Justin Pope, Scott Seabol Among Single-A Charleston Field Staff Appointees

Following the new managerial appointment of Julio Mosquera to Charleston, the New York Yankees have announced the RiverDogs’ full on-field staff for 2018, naming returner Justin Pope the pitching coach for the third consecutive season, and appointing Scott Seabol as the RiverDogs’ new hitting coach.

Moultrie News

Roy Halladay Gems Were Not Rare Versus Cardinals

Besides being a principal player in a Cardinals classic, Roy Halladay also factored prominently in other games versus St. Louis.

RetroSimba

David Eckstein & His Walk-Off Slam For The Cardinals

Having already worked one grand slam miracle as an Angel, David Eckstein performed another for the Cardinals.

RetroSimba

Xavier Scruggs Named Pacific Coast League Player Of The Week For Period August 11-17, 2014

Memphis Redbirds first baseman Xavier Scruggs has been named the Pacific Coast League's Player of the Week for the August 11-17 period, marking the third consecutive week a Redbirds player has won the PCL award.
Memphis Official Site

The Memphis Redbirds’ strong push for a place in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League playoffs has yielded another player of the week honor.
Memphis Commercial Appeal

Derek Jeter Takes One Last Shot At Busch III

The only other time the New York Yankees played a regular-season series here, in June 2005, the Yankees were the gang that couldn’t throw straight in the opening game.

Post-Dispatch

Former Cardinals Listed On 2010 Opening Day Rosters In The NBP

Brian Falkenborg - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Edgar Gonzalez - Yomiuri Giants
So Taguchi - Orix Buffaloes

Japanese Baseball

Notes from offseason:
Gary Burnham signed with Godo Knights in the Italian Baseball League.
Larry Bigbie signed with the Edmonton Capitals in the independent Golden Baseball League.
Scott Seabol was released by the Hiroshima Carp.
Chris Richard tried out for the Chiba Lotte Marines, but ended up re-signing with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Les Walrond signed with Doosan in the KBO.
John Wasdin unknown.

Hiroshima Cuts Scott Seabol

The Hiroshima Carp are turning over most of their import roster this offseason. On their way out are:

NPB Tracker

2009 Foreign (To Japan) Player Rundown

By my count, there were 78 foreign players (including ikusei players) under contract to NPB teams in 2009. Some of them will be back for 2010, others will not. So far, I’ve counted 18 players that will remain with their teams for next year, 36 that are leaving, and 24 that we’re still waiting to hear on.

NPB Tracker

Choosing Up Sides

howdy gang; i'll be sitting in today and friday while danup takes his annual leave of the pixels. i got nothing to say about the team this morning that you don’t already know; start hitting soon, boys. please?

Viva El Birdos

Former Cardinals Playing In Nippon Professional Baseball 2009

Gary Burnham - Chiba Lotte Marines
Brian Falkenborg - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Scott Seabol - Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Les Walrond - Yokohoma Bay Stars
John Wasdin - Saitama Seibu Lions

NPB opened their 2009 season on Friday (4/3/09): Official Site

Prospects Impress On Big League Level

The depth guys are gone. Nearly all of the kids have trudged down the hall to Minor League camp. The Cardinals have gotten down to the business of constructing a 25-man roster, and the time for young players to get exposure in Spring Training is just about gone.

Cardinals Official Site

Gritless Veterans

It's been an odd day for La Russa watchers-- Kennedy and Looper gone, this quote in the paper:

Viva El Birdos

Fun With zMLE

Another major statistical evaluation tool is now open to the public, thanks to Dan Szymborski’s release of the MLE spreadsheets that, presumably, are a part of his internet-famous ZiPS projections. In the grand blog tradition I, a less-talented hanger-on, am going to celebrate said release by using it as a chance for a free blog entry.

Get Up, Baby!

Ex-Cardinals Census: Outside The U.S. & Canada

In the final segment of our four-part St. Louis Cardinals census, we look at where 16 former Cards are now playing outside the United States and Canada.

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