http://www.shakedownsports.com/people/david+freese.html News and rumors for David Freese en-us Fri, 31 May 2013 02:01:37 UTCFri, 31 May 2013 02:01:37 UTC Who knew that the stellar play by Alcides Escobar on Wednesday night's game won a game for the Royals on Thursday?With Edward Mujica and Trevor Rosenthal off-limits due to their recent usage (and, in Rosenthal's case, warming up even when... Fri, 31 May 2013 07:01:37 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ee2adf50fc92253ffc8219c97c0db55a.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ee2adf50fc92253ffc8219c97c0db55a.html "Never give up, never surrender" was the catchphrase of Captain Quincy Taggart of the fictional show (and real movie) Galaxy Quest.  Since it was set in the future, it's obvious Taggart grew up a Cardinals fan.We've not seen a lot... Thu, 30 May 2013 07:02:50 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/44de95f9e02b129b59a6289820fa9929.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/44de95f9e02b129b59a6289820fa9929.html It's pretty easy to split a two-game series.  It's a lot more satisfying when you can sweep them.(Proud parent alert: I missed all but the first inning of this one due to the boy's Little League game, which had much... Wed, 29 May 2013 07:32:11 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/14dc7b23fd8d21f015ec9e57d4bb302c.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/14dc7b23fd8d21f015ec9e57d4bb302c.html The Cardinals lost as many pitchers as they did games over this long holiday weekend.  That seems to be about par for the course the season; no matter how many obstacles get thrown in their way, the Cards just throw... Tue, 28 May 2013 13:35:18 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/4e20139315044f6ca6f512d82a109ae0.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/4e20139315044f6ca6f512d82a109ae0.html Well, I'm glad I didn't stay up for that one.That's probably a bit unfair to say--and I did watch a few innings before the late hour and the storm knocking out DirecTV did me in--but it'd have been tough to... Tue, 21 May 2013 07:24:22 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/9febd32fe3a50e1b5d03349d4575cef9.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/9febd32fe3a50e1b5d03349d4575cef9.html The Cards have now played the Brewers 10 times this season.  They wish they could play them 100 more.After winning two of three against the Milwaukee squad, St. Louis has now won eight of 10 against them this season.  David... Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:04 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/403cc11854d3a69ebc21d85794a6b2fb.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/403cc11854d3a69ebc21d85794a6b2fb.html sinister (adj): singularly evil or productive of evil; also, of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something; also, of ill omen by reason of being on the left.That's a long way to say... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:03 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b2ada660ec249c6057b7c13626d8328c.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b2ada660ec249c6057b7c13626d8328c.html The Cardinals ran another young pitching prospect to the mound.  The results were delightfully familiar.John Gast threw five scoreless innings before running into a spot of trouble in the sixth.  Even that wasn't entirely of his own making,... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:10:09 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/545f278971437f31b591ab3aeb08b755.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/545f278971437f31b591ab3aeb08b755.html There's been a lot of talk this year about baserunning gaffes by the Cardinals and rightfully so.  Numerous big innings or rallies have been killed when St. Louis has been too aggressive on the basepaths.  Even last night we saw... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:13:21 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d0e66241f2140a5264423aa5c605f51d.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d0e66241f2140a5264423aa5c605f51d.html The Cardinals threw two of the best games we've seen in a long time Friday and Saturday.  Even with that, though, the weekend was just bittersweet instead of wonderfully triumphant after Sunday's outing.  Can't have it all, I guess.We've al... Mon, 13 May 2013 06:45:04 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/926bfa3297d5f9c631ab87eadda11ce5.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/926bfa3297d5f9c631ab87eadda11ce5.html De La Rosa's performance was critical on Sunday.Jorge De La Rosa was supposed to be the wild card in the Colorado Rockies rotation. Instead, he is looking like a true ace.De La Rosa was re-signed by the Rockies after the 2010 season, it came as a bit... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:38:00 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/0e2bca955d216857ea14989583ef9742.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/0e2bca955d216857ea14989583ef9742.html As outstanding as Shelby Miller was last night, it was almost overdue.  We shouldn't have been terribly surprised.This is a guy that took a no-hitter into the sixth in his very first major league start.  Who almost every start seems... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:44 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f93e1ce98c9d9f6f0bd57465e0282971.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f93e1ce98c9d9f6f0bd57465e0282971.html