Saint Louis Cardinal idler Tyler O’Neillwho was not in the squad a day after coach Oliver Marmol criticize my baserunning effortsdefended his record as a “bad” player and said he wished the matter had been handled internally.
O’Neill was thrown out by Ronald Acuna Jr.. at the disc with two passes and the Cardinals following brave 4-1 in the seventh inning Tuesday night. Louis lost the match by the same score.
Marmol had problems with O’Neill’s third return as he attempted to score from second in the standings. Brendan Donovan pinched the pad to the right, saying the attempt was “unacceptable.”
“I’ve made it through the minor leagues and into the big leagues, playing hard and playing cunning, and you know, that’s what I am,” O’Neill said on Wednesday. on Wednesday. “That’s my personality. … These conversations can certainly take place indoors and not be exposed as they are, which, in my opinion, should have been handled. The reasoning is a little different, but you know, who’s to say?”
O’Neill, who started four of the Cardinals’ first five games of the season, was not included in the squad for Wednesday afternoon’s final series against the Braves.
Marmol refused to determine whether to start Dylan Carlson at center instead of O’Neill was tied directly into Tuesday’s game, but the Cardinals’ second-year manager doubled down on his criticism ahead of Wednesday’s game.
“There will be a style of play that we are famous for,” said Marmol. “And it’s going to involve effort, and it’s going to involve being relentless. It’s going to involve being smart, and we’re going to keep people doing it because that’s how you maintain your wits. nice for a long time.”
Marmol also said there are good players “in the clubhouse and below and I like the competition.”
With Carlson hitting the switch in the center, the Cardinals started playing left-handed Alec Burleson on the left wing and rookie jordan pedestriansa right-hander, in the right-court Wednesday against right-hander Braves Elder Bryce.
O’Neill told reporters Wednesday was a scheduled day off and still assumed he was rushing into the play.
“I definitely don’t feel like I’m going any slower, you know, when it comes to getting around third base,” he said. “I was focused on a tight bend and you know, that’s it. I turned around and ran the replay and I ran the clock — I think it finished second in about six and a half seconds.
“So I don’t necessarily know what the major league average is or anything that’s classified, but that’s what I get. … Again, that’s it. a bad throw and they played really good baseball.”
O’Neill entered Wednesday’s game as an eighth inning smasher and was disqualified. The Cardinals lost 5-2complete the series of three games that sweep Atlanta.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
