STLtoday.com —With all of the movement required to fill absences at the major-league level last week, the Cardinals minor-league system was faced with a question it's been trying to answer for several years.
STLtoday.com —LOS ANGELES • The Cardinals find themselves a quarter of the way through a season that began with a two week rush now slowing considerably due to injuries, spotty defense and some recent bullpen...
STLtoday.com —Interleague play started this weekend for all but the Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers, who played each other because the National League has 16 teams to the American League's 14. But this is the...
STLtoday.com —LOS ANGELES • The last four series have done little for the Cardinals bullpen except cultivate the question of what may be done for it in the next six weeks.
STLtoday.com —LOS ANGELES • The Cardinals thought they were merely taking a two-city, five-day road trip to California. Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, their season may have flashed before their eyes.
STLtoday.com —The Cardinals appear set to place first baseman Lance Berkman on the disabled list for a second time this season after the All-Star suffered a right knee injury during Saturday’s second inning...
Viva El Birdos (DanUpBaby) —The robot is attending a human wedding this week, which means I am your Sunday host. Except I am also away from internet access. Luckily, I've been meaning to plug my book one final time...
C70 At The Bat —When I got the invitation to review John Smoltz's new book, Starting and Closing, I was of course willing and ready to jump on the chance. When I realized that the framing convention was...
Viva El Birdos (tom s.) —the release this week of JC Romero prompted me to think harder about an issue that has long perplexed me - why major league baseball continues to endorse the role of the LOOGy far in excess of...
Viva El Birdos (DanUpBaby) —Current Series 3 game series vs Dodgers @ Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals Viva El Birdos @ Los Angeles Dodgers True Blue LA Friday, May 18, 2012,...
C70 At The Bat —We use the terminology all the time. We're a "slave to fashion" or, in baseball, that a hitter "owns" a pitcher. It's a passing term and it means nothing to us. It's...
Viva El Birdos (DanUpBaby) —Here, so far as I can tell, is a list of positions for which the St. Louis Cardinals have lost their primary candidate in the last week or so, starting with the one that makes me least...
C70 At The Bat —Technically, they didn't leave anything in San Francisco, or at least not that we know of yet. They were still in the city yesterday when they had that kind of flop. I just wanted to...
Viva El Birdos (bgh) —The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon in a game as ugly as the "bad tuxedos" the players wore from the hotel to the Giant's ballpark on this getaway...
Pitchers Hit Eigth (Dennis) —MARP = Matt Carpenter, because nicknames like “Mini Carp” and “Lil’ Carp” simply fail to do Matt justice. Also, the very names themselves tend to diminish the...
Pitchers Hit Eigth (PH8) —You visit this site (presumably) to read about the Cardinals, in large part because you are (presumably) a Cardinals fan. Maybe you’re just a baseball fan and happen to live in St. Louis....
C70 At The Bat —You may remember that, in the past, Fox Sports Midwest has had special broadcasts that were labeled "This One's For You" and were dedicated to the men and women of the armed services. A...
C70 At The Bat —It's always fun to use this space to give away stuff to the two readers that check in regularly, so here's another opportunity for you to score something free. This time, it's not a book or...
C70 At The Bat —One of the traditions about this time of year is all the various graduations that are going on. High schools, colleges, even kindergarten and pre-K have graduations these days. (One of...
Viva El Birdos (DanUpBaby) —Carlos Beltran's intermittently sore knee suggests a few things about this St. Louis Cardinals team: 1. The Cardinals are going to play their veteran hitters a lot like they play their high...
C70 At The Bat —Every team goes through some sort of bump in the road. The key is to see how they react to it, if they are able to minimize the losing. So far, that's a test the Cardinals are passing....
Viva El Birdos (the red baron) —A pair of lefties Jaime, keep it together Road wins are needed Current Series 2 game series vs Giants @ AT&T Park St. Louis Cardinals Viva El Birdos @ San...
Pitchers Hit Eigth (Dennis) —CARDINALS FIRST ANNUAL GRADUATION DAY AT BUSCH STADIUM Tickets Include Pre-Game Graduation Parade on Field Prior to Game ST. LOUIS, MO. (May 16, 2012) – The St. Louis Cardinals are inviting...
Viva El Birdos (the red baron) —I'm writing this Tuesday afternoon, while watching our dear Cardinals struggle to fend off the continued advances of the Chicago Cubs, who have just tied up the game again. Booo, says I. Boo. ...