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From: Tom on 8 Jun 2010 21:58
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Nice...

Tom

Ludwick would like to be noticed for defense

BY JOE STRAUSS
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/08/2010

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Ludwick has a Silver Slugger. He has no problem
saying he wants to pair it with Gold Glove.

Ludwick, who entered Monday night's series opener against the Los
Angeles Dodgers leading the National League in hitting with runners in
scoring position, would like his exploits in right field to become
just as noticeable.

"It's been a goal of mine to get some recognition for something I've
worked so hard at my whole life," said the normally low-key Ludwick.
"It would feel good, to be honest with you."

Ludwick reached St. Louis in 2007 after signing as a minor-league free
agent known as something of a plodder with an arm more accurate than
powerful. Reality has shown Ludwick to possess a knack for getting
alert jumps, taking sound routes and combining solid judgment and
awareness in addition to a live arm.

Ludwick believes injuries earlier in his career typecast him as a
deficient defender rather than blessed with tools that allowed him to
play center field during his early years in the Oakland A's minor-
league system.

Ludwick prides himself on his acumen as a baserunner and a defender,
two areas often overlooked in the game's statistics-mad culture.
However, at least one respected assessor of defense play considers
Ludwick tied with Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward as tops at his
position.

According to John Dewan's "Fielding Bible," which rates each play in
every game, Ludwick and Heyward are "plus-10." Only the Seattle
Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is rated higher (plus-11) among major league
right fielders. The system calculates Ludwick's defense has saved the
Cardinals six runs.

Ludwick remembers himself as a 5-foot-2 high school freshman who grew
to 5-foot-10 as a sophomore and became a 6-foot-1 junior. While
waiting to develop, he threw himself into becoming a voracious ball
hawk. Ludwick never has played anywhere other than outfield.

"I've always had a lot of confidence in my ability to play defense,"
Ludwick said. "For whatever reason, that hasn't been how I've been
perceived. I can't really say why. Injuries, maybe."

Ludwick, 32 next month, is no gymnast in the outfield. A hip is held
together with a rod inserted in 2002. He required knee surgery a year
later. However, he's without an error this season after making one in
2009 and has used the season's first two months to splice a highlight
reel worth of plays. Most recently, Ludwick leaped against the right
field wall at Busch Stadium Saturday to extend reliever Jason Motte's
run of perfection. Motte left the game having retired 31 batters over
a 10-game span.

"I became known as 'a bat' and a possible defensive liability," he
recalled. "I take a lot of pride in my defense. It's been my goal to
remind people with my play that I'm more than that."
From: CardsFan on 9 Jun 2010 09:38

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Ludwick would like to be noticed for defense

BY JOE STRAUSS
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
06/08/2010

LOS ANGELES � Ryan Ludwick has a Silver Slugger. He has no problem
saying he wants to pair it with Gold Glove.

Ludwick, who entered Monday night's series opener against the Los
Angeles Dodgers leading the National League in hitting with runners in
scoring position, would like his exploits in right field to become
just as noticeable.

"It's been a goal of mine to get some recognition for something I've
worked so hard at my whole life," said the normally low-key Ludwick.
"It would feel good, to be honest with you."

Ludwick reached St. Louis in 2007 after signing as a minor-league free
agent known as something of a plodder with an arm more accurate than
powerful. Reality has shown Ludwick to possess a knack for getting
alert jumps, taking sound routes and combining solid judgment and
awareness in addition to a live arm.

Ludwick believes injuries earlier in his career typecast him as a
deficient defender rather than blessed with tools that allowed him to
play center field during his early years in the Oakland A's minor-
league system.

Ludwick prides himself on his acumen as a baserunner and a defender,
two areas often overlooked in the game's statistics-mad culture.
However, at least one respected assessor of defense play considers
Ludwick tied with Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward as tops at his
position.

According to John Dewan's "Fielding Bible," which rates each play in
every game, Ludwick and Heyward are "plus-10." Only the Seattle
Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is rated higher (plus-11) among major league
right fielders. The system calculates Ludwick's defense has saved the
Cardinals six runs.

Ludwick remembers himself as a 5-foot-2 high school freshman who grew
to 5-foot-10 as a sophomore and became a 6-foot-1 junior. While
waiting to develop, he threw himself into becoming a voracious ball
hawk. Ludwick never has played anywhere other than outfield.

