Josh
Aside from Albert and Yadier, the one standard on recent St. Louis teams has been pop from the left side via the outfield. 2009 was shaping up to be no different, at least before the injury bug turned the Cardinals’ OF into a MASH unit. August brought a completely revamped look to the outfield, as […]
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Now that the current St. Louis shortstop appears off the Troy Glaus recovery program, I felt it was a good time to close out the infield on our, ahem, rather late look at the 2009 Cardinals. Brendan Ryan has every opportunity to lock down a key defensive position for as long as he wants it, […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Player Grades,Current Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Brendan Ryan, Brian Barden, Julio Lugo, Khalil Greene, Luke Gregerson, Mark Worrell, Tony La Russa, Tyler Greene
Joe Strauss (Ed. note — the purpose here was to give my opinion of where Lugo could be traded based on needs/value. As for the actual trade, I realize I may have offended Bob and others by not being crystal clear — St. Louis would need more than one ‘free’ veteran to get a top-notch […]
PH8 FB Looking to add an NL-only league to your resume? Stop by and be amazed by how much I borrowed from the 09 FF layout!
On the heels of their interview with Kyle McClellan, the United Cardinal Bloggers commemmorate the first week of spring training by announcing a full week of internet radio with two special guests. Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 Central, Josh from Pitchers Hit Eighth will be talking with Darren Heitner. Heitner is the agent for Cardinal farmhand Pete Parise, among […]
As a failed former third baseman, I know just how crucial and difficult this position can be to a successful club. This becomes even more apparent when multiple players are used to try and lock down the hot corner. Some teams can hide an offensive liability around the diamond but rarely, if ever, does the […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Player Grades,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,Offseason
Tagged with: Brett Wallace, Brian Barden, Joe Mather, Joe Thurston, Khalil Greene, Mark DeRosa, Tyler Greene
Our initial goal was to have this series done by say…Turkey Day or so but in my mind President’s Day makes a lot more sense. And here’s why — the Cardinals had no clue how the last three months were going to play out and the results to me were still going to be skewed […]
Posted in: 2009 Cardinals Player Grades,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Free Agents,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Adam Kennedy, C70 at the Bat, Derrick Goold, Felipe Lopez, Julio Lugo, Matt Holliday, Skip Schumaker, Stan Musial's Stance
Disappointment comes in many forms, especially when you are a true fan. A little bit of me dies inside every time St. Louis signs a former Cub, but that is just silly, right? The bigger trouble is knowing that former Cards will play in other uniforms, but does it have to be the Royals and […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Free Agents,General PH8 Stuff,Minor League Cardinals,NL Central Division,Offseason,UCB Radio
Tagged with: Bernie Miklasz, David Freese, Felipe Lopez, Kiko Calero, Kyle McClellan, Mark McGwire, Matt Holliday, Matthew Leach, Rich Hill
A little birdy told me to get this posted now since most of tonight’s Radio Hour is pretty much accounted for…lots of happenings in Pitchers Hit Eighth land so let me get a couple of announcements out of the way first. Not one to normally toot my own horn, I have to this time since […]