Safeco Field is getting an ENORMOUS video board

By Craig CalcaterraNov 15, 2012, 1:31 PM EDT
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They should just build ballparks out of video boards. And airplanes out of black boxes. And what’s the deal with hospital food? I’ll be here all week, people:

 

That is big.  The bummer part, though, is how rare it is that they actually use the video board to awesome, large-screen effect. It’s usually carved up with advertisements, stats, marriage proposals, welcome messages for group ticket buyers and the like, leaving only a small part of it for cool, large-scale relays and things.

But this is nice.

Report: Cardinals to sign Paul Goldschmidt to five-year contract extension

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By Bill BaerMar 21, 2019, 4:42 PM EDT
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Extension season continues. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the Cardinals and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt are close to an agreement on a five-year extension. The value is believed to be around $130 million, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Goldschmidt was set to become a free agent after the season.

The Cardinals acquired Goldschmidt, 31, from the Diamondbacks in December in exchange for Luke Weaver, Carson Kelly, Andy Young, and a 2019 competitive balance round B pick. The slugger is a six-time All-Star, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner. Goldschmidt owns a career .297/.398/.532 triple-slash line along with 209 home runs, 710 RBI, 709 runs scored, and 124 stolen bases. He is also well-regarded for his defense at first base. As a result, he has accumulated 40.3 Wins Above Replacement over eight seasons, according to Baseball Reference.

With Goldschmidt in place, the Cardinals are set at first base for the foreseeable future. Though Goldschmidt got off to a slow start last season, carrying an OPS barely above .700 into June, he recovered and finished with a .922 OPS. That two-month blip aside, there’s no reason to think Goldschmidt’s production is about to fall off anytime soon.