Nov. 7: Katie Woo of The Athletic tweets that Schumaker’s deal is a one-year contract with options.
Nov. 6: Skip Schumaker is returning to the Cardinals. The former infielder will join new manager Oliver Marmol’s staff as the bench coach, per Rob Rains of stlsportspage.com (via Twitter). The agreement will be finalized this weekend, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Schumaker was thought to be a candidate to take over as manager after Mike Shildt was let go, and while that job ultimately went to Marmol, Schumaker returns to the Midwest anyway to serve as Marmol’s right hand. Schumaker was the Padres’ first base coach last season. He now steps into the role that Marmol himself filled for St. Louis last year.
The scrappy infielder/outfielder was a fan favorite of the Cardinals’ rabid fanbase during his playing days. He spent eight seasons in St. Louis, slashing .288/.345/.377 in 2,687 plate appearances.
This move will obviously go over very well.
Number like that make him a fan favorite?
How many current Mets players have a career batting avg. of .288?
In the words of the great Ashton Kutcher, “BURN!”
You must be one of those “rabid” fans described
Umm, Cardinals fans don’t come any other way.
Really cause just a couple years ago you couldn’t even fill your 40K capacity stadium and your team wasn’t bad
The fact he was an incredibly hard worker, scrappy as can be, made himself into an OK 2B after being an OF, a heck of a good guy, and put up some pretty good, albeit not outstanding, numbers made him a fan favorite. He had a hard time cracking the majors and then became one of LaRussa’s boys after proving he was willing to work his tail off to be a big leaguer.
Yep, a hard worker who took nothing for granted. He’s exactly what a team learning how to win as a unit needs. When I would watch him play, I couldn’t help but think “future manager.” For the Padres’ sake, I hope the players reflect on what went wrong in 2021, take some responsibility, and learn from it. If they do that, they will be fine. A team outing or two in spring training might do wonders.
He was a fan favorite coach of the Padres as well.
Always trying to stir it up. You’re a joke.
Happy to have Skip back!
If you play the game the right way with heart, hustle and passion the fans in the Lou will love you forever. Standing ovation every time you come to the plate in the Lou even as an opposing player. Class act by classy fans.
The Cardinal Way. In St. Louis, not playing that way is the Cardinal Sin.
He was also baseball smart and a good baserunner, things that don’t show up in numbers, but if .288/.345/.377 in 2,600 AB in MLB is something to laugh at then I musta missed a memo or something
Good but not great players are underappreciated in every sport.
Awesome. Welcome back to the Cardinals.
Does this mean he has no interest in Mets?
Literally no one does, it seems.
Literally, not figuratively, no one.
He actually wasn’t the Padres first base coach this last year, he was the first base coach for them two years ago. The past two was spent as the Padres Associate Manager. Might want to correct that.
Wayne Kirby, Skip Shoe… pretty easy to confuse the two!
Ugh the rhymesss
Good to see him back in the game. Objectively, one of the more good looking dudes- and if you disagree, stfu and look at that bread trim lol
Time for a list of baseball hotties:
Trea Turner
Cody B
Kris B
Kevin K
Max Scherzer
DeGrom
Skip
Feel free to add
I think a lot of people had the hots for Kapler
Facts forgot Kapler
Kapler blew out my back
People love Matheny
The women love Tyler Glasnow, as do some men as well…
The girls used to love Heavy-D
Dylan Cease and Austin Nola, based on hair alone.
Cecil Fielder?
“The Panda” Sandoval
Hailey Cruse
I love her
Luis Urias is a little cutie.
Don’t forget about Willie McGee and Bartolo Colon.
Randy Johnson lol
Don Mossi
Daniel Vogelbach. It’s a guy-over-age-50 thing, though I personally lost all 46 pounds of my unneeded weight in the first six months of the pandemic.
I like this move very much. He will be a great asset on the coaching staff.
Very excited, great addition! Go Cardinals!
Manager in waiting if Ollie doesn’t work out?
Just make him the skipper already and fulfill his obvious destiny.
Use the force, Luke.
Keep bringing in/and or hiring people because they have ties to the Cardinal organization and then question why the last championship was won under someone hired without any ties whatsoever.
lol, being the manager for 15 years (1996-2011) isn’t having any ties to the club, I guess. Your entire point is just blah. Would maybe make sense if the Cardinals were hiring Skip off the street.
As mentioned by another commenter above, he was the Padres’ associate manager this year, which makes this all the more surprising, IMO. I didn’t think him coming on as bench coach was an option; seemed like a lateral move.
I thought, if the Cardinals were to bring him on, they would have to give him the ropes and let Marmol stay on as his right-hand man, and I closed the book on Skip coming to STL once Marmol was promoted. But instead it’s the inverse. I for sure thought Skip would get the job in SD. This makes me ecstatic as a Cardinals fan, tbh.
Honestly, we’re gunna miss Skip but wish him the best!
The Padres gave all of their coaching staff permission to seek other opportunities after they fired their manager.
Hope no one’s currently got the number 55 on the 26 man roster or coaching staff.
Angel Rondon wore it this season. Shouldn’t be to hard for Skip to get it back.
“One day when Skip Schumaker was a little boy, several prominent Dodgers refused to sign his glove. Orel Hershiser then came along and said, “I’m not famous, but I’m on the Dodgers, and I’ll sign for you.” Schumaker wore Hershiser’s 55 for his most of his career.” (Including as a member of the Dodgers.)
I love that story.
I bet he will end up to be the Padres next Dave Roberts, although Marmol might delay things a little bit.
Welcome Home Skip Schumaker!!
Don’t look now but they’ll hire another ex Cardinal in Ryan Ludwick for assistant hitting coach.
Hope they aim a little higher with Matt Holliday
Say hello to your 2024 Cardinals manager
Best coach for the Padres last season. wish him the best in St. Louis.
Grooming Skip to be the manager while Marmol plays the role as Mo’s puppet. Skip gets the manager’s job in 2023 as Marmol makes an early exit.
That’s great for me. But— I’ve always had the vision of Molina being the Cardinals manager and Wainwright being the Pitching coach!!!
Current players look at those 2 for guidance right now!!!!!!
I like your way of thinking, Dizzy. That sounds really good, at least in theory.
wasn’t a fan of skip, until his later years in st. louis. didn’t like the sliding into first base crap. did see him in houston one night slide into first base safely. probably his only time sliding in safe. he does grow on you though. slideskipslide-55
He brings a new sole to the team.
At this point, I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Shildt got the boot. Replaced with the shoe.
One year contract then off to manage an MLB team. No way he sticks around and waits till they fire Ollie The Puppet.
Skip will also serve as LF and 2B when Edman is in RF or not in the lineup