September 10, 200520 yr Molina strong-arms the competition By Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch 09/09/2005 New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes leads the National League in stolen bases - with 50 entering Friday's game - and he said he'll keep trying to crack Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. "He's got me twice," Reyes said. Molina has got two-thirds of the few runners who have attempted to steal against him, and his arm combined with the Cardinals' pitching staff's ability to shorten runners' leads has the Cardinals on the brink of a record. The Cardinals have had just 26 steals against them this season, and according to Elias Sports Bureau, they are threatening the division-era record of 31 steals allowed by the 1972 Cincinnati Reds. "It's a good challenge to get (to second base) with Yadier throwing," La Russa said. On Thursday, Reyes was the 22nd of 33 runners to be caught stealing by Molina. (In total, the Cardinals have stopped 30 of 56 attempts. La Russa guessed Reyes was only the second attempted steal against Carpenter.) Of the 35 catchers with at least 400 innings caught before Friday's games, Molina has the fewest steals against - 11 in 805 2/3 innings. The next closest is his brother Jose Molina with the Angels, who has 14 steals against in 426 innings. [Article]
September 10, 200520 yr Author The MLB discussion forum is turing into the Cardinals/Yankees forum. 937904[/snapback] Sorry I really am.. Pointless news or not, they are approaching a record on this.. It's not as if I post a hundred Cardinals topics in 2 days.. Sorry for being a little Cardinal happy on this subject and I posted about it.. I'll quit! :lol
September 10, 200520 yr The question is, will he get the Gold glove with all the time he missed? I'd say no. I gotta go with Brian Schneider. Don't worry though, Molina will win a bunch before its all said and done.
September 11, 200520 yr The MLB discussion forum is turing into the Cardinals/Yankees forum. 937904[/snapback] Sorry I really am.. Pointless news or not, they are approaching a record on this.. It's not as if I post a hundred Cardinals topics in 2 days.. Sorry for being a little Cardinal happy on this subject and I posted about it.. I'll quit! :lol 937916[/snapback] it is a good article and this kid has an amazing arm
September 11, 200520 yr Molina strong-arms the competition By Derrick Goold St. Louis Post-Dispatch 09/09/2005 New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes leads the National League in stolen bases - with 50 entering Friday's game - and he said he'll keep trying to crack Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. "He's got me twice," Reyes said. Molina has got two-thirds of the few runners who have attempted to steal against him, and his arm combined with the Cardinals' pitching staff's ability to shorten runners' leads has the Cardinals on the brink of a record. The Cardinals have had just 26 steals against them this season, and according to Elias Sports Bureau, they are threatening the division-era record of 31 steals allowed by the 1972 Cincinnati Reds. "It's a good challenge to get (to second base) with Yadier throwing," La Russa said. On Thursday, Reyes was the 22nd of 33 runners to be caught stealing by Molina. (In total, the Cardinals have stopped 30 of 56 attempts. La Russa guessed Reyes was only the second attempted steal against Carpenter.) Of the 35 catchers with at least 400 innings caught before Friday's games, Molina has the fewest steals against - 11 in 805 2/3 innings. The next closest is his brother Jose Molina with the Angels, who has 14 steals against in 426 innings. [Article] 937903[/snapback] thanks for the linkage friendly neighborhood cards fan! i always like your cards news and i think Molina is an amazing specimen. hey Felo if you think its all about cards/yanks in this forum then post something else.
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