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Former Major League Baseball player - 2006 World Series Champion -Slammers Baseball - CASA Lake County - Science of Sport
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WOW what a pic Chad! Walter Payton did that 4 me & my brother
@ryanbennett131
at end of his day during
@ChicagoBears
training camp (we were 6 & 4) I never forgot it. If he could do it I damn sure better have.
#stlcards
@jeffpearlman
@walterpayton
@paytonsun
@olin_kreutz
@TheCatOnFox
@GDBJr5
What a class act. Spring of ‘06, the man is halfway to the clubhouse and heard my 2 yr old yell his name. Turned around and walked to us and made this now 16 yr old a lifetime StL Cardinal Fan. Happy Bday fella!
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ONE THOUSAND PERCENT clean!
Was this a clean or dirty slide? 🤔
Retweet for clean
Favorite for dirty
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My 1st
@Cardinals
fantasy camp I glanced in laundry room on my way out of the clubhouse & saw my jersey next 2 Lou Brock’s. I stopped, walked back & had to take a pic. Though it was so cool my jersey was next to his.
#RIPLouBrock
A Beautiful Human Being
@joe_pfeiffer
#STLCards
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@TheCatOnBallyTV
Dunc was a GREAT teammate, GREAT competitor, & an even better human being Huge part of
#STLCards
06’ success Was always a lot of smiles & laughs when he was around
#Cardinals
@Cardinals
@bthompson48
@SSchumaker55
@dgoold
@Ackerman1120
@RickyH49
@ClaibsOnline
@DannyMacTV
@101espn
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Ummm….Bo Jackson?!
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For the love of god!
@NCAA
@NCAACWS
this is beyond asinine! pitched balls in battersbox & hitters are called out?! UNCLE already. Fix this, it’s embarrassing for baseball.
@dgravy32
@PrestonWilson44
@ToddGreene20
@GlendonRusch
@KP_Omaha
@DaveGallagher22
@sturtze56
#joke
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Had the honor & privilege to be a teammate of & compete against
@IsringhausenJ
& Scott Rolen.
@Cardinals
legends that officially took their rightfully deserved & earned place amongst
#StLouis
sports immortals
#Cardinals
#CardsHOF
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The walk off salami on your old man’s birthday was awfully thoughtful
@gavinbennett28
#baseball
Walk-off winner in the 12th by
@gavinbennett28
Cats win 7-3 and follow up with another 7-3 win.
@IlliniBaseball
@Go_LHS_Wildcats
@PBRIllinois
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If ur a catching coordinator/instructor & you tell ur catchers it’s ok 2 set up 1 knee down on breaking balls w/guys on base, I think your wrong. Watching that happen is beyond frustrating. BE IN A FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND POSITION TO BLOCK THE DAMN BALL!
@notgaetti
here’s another one.. that ball actually crossed the plate. This is getting ridiculous
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Ha! Can’t believe that’s already 13 years ago. The rest of the 06’ season turned out alright.
@goldbergkc
@dgoold
@SWarmann
@hochman
@RickyH49
@DavidEckstein22
@DannyMacTV
@IsringhausenJ
@bthompson48
@UncleCharlie50
@Yadimolina04
@TheCatOnFox
@StullySTL
#Cardinals
#StLouis
#STL
@aidenbe59669921
@Diapers_Tequila
@HardballHardge
@GDBJr5
@pt_kell
I told you guys my brother played baseball, had to do it to my “our” hometown cubbies
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This is more on the coaches than the young man. It’s a teaching/coaching moment. They (coaches) need to handle the situation better.
#baseball
This unfortunate situation should not happen in front of everyone. The player should have waited to get to the dugout and walked down the tunnel with the coach calling pitches and straightened it out. Instead we get this.
#shegone
@notgaetti
@BobFile
@twuench
@billdubs
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MAAAAAAN….all of this right there, EVERY BIT OF IT!
