Former Cardinals Watch

[Mary1966]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/tino-marti ... --mlb.html

Tino Martinez hired as Marlins hitting coach.

[JoeMcKim]

Gerald Laird is signing with the Braves to be the backup catcher to replace David Ross who signed with the Red Sox.

[Vidor]

Gerald Laird is signing with the Braves to be the backup catcher to replace David Ross who signed with the Red Sox.

Gerald Laird will live forever

[Swirls]

Doesn't look like this was posted here yet, even though it was announced a couple weeks ago: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... u&c_id=hou

HOUSTON, TX - The Houston Astros have hired former All-Star pitcher Dennis Martinez as bullpen coach and former Major League first baseman and coach Eduardo Perez as bench coach, General Manager Jeff Luhnow announced today.

Martinez, who had been a pitching coach in the St. Louis Cardinals system for the past six seasons, won 245 games in his out­standing Major League career, a total that ranks first among Latin American-born pitchers. He appeared in four All-Star Games and led the American League in wins in 1981. While pitching for the Montreal Expos on July 28,1991 at Dodger Stadium, he hurled baseball’s 13th perfect game in a 2-0 victory. Overall, Martinez pitched 23 seasons in the Majors (1976-1998).

Perez, who is the son of Hall of Famer Tony Perez, most recently had been the hitting coach for the Florida Marlins since June 8, 2011. Prior to that, he had served as a special assistant to the baseball operations department for the Cleveland Indians, a role which included considerable time in uniform providing instruction at the Major League and minor league levels. Perez played parts of 13 seasons (1993-2006) in the Major Leagues with the Angels, Reds, Cardinals, Rays, Indians and Mariners. Following his playing career, he spent several seasons as a baseball analyst for ESPN, working the postseason and for Baseball Tonight.

[JoeMcKim]

Cesar Izturis just signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays, his half brother Maicer just signed a 3 year deal with the Jays.

[Mary1966]

Cesar Izturis just signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays, his half brother Maicer just signed a 3 year deal with the Jays.

I find it interesting that the Izturis brothers share a father, not a mother. And there's a third half brother, Julio, with still another mother. Mr. Izturis got around, apparently. As Tito Fuentes once said, "They shouldn't throw at me. I'm the father of four or five kids."

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2012/11/2 ... ar-izturis

[Gashouse]

Marquis to keep a few more balls in the park in Petco.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/87048 ... ource-says

[heyzeus]

Jason Isringhausen wants to pitch next season.
"Izzy" has already drawn interest from three teams, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman. The 40-year-old right-hander posted a 4.14 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 50 relief appearances this past summer for the Angels, striking out 31 batters and walking 19 in 45 2/3 frames. Dec 3 - 9:02 AM

[Popeye_Card]

Jason Isringhausen: the Jason Vorhees of oft-injured former Met uber-prospects.

[sighyoung]

Dan Haren signs with the Nationals--a one-year contract for $13 million. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/statu ... 2170172416