Memphis sports scene: suspensions, postponements, cancellations
The Memphis sports scene has been met with a wave of cancellations from schools and profession teams.
Topic: Memphis Redbirds
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March 2020
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MLB to cease operations for at least a month; Memphis Redbirds impacted too
CBU’s baseball program was taking a hiatus and the Rhodes College season looked to be finished.
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February 2020
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Former Redbird ready to build on 2019 success with Cardinals
Lefty reliever Tyler Webb had the best season in 2019 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the former Memphis Redbird goes to spring training with new-found confidence.
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Cardinals’ Jack Flaherty brings a little bit Bob Gibson, a little bit Kobe to plate
After a 2019 season in which he often dominated the opposition, St. Louis Cardinals starter Jack Flaherty aims to bring the same focus and bulldog mentality to 2020.
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January 2020
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Cardinals Caravan, with ace Jack Flaherty, stops at AutoZone Park
In town with the annual Cardinals Caravan, St. Louis starting pitcher Jack Flaherty says the Cardinals just ran into a “hot team” in the NLCS and that there is no place in the game for cheating of any kind.
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December 2019
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Ben Johnson returning as Memphis Redbirds manager
Ben Johnson, who starred in baseball and football at Germantown High, is returning for his second season as manager of the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds and is armed with the knowledge acquired in season one.
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November 2019
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The Early Word: New Eggleston Foundation, police shortage and reaching peak peak
It’s Wednesday, Nov. 27. We saw (heard?) a string of storms last night, but you can expect today to be windy but sunny. The Grizz take on the Clippers tonight at FedExForum, while everyone else will be doing last-minute grocery store runs to buy ingredients they forgot.
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MLB contraction proposal could affect Redbirds owner Peter Freund
MLB has a proposal to eliminate more than 40 minor-league affiliated teams; while the Memphis Triple-A team is not directly impacted, Redbirds owner Peter Freund's Short Season A team, the Williamsport Crosscutters, a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate, is on the preliminary hit list.
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October 2019
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Wade: St. Louis Cardinals did more with less, but still not near enough
The St. Louis Cardinals' season might have lasted longer than expected, but the end confirmed change is needed going forward.
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Stubby Clapp to interview for Pittsburgh manager’s job
St. Louis Cardinals first base coach and former Redbirds skipper Stubby Clapp, who won two PCL Manager of the Year awards in Memphis, will interview for the Pittsburgh Pirates manager's job.
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September 2019
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After winning titles in Memphis, Stubby Clapp in race for a pennant with Cardinals
Former Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp is on the front lines as first base coach as St. Louis Cardinals pursue playoff berth.
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AutoZone Park gets new playing surface
AutoZone Park has a new Bermuda hybrid playing surface in time for the Triple-A National Championship Game and the end of the Memphis 901 FC season.
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Redbirds’ season over, but several players join St. Louis Cardinals
With a late push, the Memphis Redbirds stayed in the playoff hunt until the last series of the season. Manager Ben Johnson, a Germantown High School graduate, hopes to be back in 2020.
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August 2019
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Memphis Redbirds Notebook: September call-ups soon to be few and far between
This September represents a last, best, opportunity for some Memphis Redbirds to get that late call-up to St. Louis; next season, MLB rule changes will drop the September active roster limit from 40 to 28.
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AutoZone Park’s tattered playing field to be replaced
Weather and the lifespan of the field – not the combination of baseball and soccer at AutoZone Park – are the main reasons the grass surface soon will be replaced.
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No. 2 pick Ja Morant is already First Grizzly
Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant hasn't even played his first NBA game and already he is the new, hope-filled, face of the franchise.
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Finding his rhythm: Redbirds’ Ben Johnson more comfortable in the manager’s seat
Germantown High grad and first-year Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson is growing in the job and, of late, his team has played quite well.
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Growing up in the game
Memphis Redbirds outfielder Dylan Carlson, the St. Louis Cardinals’ No. 2 prospect, has had one goal ever since he can remember: be a major-league baseball player. Now, he’s very close.
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Memphis Redbirds/St. Louis Cardinals Notebook
The St. Louis Cardinals shuffle the coaching staff, bringing up Memphis Redbirds hitting coach Jobel Jimenez.
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The Teammate: Cardinals star Yadier Molina comes to Memphis and everyone benefits
An All-Star and a Gold Glove winner, St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is also a true teammate – even when in Memphis on a rehab assignment.
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With use of same juiced ball, MLB power surge comes to Triple-A
In 2019 all Triple-A teams, including the Memphis Redbirds, began playing with the same juiced ball used in the major leagues. Which is why with more than 30 games left in the PCL season, teams have hit 500 more home runs have than in all of 2018.
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July 2019
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Redbirds Notebook: Ozuna and Carpenter on rehab assignments in Memphis
Marcell Ozuna in Memphis Redbirds' lineup on rehab assignment; St. Louis Cardinals quiet at trade deadline.
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As coach with St. Louis Cardinals, Stubby Clapp looks for every edge
Former Memphis Redbirds manager Stubby Clapp already has more time as a St. Louis Cardinals coach than he ever did as a player – and he's discovered that the winning matters more than ever.
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Baseball Podcast: Catching up with Stubby Clapp
St. Louis Cardinals first base coach and former Redbirds manager and player Stubby Clapp joins Daily Memphian sportswriter Don Wade to talk about the Cardinals in the pennant race, his role with the team, and to relive a few Memphis memories.
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Redbirds’ Andrew Knizner making strides as heir apparent to Yadier Molina
The Memphis Redbirds' Andrew Knizner is today the top catching prospect for the St. Louis Cardinals, which is saying something given that not that long ago he was a third baseman.
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