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brought to you by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch
Derrick Goold- February 26, 2020
We get Derrick Goolds thoughts oon Gomber- He says his pitches had good action, good movement and good cut. A few issues with command, but Goold likes the way Gomber pitches. He’s never surrenders to an inning. All in all, a good outing on Tuesday. Not easy to say...
Derrick Goold- February 25, 2020
Looking forward to the pitching in today’s game against the WS champion Nationals. Austin Gomber gets the start. He missed most last year with an elusive injury. Derrick says, this year, Gomber has much better defense around him so that could be a boon. Knizner said...
Derrick Goold- February 24, 2020
Derrick Goold covered the spring training opener of the Astros against the Nationals. He tells us about how interesting that was today. No "regulars" in the line-up for the Astros and that's against the rules. Dusty Baker was asked about it and answered with a "young...
Derrick Goold- February 21, 2020
First game tomorrow and we talk the starter, Jack Flaherty's, focus and drive. Goold calls him a "precision monster" and we talk about Flaherty's preparation being similar to Kobe Bryant. What is the plan for Dakota Hudson cutting down on walks? What is he doing to...
Derrick Goold- February 20, 2020
Today we start by talking about the starter for both Saturday’s spring opener and likely, the season’s home opener. Flaherty has and continues to work diligently to stay, in his words, consistent. Many of the pitchers this year have listened to Chris Carpenter, Jason...
Derrick Goold- February 19, 2020
Miles Mikolas is out for a while with an issue that Derrick Goold has learned a lot about this week. He tells us about the PRP injection and why this injury, although associated, doesn't mean Tommy John surgery is in the future. Tommy John surgery can seem as common...
Derrick Goold- February 18, 2020
Cardinals full squad workouts are off and running and so is Derrick Goold. He’s fired up today to talk more about Miles Mikolas’ injury, Gorman vs. Liberatore, the 26th man and more. Also, he’s on the team that thinks the 3 batter minimum is confusing and just a...
Derrick Goold- February 17, 2020
Miles Mikolas' setback, Kolten Wong's contract, the plentitude of pitchers at camp and more with Derrick Goold. What has he heard from Cardinals on the Astros mess? What is the latest on the "6-starter" plan for Spring? Listen here:
Derrick Goold- February 14, 2020
Derrick Goold echoes the sentiment that the Astros press conference was a total mess. He said they weren't prepared and it was like they were saying grown men couldn't take responsibility for their own actions. They seem to be letting everyone else take blame and...