"I've always had a lot of confidence in my ability to play defense,"
Ludwick said. "For whatever reason, that hasn't been how I've been
perceived. I can't really say why. Injuries, maybe."

Ludwick, 32 next month, is no gymnast in the outfield. A hip is held
together with a rod inserted in 2002. He required knee surgery a year
later. However, he's without an error this season after making one in
2009 and has used the season's first two months to splice a highlight
reel worth of plays. Most recently, Ludwick leaped against the right
field wall at Busch Stadium Saturday to extend reliever Jason Motte's
run of perfection. Motte left the game having retired 31 batters over
a 10-game span.

"I became known as 'a bat' and a possible defensive liability," he
recalled. "I take a lot of pride in my defense. It's been my goal to
remind people with my play that I'm more than that."
____________

ISTR from someone's reply that Lomax said Ludwick is the biggest bargain on
the team. For best bargain I'd have to vote for one of Rasmus, Freese or
Garcia. I do agree Ludwick really has become a solid contributor in more
ways than one.

What is the chance of moving Ludwick to cleanup and Holliday to second in
the batting order? It's been tossed around in some places.

AJM


From: Tom on 9 Jun 2010 19:39

> ____________
>
> ISTR from someone's reply that Lomax said Ludwick is the biggest bargain on
> the team.  For best bargain I'd have to vote for one of Rasmus, Freese or
> Garcia.  I  do agree Ludwick really has become a solid contributor in more
> ways than one.
>
> What is the chance of moving Ludwick to cleanup and Holliday to second in
> the batting order?  It's been tossed around in some places.
>
> AJM

You know, with Luddy heating up, moving him to 4th and Holliday to 2nd
might be a good move.

As for bargain players, more proof Ahti doesn't have any idea of what
he's talking about.

Tom
From: A on 9 Jun 2010 20:27
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>
> Nice...
>
> Tom
>
> Ludwick would like to be noticed for defense
>
> BY JOE STRAUSS
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> 06/08/2010
>
> LOS ANGELES - Ryan Ludwick has a Silver Slugger. He has no problem
> saying he wants to pair it with Gold Glove.
>
> Ludwick, who entered Monday night's series opener against the Los
> Angeles Dodgers leading the National League in hitting with runners in
> scoring position, would like his exploits in right field to become
> just as noticeable.
>
> "It's been a goal of mine to get some recognition for something I've
> worked so hard at my whole life," said the normally low-key Ludwick.
> "It would feel good, to be honest with you."
>
> Ludwick reached St. Louis in 2007 after signing as a minor-league free
> agent known as something of a plodder with an arm more accurate than
> powerful. Reality has shown Ludwick to possess a knack for getting
> alert jumps, taking sound routes and combining solid judgment and
> awareness in addition to a live arm.
>
> Ludwick believes injuries earlier in his career typecast him as a
> deficient defender rather than blessed with tools that allowed him to
> play center field during his early years in the Oakland A's minor-
> league system.
>
> Ludwick prides himself on his acumen as a baserunner and a defender,
> two areas often overlooked in the game's statistics-mad culture.
> However, at least one respected assessor of defense play considers
> Ludwick tied with Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward as tops at his
> position.
>
> According to John Dewan's "Fielding Bible," which rates each play in
> every game, Ludwick and Heyward are "plus-10." Only the Seattle
> Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is rated higher (plus-11) among major league
> right fielders. The system calculates Ludwick's defense has saved the
> Cardinals six runs.
>
> Ludwick remembers himself as a 5-foot-2 high school freshman who grew
> to 5-foot-10 as a sophomore and became a 6-foot-1 junior. While
> waiting to develop, he threw himself into becoming a voracious ball
> hawk. Ludwick never has played anywhere other than outfield.
>
> "I've always had a lot of confidence in my ability to play defense,"
> Ludwick said. "For whatever reason, that hasn't been how I've been
> perceived. I can't really say why. Injuries, maybe."
>
> Ludwick, 32 next month, is no gymnast in the outfield. A hip is held
> together with a rod inserted in 2002. He required knee surgery a year
> later. However, he's without an error this season after making one in
> 2009 and has used the season's first two months to splice a highlight
> reel worth of plays. Most recently, Ludwick leaped against the right
> field wall at Busch Stadium Saturday to extend reliever Jason Motte's
> run of perfection. Motte left the game having retired 31 batters over
> a 10-game span.

