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 less-established of the two players named Carpenter on the Cardinals. Considering how little attention he has received to this point outside of Cardinal Nation, I doubt many people […]
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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 graduates of all ages to attend the first annual Graduation Day at Busch Stadium on Sunday, July 1. The event will allow recent […]
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Major League Baseball has fired arbitrator Shyam Das after 13 years on the job. His firing comes quickly on the heels of a vote that overturned the 100-game suspension of the Rockies’ AAA catcher, Eliezer Alfonzo. Too bad the sack job comes several months too late to save baseball from 2 separate black eyes. Alfonzo’s […]
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Have an opinion about a particular player, coach, manager, team, or franchise you wish to express? Try tossing stones 140 characters at a time on Twitter, and then wait for every keyboard jockey with a view contrary to yours to find you. Either nature or some universal law entitles everyone to their own opinion, and […]
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At seemingly every opportunity, many baseball media members take the time on Twitter, TV, and sports websites to remind baseball information consumers that Albert Pujols remains in a slump of monumental proportions. These people almost take delight in delivering bad news, and the degree to which some seem to revel in making these deliveries has […]
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Indeed, the limitations of the 25 man roster impose certain constraints on the Cardinals that some teams do not have. The Cardinals legitimately have greater than 25 players who have to varying degrees earned spots on the roster and potentially deserve some playing time. For many teams, that “problem” represents a best-case scenario. For […]
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Imagine that you have been made commissioner of MLB for 1 day and have been granted all-powerful control to make 1 rule change that doesn’t have to be approved by anybody else. What would you do? What would you do?
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Admit it. The “Baby Birds” are no longer babies, if they ever really even were at all. Maybe these guys seem new like a breath of fresh air, but most of them have been around more than a year or two. Some of them have been in the organization for several years. Consider some of […]
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Just watch 1 Lance Lynn start, and you’ll notice that everything works off his four-seam fastball. That’s the one that he threw 65 times last night for 38 strikes which translates to about a 58.46% strike rate. Considering the fact that Lynn only threw 91 pitches, you might wonder why the Diamondbacks weren’t looking for […]
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So Cole Hamels admitted to throwing at Bryce Harper (MLB Baby Jebus) and was suspended today by MLB for 5 games. The range of complaints starts with Nationals’ GM Rizzo who called Hamels “fake tough” to everybody and their alien half-brother calling for a much longer suspension. Naturally, some people out there will suggest that […]
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