Current Cardinals
Robinson Cano hit a metric butt-ton of bombs (32) on Monday night at Chase Field. And he could’ve hit more, hitting the winning home run with a handful of outs in pocket. Matt Holliday hit, well, decidedly less (7) off of his selected pitcher, Yadier Molina. (Wait, what? Yes, Tony La Russa must have been […]
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Tagged with: Chase Field, David Ortiz, Home Run Derby, Matt Holliday, nick punto, Prince Fielder, robinson cano, Tony La Russa, Yadier Molina
The kind folks at Holiday Inn really want to make the four loyal readers of PH8 happy. To that end, Holiday Inn – the Official Road Trip Partner of MLB – has provided us with a $75 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods *AND* some All-Star Game swag to give away to you, our loyal […]
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Tagged with: All-Star Game, American League, Holiday Inn, Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball, Matt Holliday, National League, Stan Musial
Before the haters out there get too excited, this isn’t really about pitting the two against one another. Instead, the point of this post is to try to explain why Jon Jay has such a positive perception among fans while Colby Rasmus produces more of a mixed reaction. When fans of Jon Jay laud his […]
Cardinals vs Reds. Chris Carpenter vs Johnny Cueto. The July 4th game had all the media hype of a WWE event. What did fans see? A pitcher’s duel that ended 1-0. Nobody got accidentally brushed back a little harder than usual. Nobody was drilled in the ribs. Heck, the only pitch close to the batter’s box […]
While it may be tempting for some fans to bid Ryan Franklin a not-so-fond farewell, I think it better to look at his time with the Cardinals as a whole. After all, the good came with the bad, and the collective sum is much more impressive than the most recent part. With that in mind, […]
As part of the great organization of bloggers that we are happily a founding member of, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I’m happy to submit the following ballot for the BBA’s 2011 All-Star balloting: Catcher National League – Brian McCann, Atlanta American League – Alex Avila, Detroit I’m sure the McCann pick will anger our three […]
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Bad news, Cards fans. Maybe you already know this, maybe you don’t. Albert Pujols being on the disabled list is not the only cause of the Cards’ recent slide. The lineup looks really strange with him out and Matt Holliday hitting third, followed by whatever combination Tony La Russa scabs together that day. But given […]
In baseball, walks are far more frustrating than hits. In walking a batter, the pitcher removes all possibility for the defense to play a role in potentially preventing the hitter from reaching base safely. The walk creates an additional burden for the defense, and the person responsible for the walk might not even stick around […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Brian Tallet, Chase Utley, Jason Motte, Jimmy Rollins, Kyle McClellan, Miguel Batista, Ryan Franklin, Shane Victorino, Tony LaRussa, Trever Miller, Trevor Miller
After intense negotiations, Justin from the That Ball’s Outta Here blog were able to come to an agreement to trade quick-fire questions about each other’s favorite ballclubs. There were players to be named later and undisclosed sums of cash involved. Don’t worry about that, just prepare to read about the Phillies… PH8: The Phillies have […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Antonio Bastardo, Brad Lidge, Brian Tallet, Charlie Manuel, J. C. Romero, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Howard, Trever Miller
Is it unsettling that the Cardinals needed late game heroics from Matt Holliday and Skip Schumaker to escape with wins on Saturday and Sunday? This sense of disquiet actually has nothing to do with the opponent, because the Royals are not only young and talented, but they represent exactly the kind of team that the Cardinals […]