Former Memphis Ballplayers To Olympic Athletes

The 2014 Winter Olympics have officially kicked off in Sochi and even though snow and baseball don’t normally mix, the great sport is always on our mind here at AutoZone Park.

Chirp Chatter

Minor League Transactions April 4-10, 2009

Red Sox placed Sean Danielson on the 7-day disabled list.
Tigers released Timo Perez.
Marlins added Kiko Calero to the 40-man roster.
Astros placed Chad Paronto on the 7-day disabled list.
Royals released Juan Richardson and added both Sidney Ponson and Jamey Wright to the 40-man roster.
Athletics released Tagg Bozied and optioned Daric Barton to Triple-A.
Padres added Luke Gregerson to the 40-man roster.
Mariners placed Tyler Johnson on the 7-day disabled list.
Rays placed Jeremy Cummings on the restricted list.
Blue Jays announced Matt Clement's retirement and placed Cody Haerther on the 7-day disabled list.
Nationals placed Jorge Sosa (failed drug test) on the restricted list.

Cardinals Moves:
Released: RHP Ryan Bird, RHP Dylan Gonzalez, RHP Josh Hester, LHP Davis Bilardello, LHP J.D. Stambaugh, C Justin Knoedler, C Rickey Noland
Placed on restricted list: RHP Deryk Hooker, RHP Rigoberto Lugo, C Juan Castillo, OF Luke Gorsett
Voluntarily retired: RHP Mike Sillman
Added to 40-man roster: 2B Joe Thurston, 3B David Freese, OF Colby Rasmus
Placed on 7-day DL: RHP Jared Bradford, RHP Eddie Degerman, RHP Josh Dew, RHP Mark McCormick, RHP Mike Parisi, RHP Noel Salas, LHP Royce Ring, C Blake Murphy, C Brandon Yarbrough, SS Oliver Marmol, OF Matt Arburr
Placed on temporarily inactive list: 2B Jose Martinez

Baseball America

Hector Luna Signs With Dodgers

Minor League Deal

Baseball America

Lost In Transactions 12/1-12/7/08

St. Louis Cardinals signed LHP Trever Miller on a one-year contract.
The Cardinals are looking to bolster their left-handed presence. While Miller isn't a shutdown lefty specialist, he has rattled off six solid years in a row.

St. Louis Cardinals acquired SS Khalil Greene from the San Diego Padres for RHP Mark Worrell and a player to be named later .
A salary dump if there ever was one. Sure, Worrell has the ability to become an excellent reliever, and we don't know the caliber of the player to be named later, but still... ouch. Greene, who certainly doesn't get on base, has a career .802 OPS on the road as compared to .682 at Petco Park. He is capable defensively and will give the Cardinals a deep lineup with nearly everyone a threat to hit a home run. The value on the Padres' side was clearing his salary as Greene is worth more in terms of the talent they got. He's a free agent after the year.

The Hardball Times

Rays Sign Chris Richard & Jeremy Cummings

A dormant offseason ended on Friday, as the Rays brought three Minor Leaguers into the fold.

Rays Official Site

Cardinals Winter League Notebook 11-3-08

Outfielder Amaury Marti’s two doubles in the Dominican leads Sunday’s St. Louis Cardinals prospects news in winter ball.

The Birdhouse

U.S. Takes #3 Seed With Victory

The field is set for the medal rounds at the Summer Olympics, with the United States getting its rematch against Cuba on Friday and unbeaten Korea meeting Japan in the other semifinal.

Redbirds Official Site

USA Beat Japan 4-2

Barden: 1-for-4 with 1 RBI, 1 Run, 1 BB, & 1 SB.

John Gall, Jeremy Cummings, & Blaine Neal all played also.

Boxscore

Cuba Beat USA 5-4 In 11 Innings

Brian Barden did not play.

John Gall 1-for-4 with 1 2B, 1 RBI, & 2 K's.
Jeremy Cummings 3 Innings, 2 Hits, 1 Run(ER), & 1 K(pitches-strikes:39-26).

Boxscore

USA Beat Canada 7-2

Brian Barden:
2-for-5 with 2 Runs.

Ex-Cardinals making appearances: John Gall(USA), Jeremy Cummings(USA), & Stubby Clapp(Canada)

Boxscore

Every Given Sunday: All Busy-ness 'Round The Major League Table

The idea of sending a baseball Dream Team to the Olympics has been dead a while now. Major League Baseball would never consider shutting down its season for two weeks to send an All-Star team to an Olympiad, and furthermore, baseball will be discontinued as an Olympic sport after next month's games in Beijing.

Baseball Prospectus

Jeremy Cummings Named To Olympic Team

Before spring training began in February, Jeremy Cummings had made up his mind that this was going to be his last year in professional baseball.

Charleston Gazette

Triple-A All-Star Game: PCL Beats INT 6-5

Nick Stavinoha 1-for-2 with 1 Run.

Boxscore

MiLB Post Game

Commercial Appeal Post Game

Ex-Cardinals Farmhand Jeremy Cummings Continues To Persevere

He was released in spring training a few months ago, but Jeremy Cummings, like always, is resilient.

The Charleston Gazette