#bigleaguer
#baseball
@marklittle29
@ToddGreene20
@ZootsBaseball
@TheRealJHair
@CJNitkowski
@Sweendog9
@_mcameron44
@merck50
@sandyalomarjr
@HOFprez
@RAJr_20
@GreggOlson30
@BillyWagner1313
@NealJames56
@sexyfeet24
@bthompson48
The emotion of 31-year-old Cam Booser crying in the dugout after finally getting to make his
#MLB
debut at the age of 31
Perseverance, hard work and heart shining through!!!
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#baseball
No greater example of what colleges & pro scouts R looking 4 when they ask “How’s his make up?” THIS DUDE! 12 yrs in
#mlb
, middle of 10 yr $225 mil contract, on back fields in
#SpringTraining
w/ no one watching
@Slammers_HS_IL
@ryanbennett131
@NealJames56
@ToddGreene20
EVERY BASEBALL PLAYER AT ALL LEVELS PAY ATTENTION: Joey Votto popped up to 3rd (he RARELY pops up on the INF!) in a back-field game against minor leaguers & straight BUSTED it out of the box getting to 2nd on the drop.
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Damn…. 17 years ago already?! Was a pleasure to meet & talk
#STLcards
#baseball
over a “few”
@mondobrewing
pints. Loved the baseball energy I witnessed during
#Cubs
#Cardinals
series in the UK.
@dgoold
@HOFprez
@mlbuk
@MLBEurope
@MLB
Its been 17 years since
@GDBJr5
Gary Bennett hit a walk off Grand Slam against the Cubs! A few of us Brits were lucky enough to meet him over a few beers ahead of the London Series. Fab guy to chat baseball over a few beers with. Have yourself a day Gary wherever you are.
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This right here was some kinda fun!
#WorldSeries
#STLCards
@bthompson48
@iJohn_Rodriguez
@UncleCharlie50
@DavidEckstein22
@Yadimolina04
@PujolsFive
@markmulder20
@IsringhausenJ
@ryanbennett131
@TheCatOnFox
@DannyMacTV
@PatParrisTV
@joe_pfeiffer
@c_rip29
Today In 2006: The St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers in five games!
#MLB
#History
#STLCards
#WorldSeries
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"After seeing limited at-bats last season as a redshirt freshman, Gavin Bennett (
@gavinbennett28
) had the look of a breakout candidate for
@IlliniBaseball
this coming spring."
Fall Ball Insider 👉
🤝
@KinaTraxInc
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#baseball
at
#hailState
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! A must for any fan of the game.
@HailStateClub47
please thank that crew again for me.
#TheDude
is as advertised & then some!
@HailStateBB
@SECbaseball
@MIZZOU_SEC
@gbennett281
@jaypowell39
@RedsCowboy
#sec
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Championship Sunday
@Kenny_Wallace
#LetsGo
#cardinalsFantasyCamp
#RevItUp
@joe_pfeiffer
@KyleMcClellan46
@c_rip29
#stlcards
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Good people, good beer, and baseball. Can not go wrong
@mondobrewing
#STLCards
@STLAnalyticsUK
@dgoold
🏴
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Could you imagine “feeling it” as a hitter & “they” say it’s probably a good idea to take the next day off because you had too many total bases?
#hittingX
#hittingtwitter
#baseball
Saw this today and instantly made me think about what
@GreggOlson30
has been talking about lately. Analytics have a role but sometimes get carried away.
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My 13 yr old joining me
#BuschStadium
#WordSeries06
reunion
#ProudDadMoment
@joe_pfeiffer
@Cardinals
#STLCards
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. College and pro guys start filling up the facility!
#baseball
@Slammers_HS_IL
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The entire Cardinals family is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer and World Series champion manager Whitey Herzog at the age of 92.
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As far as Father’s Day goes…this one didn’t suck. Check out the lid
@GreensPro
@marklittle29
#stlcards
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Increasing bat speed is never bad, but pitch selection/recognition will effect EV more. Attacking pitches U can drive & learning 2 lay off pitches U can’t=huge effect on ave EV At higher levels it’s not so much how U swing as what U swing at
#PlateDiscipline
#hittingtwitter
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Sad! These parents could not be more clueless if they tried. Absolute clowns.
