Get this! Last week our Cardinals couldn’t have a physical workout due to inclement weather. Manager Mike knew what to do! Those rainy days gave him an opportunity to show them more about The Cardinal Way.

Matheny held discussion sessions with the team inside. I guess that’s big time Talkin’ Baseball!

Former Cardinals RHP, Cal Eldred, was the moderator in these sessions. The exercise had the guys share how they would handle certain situations “between the lines” — what they thought, how they would react if this happened, etc. Matheny said the all the guys learned by getting ideas and advice from their own teammates. How cool!

This isn’t a first. Manager Mike learned this….way back when –

“I learned more as a young player hiding in my locker just listening to guys talk.  They’d talk about their approach.  I’d listen to a pitcher and hear it through a hitter’s eyes and think ‘okay, this is what he’s thinking in this situation’,” Matheny said.

Manager Mike said, “the guys said they got a lot out of the day!”

Way cool to see The Cardinal Way in action like this. Isn’t it?

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