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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1782729" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/how-yadier-molinas-sick-sense-for-pitches-and-cardinals-daring-defense-bested-yankees/article_47917663-7ff9-5089-bd1f-0ea1ea8387ca.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>There are many in the overflow crowd at Busch Stadium and some in the clubhouses below those packed stands that would say the pitch that shaped the game’s outcome was a slider in the ninth inning that hugged the inside edge.</p><p>But not one of them called that pitch.</p><p>Yadier Molina, the Cardinals’ catcher who spun a wobbly 3-0 count into a decisive out, felt the next pitch, an elevated fastball, gave Giovanny Gallegos control of the moment and the Cardinals a 1-0 victory against the Yankees on Saturday night. With one out and a one-run lead in the ninth, Gallegos spiked two fastballs and let a slider drift to fall behind 3-0 to former MVP Josh Donaldson. He slipped a slider by Donaldson for the at-bat’s strike, and then came the pitch that “for me, set everything up,” Molina said.</p><p></p><p>Gallegos stuffed a 95-mph fastball into the upper reaches of the zone. Donaldson gave chase for strike 2 and gave away where he was looking. Molina sensed Donaldson hunted a slider in that same location – and he did not want Gallegos to try the slider for a strike. Molina got the right-hander’s attention, pointed to his eyes, and then called for the full-count pitch.</p><p>He dared to go with a fastball, low, but in the strike zone.</p><p>He dared to trust Gallegos, who missed on two previous low fastballs, to make this one.</p><p>He dared to get beat on his best bet.</p><p>Donaldson froze, took it for a strike 3.</p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Many on the STLtoday forums and even here have bemoaned Yadi's lack of production at the plate and it is concerning , but as this article describes the events last night , Yadi brings so much confidence and savvy to the team......We will miss his leadership when he retires and I am going to really enjoy the remainder of this season and applaud Yadi for everything he has done wearing the Birds on the Bat for 19 seasons.........I really really am................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1782729, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/how-yadier-molinas-sick-sense-for-pitches-and-cardinals-daring-defense-bested-yankees/article_47917663-7ff9-5089-bd1f-0ea1ea8387ca.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] There are many in the overflow crowd at Busch Stadium and some in the clubhouses below those packed stands that would say the pitch that shaped the game’s outcome was a slider in the ninth inning that hugged the inside edge. But not one of them called that pitch. Yadier Molina, the Cardinals’ catcher who spun a wobbly 3-0 count into a decisive out, felt the next pitch, an elevated fastball, gave Giovanny Gallegos control of the moment and the Cardinals a 1-0 victory against the Yankees on Saturday night. With one out and a one-run lead in the ninth, Gallegos spiked two fastballs and let a slider drift to fall behind 3-0 to former MVP Josh Donaldson. He slipped a slider by Donaldson for the at-bat’s strike, and then came the pitch that “for me, set everything up,” Molina said. Gallegos stuffed a 95-mph fastball into the upper reaches of the zone. Donaldson gave chase for strike 2 and gave away where he was looking. Molina sensed Donaldson hunted a slider in that same location – and he did not want Gallegos to try the slider for a strike. Molina got the right-hander’s attention, pointed to his eyes, and then called for the full-count pitch. He dared to go with a fastball, low, but in the strike zone. He dared to trust Gallegos, who missed on two previous low fastballs, to make this one. He dared to get beat on his best bet. Donaldson froze, took it for a strike 3. ---------------------------------------------- Many on the STLtoday forums and even here have bemoaned Yadi's lack of production at the plate and it is concerning , but as this article describes the events last night , Yadi brings so much confidence and savvy to the team......We will miss his leadership when he retires and I am going to really enjoy the remainder of this season and applaud Yadi for everything he has done wearing the Birds on the Bat for 19 seasons.........I really really am................ [/QUOTE]
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