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Doin a little NL Central recon. Behind enemy lines
#baseball
#stlcards
@ryanbennett131
@marklittle29
@TheCatOnBallyTV
@thekapman
@RickyH49
@bthompson48
@Dempster46
@Sut_40
@GlendonRusch
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You’re going to want watch this
@IlliniBaseball
double play muliple times! 👀
@calhejza
and
@BrodyHarding2
end the inning with a crazy double play! 😱
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yeah……trying to convince people how impactful you are by telling them how impactful you are is a rough strategy. Good luck with it though……
"The reason why we're watching women's basketball is not just because of 1 person. It's because of me, too. I want y'all to realize that"
Angel Reese speaks:
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Morning
#coffee
view 8:00am 1st pitch means I’m gonna lean on you heavy
@Kaldis_Coffee
@braceforimpact46
#brewforimpact
@JoshuaLFerguson
@KyleMcClellan46
@ DuPage Medical Group Field
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Put the
#ToolsOfIgnorance
to use this afternoon 4 live BP Caught some of
@Slammers_HS_IL
class of 2021 studs
@NealJames56
@ALLSTARSPORTS
@ryanbennett131
@coreyw24
@GlendonRusch
@lukas_mcknight
Just like riding a bike, an older bike w/ a touch of rust that squeaks a bit
#catchers
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Daughter found old pics in basement. These, June 1990 few days after
#Phillies
draft me, in town playing
#Cubs
Scout Scott Trcka takes me (white sweatshirt) 4 BP
@TheDDFoundation
#Dutch
@rickybottalico
@debba1206
@RAJr_20
@ToddPratt07
@lesliegudel
@kjhitting
@ShenkLarry
#baseball
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Always great to get back to
#baseballheaven
@RickyH49
@ClaibsOnline
@bthompson48
@TheCatOnBallyTV
@bthompson48
@DannyMacTV
@franky3131
@gbennett281
#baseball
#STLCards
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This 100% THIS! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
A gentle reminder that Justice Ginsburg’s closest friend on the Court was Justice Scalia. You don’t have to agree on everything - or even anything - to get along. We’ve completely lost that in America in recent years.
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Make this shit make sense! I’ll be damned if a school is going to keep anything about my kids secret from me and their mom! GTFOH
#california
Gavin Newsom signed AB1955 today which bans schools from making rules requiring parental notification if a child identifies as transgender.
Get your kids out of public schools.
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No brainer! #
#baseball
Fred McGriff is headed to Cooperstown! He’s been elected to the
@baseballhall
by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee.
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HEAR HEAR! Driving in runs is a skill. IT IS AN ART. Those that believe it’s simply having opportunities have never faced big league pitching w/ runners in scoring position. “They” just don’t know, and how could they?
#NotTheirFault
#hittingX
#baseball
#hittingtwitter
Aaron Judge says he spoke with Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman in the offseason about the Yankees' philosophy:
"RBIs and runs have always mattered to me, that's one thing that I try to take pride in. It may not be something you can measure, but driving a guy in is a skill."
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Chatted w/ scouts @ college coaches about many players over the years. 1st or 2nd question without fail…”can U tell me about his make up?” No matter how many times I tell parents & players what an important part of the equation this is, far too many refuse to listen
#baseball
I’m not calling out the kids name but there is a player who is very talented looking for a home (all over social media) , however, he is a selfish, disrespectful a-hole.
Wants to blame other people, but the fact he’s not on a roster is because no one wants to deal with him.
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The fellas getting a little work in. Man I miss the days
@ryanbennett131
! Cooper Johnson
@gbennett281
@gavinbennett28
@Slammers_HS_IL
#catchers
#backbone
#backstops
#catchingtwitter
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Man what a great book! Finally got around to it
@dgoold
Amazing lens through which Buck O’Neil viewed life.
