Ok. So who’s at First.

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Ok. So who’s at First.

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Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Throw Walker in there too.
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Re: Ok. So who’s at First.

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TXCardsFanX wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:53 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Throw Walker in there too.
Long ago I penciled Walker at first. Big target. Former third baseman. Should have the glove. Very interesting.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.

I say Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know’s on third.
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OldRed wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:10 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.

I say Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know’s on third.
I figured someone would attempt that. Whats your call for first.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:11 am
OldRed wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:10 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.

I say Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know’s on third.
I figured someone would attempt that. Whats your call for first.
Burleson.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
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Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
Seems many first baseman were lefty. That glove covers the hole, but makes the line a back hand play. Thoughts.
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I think a Burleson JJ Winn Nado infield is second to none.
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Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
As a former catcher, picking short hops in the dirt should help. No problem with arm on infield.

What do you think of Herrera in left.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:24 am
Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
As a former catcher, picking short hops in the dirt should help. No problem with arm on infield.

What do you think of Herrera in left.
If he hits, he will be as good as Matt Holliday in left.
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With Burly moving to first we might have the worst offense in baseball history in the OF …. Noot , Scott and Walker ? Woof
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Web7 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:42 am With Burly moving to first we might have the worst offense in baseball history in the OF …. Noot , Scott and Walker ? Woof
From past performance you’d be correct. That’s why I’m optimistic. Walker and Scott can only hit better. It can’t get worse, can it?

And anything from boot bar is a plus. Will these increase in productivity make a major difference? Depends on how far the gain.

You got to admit, for starters, the infield looks good.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:21 am
Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
Seems many first baseman were lefty. That glove covers the hole, but makes the line a back hand play. Thoughts.
First base is a much more difficult position than most believe. Not having an adequate first baseman can be miserable. The Cardinals have been in that position before. I had doubts about moving WC to first but he was actually very good at the position.

IH in the position???? We would have to see.

I like the glove on the left hand for better angle on runner leading off first.
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sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:24 am
Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
As a former catcher, picking short hops in the dirt should help. No problem with arm on infield.

What do you think of Herrera in left.
On the short hops not sure the same. Catcher is in blocking position or should be. 1st base is relying totally on glove.

Left field sure but when he played outfield he did not look natural to me. But he could be adequate probably.
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Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:50 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:21 am
Jatalk wrote: 22 Dec 2025 06:13 am
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: 22 Dec 2025 05:51 am Good morning.

No longer speculating. Willy is long gone. Who takes first.

Burleson. Player without a home. Bet he makes a big move to first.

Herrera. He ain’t a catcher. I’d like to see him try left.

Gorman. Third base ain’t it.

Three candidates.
Burleson will be the main guy. I’m hoping the Gorman experiment is over and he is gone.

I’m not sure IH could handle first.
Seems many first baseman were lefty. That glove covers the hole, but makes the line a back hand play. Thoughts.
First base is a much more difficult position than most believe. Not having an adequate first baseman can be miserable. The Cardinals have been in that position before. I had doubts about moving WC to first but he was actually very good at the position.

IH in the position???? We would have to see.

I like the glove on the left hand for better angle on runner leading off first.
Also a lefty doesn’t recieve the throw over from the pitcher as gracefully as a righty.

As for first being hard- i polled the board. First was easiest on the infield, and battled left field for easier position on the field.
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