Motte extended his string to 32, before the string ran out on him in
last Sunday night's game loss he got against the Brewers in the 10th inning.

> "I became known as 'a bat' and a possible defensive liability," he
> recalled. "I take a lot of pride in my defense. It's been my goal to
> remind people with my play that I'm more than that."
> ____________
>
> ISTR from someone's reply that Lomax said Ludwick is the biggest bargain
> on the team. For best bargain I'd have to vote for one of Rasmus, Freese
> or Garcia. I do agree Ludwick really has become a solid contributor in
> more ways than one.
>
> What is the chance of moving Ludwick to cleanup and Holliday to second in
> the batting order? It's been tossed around in some places.

From: Tom on 14 Jun 2010 22:40
On Jun 9, 8:38 am, "CardsFan" <m...(a)here.com> wrote:
> "Tom" <drso...(a)aol.com> wrote in message
>
> news:100d2332-2a92-45f8-8ed4-590fe2290c2c(a)k39g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/E...
>
> Nice...
>
> Tom
>
> Ludwick would like to be noticed for defense
>
> BY JOE STRAUSS
> ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
> 06/08/2010
>
> LOS ANGELES — Ryan Ludwick has a Silver Slugger. He has no problem
> saying he wants to pair it with Gold Glove.
>
> Ludwick, who entered Monday night's series opener against the Los
> Angeles Dodgers leading the National League in hitting with runners in
> scoring position, would like his exploits in right field to become
> just as noticeable.
>
> "It's been a goal of mine to get some recognition for something I've
> worked so hard at my whole life," said the normally low-key Ludwick.
> "It would feel good, to be honest with you."
>
> Ludwick reached St. Louis in 2007 after signing as a minor-league free
> agent known as something of a plodder with an arm more accurate than
> powerful. Reality has shown Ludwick to possess a knack for getting
> alert jumps, taking sound routes and combining solid judgment and
> awareness in addition to a live arm.
>
> Ludwick believes injuries earlier in his career typecast him as a
> deficient defender rather than blessed with tools that allowed him to
> play center field during his early years in the Oakland A's minor-
> league system.
>
> Ludwick prides himself on his acumen as a baserunner and a defender,
> two areas often overlooked in the game's statistics-mad culture.
> However, at least one respected assessor of defense play considers
> Ludwick tied with Atlanta Braves rookie Jason Heyward as tops at his
> position.
>
> According to John Dewan's "Fielding Bible," which rates each play in
> every game, Ludwick and Heyward are "plus-10." Only the Seattle
> Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is rated higher (plus-11) among major league
> right fielders. The system calculates Ludwick's defense has saved the
> Cardinals six runs.
>
> Ludwick remembers himself as a 5-foot-2 high school freshman who grew
> to 5-foot-10 as a sophomore and became a 6-foot-1 junior. While
> waiting to develop, he threw himself into becoming a voracious ball
> hawk. Ludwick never has played anywhere other than outfield.
>
> "I've always had a lot of confidence in my ability to play defense,"
> Ludwick said. "For whatever reason, that hasn't been how I've been
> perceived. I can't really say why. Injuries, maybe."
>
> Ludwick, 32 next month, is no gymnast in the outfield. A hip is held
> together with a rod inserted in 2002. He required knee surgery a year
> later. However, he's without an error this season after making one in
> 2009 and has used the season's first two months to splice a highlight
> reel worth of plays. Most recently, Ludwick leaped against the right
> field wall at Busch Stadium Saturday to extend reliever Jason Motte's
> run of perfection. Motte left the game having retired 31 batters over
> a 10-game span.
>
> "I became known as 'a bat' and a possible defensive liability," he
> recalled. "I take a lot of pride in my defense. It's been my goal to
> remind people with my play that I'm more than that."
> ____________
>
> ISTR from someone's reply that Lomax said Ludwick is the biggest bargain on
> the team.  For best bargain I'd have to vote for one of Rasmus, Freese or
> Garcia.  I  do agree Ludwick really has become a solid contributor in more
> ways than one.
>
> What is the chance of moving Ludwick to cleanup and Holliday to second in
> the batting order?  It's been tossed around in some places.
>
> AJM

Hey Alan, didja see tonight's game or the lineup?

Holliday 2nd, Luddy cleanup and they both delivered nicely!

Tom
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