Derrick Goold's Blog, page 134
February 27, 2012
February 26, 2012
57/366 Nothing lifts the spirits like letter from home with a...
57/366 Nothing lifts the spirits like letter from home with a Valentine's ladybug/bat thing from the 5-year-old boy wonder. This arrived today from home. (Taken with instagram)
February 25, 2012
56/366 After a 16-year absence from the field, Hall of Fame...
56/366 After a 16-year absence from the field, Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith returned to the Cardinals' uniform and the major-league team today as a guest instructor. Smith, seen here talking inside the Cardinals' clubhouse to the local media, said it was "like coming home." More about Smith's return and role at my day job, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He told us, "It is nice breathing good baseball air." (Taken with instagram)
February 24, 2012
55/366 How Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman greeted the...
55/366 How Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman greeted the media and his teammates this morning: looking like Sgt. Slaughter. Berkman wore the fake mustache through workouts until it slipped off before a round of BP. "We're here to defend a championship," he explained. (Taken with instagram)
February 23, 2012
54/366 Carlos Beltran, the Cardinals' biggest offseason...
54/366 Carlos Beltran, the Cardinals' biggest offseason acquisition, takes his first cuts with the club from the left side during BP on a back field in Jupiter, Fla. (Taken with instagram)
February 22, 2012
53/366 They call this the six pack because it is six pitching...
53/366 They call this the six pack because it is six pitching mounds packed into one area near the Cardinals clubhouse, and here are for pitchers (closer Jason Motte nearest) using the six pack this morning for their second bullpens of spring training. (Taken with instagram)
February 21, 2012
52/366 A view from batting practice, with St. Louis...
52/366 A view from batting practice, with St. Louis Cardinals utility fielder Skip Schumaker waiting his turn while teammate Matt Holliday (leg kick in midseason form) takes his last few cuts of the round. Cardinals position players do not have to report to spring training in Jupiter, Fla., until later this week. (Taken with instagram)
February 20, 2012
Fact-checker: "This still seems to violate about ten different rules of journalistic integrity."
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Fact-checker: "This still seems to violate about ten different rules of journalistic integrity."
Author: "I'm not sure that matters … This is an essay, so journalistic rules don't belong here."
— The Lifespan of a Fact, by John D'Agata (author) and Jim Fingal (fact-checker), from page 19.
I'm settling into this book after a day at the ballpark, and these exchanges are … astonishing. "Punched up" quotes? Changing facts for the sake of "rhythm". As I told a friend it would be much better for t...
51/366 Albert Pujols makes his first appearance at Cardinals...
51/366 Albert Pujols makes his first appearance at Cardinals spring training — in an office on a small TV carrying his press conference from Angels camp out in Arizona. (Taken with instagram)
February 19, 2012
50/366 Two Hall of Famers — second baseman Red Schoedienst...
50/366 Two Hall of Famers — second baseman Red Schoedienst and Post-Dispatch baseball writer Rick Hummel — chat on the first day of official workouts in Jupiter, Fla. This is Schoendienst's 68th spring training. He's been at almost every big league spring training since his first as a player, in 1945. (Taken with instagram)
