Mike Matheny Hears About His Outburst; The Michael Wacha Report; Jon Jay Better, Still Out; Shane Robinson Moves Again; A.J. Pierzynski To Handle John Lackey

Mike Matheny’s phone was burning up Saturday morning and they weren’t congratulatory messages. Matheny, in his post-game press conference Friday night, railed not only at Major League Baseball’s replay system not confirming what he saw with his own eyes on a potential force play at second base but also at not really being able to debate that with anybody.
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Cardinals righthander Michael Wacha, out since mid-June with a stress reaction in his right shoulder, isn’t throwing in pitching fashion yet. But among his current drills is one in which he throws a weighted ball into a trampoline from close range.
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