The lineup for tonight’s game against the Pirates has just been posted. It does not contain the name “Freese”. He has not seen action since the game he was hit on the wrist by a pitch in Cincinnati. Matheny has since had the opportunity to call upon a right-handed pinch hitter in important situations, and […]
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Indeed, as the marketing campaign for the Cardinals says, “We Are Cardinal Nation”. At least that’s what I’ve been hearing. Seems a bit pompous at times, but I suppose winning the World Series of American Baseball entitles the victor to a short bombastic honeymoon. If you only see the officially released campaign material, you might […]
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Cardinals just announced that the team has reached an agreement with pitcher Jake Westbrook that keeps him in St. Louis through at least the 2013 season and possibly the following year as well. The deal basically guarantees his previous mutual option of $8.5M for 2013 and adds a new mutual option for 2014. The deal […]
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Despite playing only 77 games so far this season, Jon Jay ranks 3rd among all NL center fielders with 3.1 WAR, and he trails only Andrew McCutchen (6.4 WAR) and Michael Bourn (5.9 WAR). Without even factoring in the playing time deficit, he has produced more on the field than guys like Dexter Fowler, Angel […]
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Riddle me that. Who was sitting in the dugout with Descalso at-bat? Allen Craig. Granted, Mike Matheny chose Daniel Descalso to pinch run for the hobbled Craig in a close game in hopes of gaining a speed advantage on the bases. Certainly, few would argue that Craig can best Descalso in a foot race, but […]
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When Jason Motte gave up a 9th inning home run to Paul Goldschmidt last night, a good portion of Cardinal Nation on the tweeter machine questioned everything from the pitch selection to the height of Motte’s socks. While hindsight may indeed be 20/20, the postmortem approach to analyzing pitch outcomes still leaves some questions unanswered. […]
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Need a reason to get out and do something the night of August 20th? Some guy named Jason Motte is going to be doing an autograph signing at Chesterfield Baseball Cards according to this page. Of course, the page lists the day as “Saturday, August 20, 2012”, so maybe Jason’s calendar isn’t the same as […]
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If I told you that David Freese has been just as productive and valuable as Adrian Beltre this season, would you believe me? After all, many consider Beltre as the gold standard at 3rd base, and he remains a solid choice to defend his AL Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards. Beltre currently boasts a […]
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Some have questioned his use of the bullpen. Others laud him for steering the ship through injury-plagued waters. Then there is that small, misguided group that would like to hang the 2 walks by Rzepczynski on Tyler Greene somehow. What about Matheny? He’s the manager, the skipper, the big cheese. If you had to give […]
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