@nlbmprez
#baseball
@ryanbennett131
@marklittle29
@JPosnanski
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Saturday was annual
#paella
night (served 26 w/ leftovers for another 10)
@chefjoseandres
@ScoutsCooking
@ryanbennett131
@chefperkey
@pt_kell
@tdbaze
@NealJames56
@overthefirecook
@grnigne37
@yellowhammer04
@marklittle29
@klocky7
@GreensPro
#CasaDeBennett
#overthefirecooking
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Blue Jays fans are the best. Judge hit a homer, Blue Jays fan caught it and without thinking gave the ball to the little kid who’s a Yankees fan who was also wearing a Judge t-shirt. There are good people out there.
#NextLevel
#RepBX
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This weekend wrapped up
@Slammers_HS_IL
summer schedule. Another year of solid improvements by a lot of young men & on to the next chapter 4 the
#SlammersCoyote
#Classof2018
group below
@JoeAguilar64
@TFroehlig
@NealJames56
@CoyoteLogistics
#earnit
#baseball
#hardworkpaysoff
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Brings back memories of RFK 05’
#Nats
@Nationals
@barrysvrluga
@Schneids2323
@ChadCordero32
@slugger6177
@PrestonWilson44
@ThomasBoswellWP
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@shegone03
@notgaetti
@BobFile
@twuench
@billdubs
@RVGDag
@TheKineticArm
@AMBS_Kernan
@SalMarinello
@wg22659
@ClintHurdle13
@ToddPratt07
@TheRealJHair
@WesClements22
Some of these comments…..this is on the coaches, not the kid. He’s pissed/frustrated after a rough inning. That is a situation where you actually coach!
#baseball
#LifeLessons
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THIS!!!👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 class act
In a conference call with local media members today, Royals GM Dayton Moore said this about the club's decision to stand by their minor league players:
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With my brother in
#BuschStadium
clubhouse after winning 06’ World Series.
@ryanbennett131
#Stlcards
Quote this with your greatest baseball moment -- as a player, fan, parent, whatever. This'll be fun.
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I guarantee you this, the
#Dodgers
dugout was overjoyed, ecstatic, elated, and delighted when Snell was pulled.
@WoodyWilliams19
@GlendonRusch
@PrestonWilson44
@ToddPratt07
@ryanbennett131
@RAJr_20
@marklittle29
@GlendonRusch
@Dempster46
@Sweendog9
@TheRealJHair
@realnedcolletti
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Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen, welcome to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
#HOFWKND
(Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)
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These old boys got a little TLC today from
@SarnaBaseball
Conditioning/tightening up gloves at my locker was always a meditative experience.
#zen
@ryanbennett131
@CoachBradley9
@under2catching
@ToddGreene20
@BrianEspo41
@ToddPratt07
@sandyalomarjr
@BengieMolina1
#catchingtwitter
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Seeing a fair amount of replies suggesting hit the kid next time. ANYONE who suggests a youth pitcher (high school and younger) should throw at a youth hitter IS AN ABSOLUTE DUMBASS! Add college too as they are amateurs & a misplaced fastball can change lives.
#baseball
What happened to coaching at the youth level? This is sad to watch.
If you’re a parent who allows your kid to play for an organization that allows this you’re part of the problem!
#shegone
@notgaetti
@BobFile
@twuench
@billdubs
@SliderDominate
@ROXSystem
@theicon26
@MLBNetwork
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My man
@RickWrona
in Chicago 4 Sandberg statue ceremony. Catching up w/ former teammates, priceless! Ricky Wro helped me as a young catcher more than he’ll ever know. Helped me while we were competing for playing time!
@RAJr_20
@marklittle29
@craigholman35
@shegone03
@Sut_40
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DUDE! Nothing pumping a guy up on his birthday. Thank you for your deep dive to cherry pick some favorable stats.
@ryanbennett131
@HardballHardge
One bit of info I’d like to add
@NealJames56
could not get me out!
@lukas_mcknight
@Slammers_HS_IL
@pt_kell
Happy birthday to Gary Bennett!
• hit .343/.343/.495 in a 2-1 count
• hit .308/.333/.577 with 2 outs & the bases loaded
• hit .524 when facing a reliever for the 2nd time in a game
• hit a combined .368 vs.
