.
St. Louis played with a short-handed lineup. Third baseman David Freese...
Cards lose lead, fall to Mets
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- After spending almost five years in the U.S. Navy, simply being on the mound at Roger Dean Stadium was exhilarating for St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mitch Harris -- even if the results were disappointing.
Harris gave up a pair of two-run homers and took the loss as a New York Mets split squad beat the Cardinals 10-7 on Sunday.
St. Louis played with a short...
Cardinals minor league spring training notebook: 03/13/13
Following are the highlights from the first minor league games of 2013. A trio of intersquad games were held on Wednesday in preparation for Thursday’s initial contests against external competition.
As he has been doing the last few seasons, Cardinals farm director John Vuch will be sharing game highlights with this site and several others with interest in Cardinals prospects....
Cardinal Minor League Stats – 3/13/2013
Last season, John Vuch supplied the Cardinal minor league stats to us, which I published on the Cardinal sub-site; unfortunately, that site sits wasting away. This season, they are going up here each day.
Minor League Highlights for 3/13
A Message from John Vuch: Listing all pitchers/players together, rather than by “teams” since games were played with “informal” rules...
Mitch Harris: From one commitment to another
A 2008 draftee yet to officially pitch due to military commitment has news about his 2013 status.
Cards prospect puts dream on hold
Mitch Harris had two dreams in life: serving his country and playing professional baseball. He just didn't realize that one might keep him from doing the other.
Harris was a legitimate prospect coming out of the Naval Academy after posting a 2.51 ERA with 291 strikeouts in 222 13 innings during his four-year career. And the Cardinals took a chance, drafting him in the 13th round...
Harris’ baseball career takes another turn
Just a few weeks away from returning to Navy duty from St. Louis Cardinals extended spring training camp, pitcher Mitch Harris hit a physical roadblock Saturday.
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