Voldemort wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 12:51 pm
JJ should have had that one. Another error!
I noticed something else watching the slo mo replay a few times . JJ is NOT wearing a Rawlings baseball glove. Cmon JJ ! Rawlings is THE glove to wear in St. Louis ! Get with the program JJ ! No wonder you are flubbing those grounders .
I have never owned anything but a Rawlings Heart of the Hide Pro 3 after I was 12 years old. (XPG 3.) I saved for over a year to buy that glove.
Edited to add:
I have a new one in our basement for my Grandson. He is 19 months old and is a twin. His twin sister doesn't have one yet since she is acting like she is a lefty. When we figure out which hand she will throw with, I'll get her a glove.
A thought .. get her a custom made Cijntje 6 finger model that she could wear on either hand .. Later in life, she will tell people My Grandpa was so cool , he bought me a glove I could wear on either hand ! Grandpa Genius I call him !
Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:52 pm
Has their been one decent catchers throw to 2B in this game by either team?
Oh, is that where they were trying to throw ? Could have fooled me I thought they were practicing fielders catching bad throws .. ex. Winn leaping over 2nd toward JJ side and later Marlins catcher seeing if the CF was backing up properly on overthrows to him .
Anybody can catch a good throw !
Whatashame wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:24 pm
In spite of the fielding miscues, that was some nice baserunning by JJW which led to the second run. The Cardinals tie the game without getting a hit but took advantage on the bases.
Regarding JJs baserunning, I just saw a replay of him being thrown out at 3b when the Cardinals scored their run in the first.
Was this a matter of him trying to draw a throw to ensure that Burleson scored from second, or was this bad base running by JJ?
Whatashame wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:24 pm
In spite of the fielding miscues, that was some nice baserunning by JJW which led to the second run. The Cardinals tie the game without getting a hit but took advantage on the bases.
Regarding JJs baserunning, I just saw a replay of him being thrown out at 3b when the Cardinals scored their run in the first.
Was this a matter of him trying to draw a throw to ensure that Burleson scored from second, or was this bad base running by JJ?
Any thoughts?
I think both. I think he was trying to take a throw away from Burleson trying to score from second on the basehit but I’m not sure it was needed. The bad part was it looked like he was almost giving himself up so Burleson could score. He kinda just stopped in the middle which didn’t help matters much.
cardinalsfever44 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 15:15 pm
Walk off wild pitch winner!
Cardiac Cardinals?
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a bad call. The ball not only hit off the bat, but it ricocheted in the opposite direction. Lance Barkdale must’ve really wanted to get out of there.
Whatashame wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:24 pm
In spite of the fielding miscues, that was some nice baserunning by JJW which led to the second run. The Cardinals tie the game without getting a hit but took advantage on the bases.
Regarding JJs baserunning, I just saw a replay of him being thrown out at 3b when the Cardinals scored their run in the first.
Was this a matter of him trying to draw a throw to ensure that Burleson scored from second, or was this bad base running by JJ?
Any thoughts?
I think both. I think he was trying to take a throw away from Burleson trying to score from second on the basehit but I’m not sure it was needed. The bad part was it looked like he was almost giving himself up so Burleson could score. He kinda just stopped in the middle which didn’t help matters much.
It looked to be a miscommunication between JJ and Pop Warner waiving Burly in. JJ kept coming around 2nd and then shut it down when he realized that was all for Burly and he was hung up. Probably just trying to do a little too much there. That’s what spring is for, Go Cards!
Voldemort wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 12:51 pm
JJ should have had that one. Another error!
I noticed something else watching the slo mo replay a few times . JJ is NOT wearing a Rawlings baseball glove. Cmon JJ ! Rawlings is THE glove to wear in St. Louis ! Get with the program JJ ! No wonder you are flubbing those grounders .
I have never owned anything but a Rawlings Heart of the Hide Pro 3 after I was 12 years old. (XPG 3.) I saved for over a year to buy that glove.
Edited to add:
I have a new one in our basement for my Grandson. He is 19 months old and is a twin. His twin sister doesn't have one yet since she is acting like she is a lefty. When we figure out which hand she will throw with, I'll get her a glove.
A thought .. get her a custom made Cijntje 6 finger model that she could wear on either hand .. Later in life, she will tell people My Grandpa was so cool , he bought me a glove I could wear on either hand ! Grandpa Genius I call him !
Too funny. She is throwing to me with both arms. She is mimicking fastpitch pitching with her left arm. Grandson can throw a ball with his right hand a good distance for a 19-month-old. We play ball every day.
Whatashame wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:24 pm
In spite of the fielding miscues, that was some nice baserunning by JJW which led to the second run. The Cardinals tie the game without getting a hit but took advantage on the bases.
Regarding JJs baserunning, I just saw a replay of him being thrown out at 3b when the Cardinals scored their run in the first.
Was this a matter of him trying to draw a throw to ensure that Burleson scored from second, or was this bad base running by JJ?
Whatashame wrote: ↑23 Feb 2026 13:24 pm
In spite of the fielding miscues, that was some nice baserunning by JJW which led to the second run. The Cardinals tie the game without getting a hit but took advantage on the bases.
Regarding JJs baserunning, I just saw a replay of him being thrown out at 3b when the Cardinals scored their run in the first.
Was this a matter of him trying to draw a throw to ensure that Burleson scored from second, or was this bad base running by JJ?
Any thoughts?
Poor baserunning play.
Burleson was going to score on that.
The play was right on front of him.
Thanks, that was my take on watching the replay. Why make the 3rd out at third?
We can say, well, he's young, but good baserunning begins in youth baseball. He should know better.