@gregmaddux
,
@Tom_Glavine
,
@hambone1063
, and
@gehrig38
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Was pretty damn good at his craft & a great teammate
#RolenHOF
#stlcards
@theaceofspaeder
@Cdnmooselips33
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@barrysvrluga
Brings back so many great memories from that 05’ inaugural season. The energy around DC, RFK shaking, playing for Frank Robinson, great teammates. So cool to see
#Nats
#WorldSeries
bound
@Schneids2323
@ChadCordero32
@slugger6177
@PrestonWilson44
@Nationals
#WashingtonNationals
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Well done
#Mexico
! Not quite sure about those who think THIS isn’t good 4
#baseball
&
#WBC2003
is meaningless. Guessing they haven’t competed in sport much (if at all).
@ryanbennett131
@marklittle29
@ToddGreene20
@kjhitting
@craigholman35
@ZootsBaseball
@ToddPratt07
@TheRealJHair
Mexico thanking their fans one last time after an epic game 👏🏽👏🏽
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Great time last night catching up with former
#Rockies
teammates for
@Cdnmooselips33
number retirement.
@merck50
@marklittle29
@Rockies
#baseball
#33HOF
#ThreeThree
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What a pleasure watching my man
@JGov_11
work/rake.
#royals
@ReggieSanders
#baseball
@NealJames56
#backbone
wannabe!
@Slammers_HS_IL
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Comical this would gets a rise out of folks (sad actually)….that’s life boss. More youngsters need to read this, be told this, and understand this!
#LifeAintEasy
Can you imagine a HS teacher posting this negative message to their students?
Sums up the depressing state of way too many HS classrooms.
Athletic teams too.
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Homemade pasta night
@LombardiWines
#TisTheSeason
@ryanbennett131
@marklittle29
@GreensPro
@RyanLindemann14
@ScoutsCooking
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Great RT to start the week. Legendary
@Kenny_Wallace
LEGENDARY. Might tweet this every Monday of 2019. Guaranteed to bring a laugh/smile
@ryanbennett131
@Diapers_Tequila
@pt_kell
@NealJames56
@Slammers_HS_IL
#BuySomeMoreIceDamnIt
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Homemade pasta kinda night
@ScoutsCooking
@yellowhammer04
@lukas_mcknight
@ryanbennett131
@boilermakerwin
@ChuckRicci
@rickybottalico
@tdbaze
@farmerbobnwmo
@RAJr_20
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Ahhh
#Baseball
tough to beat a beautiful day at the yard
@MizzouBaseball
#Mizzou
@ryanbennett131
@gbennett281
@SECbaseball
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Barry Larkin, HOF SS:
Games: 2,180
.295/.371/.444
TOB: 3,334
HR: 198
TB: 3,527
rWAR: 70.5
OPS+: 116
fWAR: 67.0
wOBA: .360
wRC+: 118
DRS: 17.7
Scott Rolen, 3B:
Games: 2,038
.281/.364/.490
TOB: 3,103
HR: 316
TB: 3,628
rWAR: 70.1
OPS+: 122
fWAR: 69.9
wOBA: .368
wRC+: 122
DRS: 175.4
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My man Dunc! Was a GREAT
#teammate
& an even better dude! Impossible to not smile & laugh when you were around him.
#storyteller
#STLCards
#baseball
@Cardinals
@TheCatOnBallyTV
@dgoold
LF/1B Chris Duncan 2006:
2.3 fWAR
.293/.363/.589
.952 OPS
143 wRC+
22 HR
11 2B
3 3B
43 RBI
1 DRS
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#morningcoffeeview
w/ baby girl…..
@FormativeCoffee
Westminster on a rainy London day….🏴🇬🇧
#morningcoffee
#coffee
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So maybe, just maybe there still is something to controlling the barrel, grinding out ABs, making pitchers work, and putting pressure on the defense…..
#hittingtwitter
@ryanbennett131
@lukas_mcknight
@sexyfeet24
@slugger6177
@RickWrona
@O3jfrye
@marklittle29
@ToddGreene20
5 of the top 6 teams that strike out the least are in the playoffs
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