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[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]
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[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]
[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]
[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]
[Ed. note – Once again we are taking part in a United Cardinal Bloggers project. This month is the ever popular pre-season Roundtable discussions. You can find the full schedule of roundtable questions and posts at the UCB website. I wrote and sent out this question one week ago, the night before Baby PH8 was […]
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Tagged with: Busch Memorial Stadium, Busch Stadium, Cardinal Nation, Charlie James, Cracker Jack, Dane Iorg, Dodger Stadium, Ernie Hayes, Garry Templeton, George Hendrick, Jack Buck, Joe Torre, Keith Hernandez, Mark McGwire, Mike Shannon, Nolan Ryan, Ozzie Smith, Red Schoendienst, Robin Yount, Stan Musial, Vince Coleman, Whitey Herzog, Wilbert Harrison, World Series, Yadier Molina
Pitchers Hit Eighth is a proud member of the Society for American Baseball Research, and as such, we feel the need to publicize “SABR Day in America” which is taking place this Saturday. From the SABR press release on the day’s event: “SABR DAY” TO BE CELEBRATED ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ON JANUARY 30 On Saturday, […]
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Tagged with: Bob Broeg, Derrick Goold, Fungoes, Matt Sebek, Mike Shannon, Mike Shannon's Steak and Seafood, Sabr, Society for American Baseball Research, St Louis Post-Dispatch
Picked up this tidbit from the blog Taiwan Baseball: The St. Louis Cardinals are sending a scout (Matt Slater?) to Taiwan, marking the team’s initial presence on the island. Supposedly the scout is interested in CCU RHP Hao-Chun Chiu, Kao-Yuan HS left handed hitter Chi-Hung Hsu, and two kids from Nan-Ying HS. There are currently […]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Free Agents,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Chein-Ming Wang, Chi-Hung Hsu, Chung Cheng University, Hao-Chun Chiu, Hong-Chih Kuo, Kao-Yuan, Matt Slater, Nan-Ying, Taiwan Baseball, Yu-Shan Cup
1. Cardinal Player of the Year Matt Holliday Albert Pujols Brendan Ryan Write-in: __________ Is it really necessary for me to write this one up? Mang raked again this season, carried the team through the first half. Will he seek the dollars or the championships in seasons beyond 2011? Or both? 2. Cardinal Pitcher of […]
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Tagged with: 2009 Cardinal Blogger Awards, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brendan Ryan, Colby Rasmus, Khalil Greene, Matt Holliday, Shelby Miller, Trever Miller, United Cardinal Bloggers
Once again the United Cardinal Bloggers are undertaking our fall Roundtable discussions via e-mail. Josh will be moderating a discussion on a question of his own in a few days, so keep an eye out for that. My question to the group has already made the rounds, and there were some interesting (and some predictable) […]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Minor League Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Blake Hawksworth, Brendan Ryan, Colby Rasmus, Daniel Descalso, Daryl Jones, Jamie Garcia, Jarrett Hoffpauir, John Mozeliak, Josh Kinney, Kyle McClellan, Lance Lynn, Matt Holliday, Mitchell Boggs, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, UCB Roundtable, Yadier Molina
[Ed. note – As a charter member of the St. Louis Cardinals chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) (along with fellow UCB members C70 at the Bat, Fungoes, and Stan Musial’s Stance), PH8 been afforded the honor of carrying an official vote for a couple of the BBA’s 2009 MLB Awards. You can find […]
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Tagged with: 2009 NL Rookie of the Year, Andrew McCutchen, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chris Coghlan, Colby Rasmus, FanGraphs, Florida Marlins, Garrett Jones, J.A. Happ, NL Awards, Nyjer Morgan, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Wells, Tommy Hanson, Washington Nationals