From the monthly archives:
Joe Thurston has cost the Cardinals several outs on the bases (and thus himself as a baserunner and potential run, obviously) this season. And when I say several, I mean a glaring amount, in comparison.
This subject was first broached on Twitter by Matthew Leach, the answer to which I was quickly able to find on [...]
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On Tuesday, June 30 we will have the pleasure of hosting another Special Edition of the UCB Radio Hour podcast, speaking with former Cardinal and current Fox Sports Midwest broadcaster Al Hrabosky.
Hrabosky will be joining us as part of a promotional appearance day for Bank of America’s MLB checking and Mastercard promotion.
Join us at 12:15p [...]
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More on the DeRosa trade…
Speculation is already running rampant on the name of the remaining player the Cardinals will send to the Cleveland Indians by September 1st to complete the Mark DeRosa trade.
We’ll know the answer to that question soon enough.
But what about the other potential player to be named later in this trade?
There are [...]
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Saturday brought not only a much needed win for the St. Louis Cardinals, but also another bat for their sometimes slumping offense.
Many Cardinal fans had been clamoring for weeks for Cards GM John Mozeliak to acquire the versatile Mark DeRosa from the Cleveland Indians, and the deal was made late Saturday night for reliever Chris [...]
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Another day in New York, more of the same.
What is there to be said about this game? The Cardinals apparently can’t handle the motivation (they can stick the pressure) of facing a former Cy Young winner.
Last time it was Cliff Lee doing damage versus the Cardinal lineup, and today, save for a couple of rough [...]
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I’m trying to get myself into a regular habit of writing again, so I decided yesterday (with credit due to a lot of other blogs that do this and inspired me a bit) to start writing quick game recaps – just a few things from each day’s post-game thoughts.
Unfortunately, I picked a bad day to [...]
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Former Cardinal and Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter was a guest on a special UCB Radio Hour with Mike of Stan Musial’s Stance this morning.
Mike talked with the former Cardinal closer about his career, his take on baseball today, and about the Bank of America MLB promotion that is going on in advance of the [...]
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I had to laugh at the headline link on ESPN.com (that’s the Eastern Seaboard Promotion Network, for those of us in the Midwest) after Tuesday night’s Cardinals – Tigers game.
The Cards exploded on offense, plating all eleven of their runs by the end of the sixth inning.
Albert Pujols had a fine game by all accounts, [...]
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In one of those rare, unimagineable moments for a fan who decides to start up a site like this one – former Cardinal and Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith will be a guest on the UCB Radio Hour podcast tomorrow (o6.16.09) at 1:30pm CT.
Daniel from C70 at the Bat will be hosting the special half-hour [...]
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Earlier this week, Fox Sports Midwest studio anchor and co-host of the “Parris and Burwell” radio show Pat Parris posted to his blog on the 101 ESPN website, indicating he had the answer for the Cardinals’ offensive struggles.
Please, Pat, do tell!
Instant Help For Offense…Bat Pitcher 9th
With a title like that, it seemed so easy. Surely [...]
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