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World Series Game Seven’s are best watched from the edge of a seat. I learned that last night as the Cardinals slowly, systematically – thankfully – secured their eleventh World Championship in franchise history. What a game. What a series. What a season. The Texas Rangers were the perfect, formidable foe for this season’s Fall […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,American League,Busch Stadium,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Bill DeWitt, Busch Stadium, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, Jason Motte, John Mozeliak, Lance Berkman, Texas Rangers, Tony La Russa, World Series, Yadier Molina
“What are you doing here?” Tony La Russa to Lance Lynn, Game 5 It’s been a punch line since Monday night, but viewed in a different light, that line – that question – is really a microcosm of how the Cardinals’ 2011 season has turned out, no? They weren’t supposed to be here. Ten-and-a-half games […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League,NL Central Division,Playoffs
Tagged with: 2011 World Series, braves, Brewers, Cinderella, David Freese, Jim Edmonds, Joe Strauss, Lance Lynn, NL Championship Series, NL Division Series, Ozzie Smith, phillies, rangers, Texas Rangers, Tom Brunansky, Tom Herr, Tony La Russa, Vince Coleman, World Series
It seems like a good bit of Cardinal Nation (myself included) took issue with Ron Kulpa’s strike zone in World Series game 4. In order to try and remove SOME bias from my opinion based on a SLIGHTLY biased perception, I thought it was a good time to head over to www.BrooksBaseball.net for some […]
Not not those talking heads. These Talking Heads. “You may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’” -David Byrne How DID we get here? If someone had gone into hibernation at the end of April and woke up in early September, without the convenience of having a standings sheet in front of them, the […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, David Byrne, Derek Lilliquist, Edwin Jackson, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, John Mozeliak, Kyle Lohse, NL Wild Card, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Furcal, Talking Heads
Major League Baseball has handed down its ruling for Yadier Molina‘s rage-filled ejection on Tuesday night, hitting the catcher with a five-game suspension, intended to begin tonight, barring appeal. From the press release sent out by MLB (h/t Adam McCalvy, MLB.com): St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been suspended for five games and fined […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Major League Baseball,Non-Cardinals,Umpires
Tagged with: Bob Davidson, Chris Carpenter, Jason LaRue, Joe Garagiola Jr, John Hirschbeck, Johnny Cueto, Major League Baseball, Mike Quade, Miller Park, Milwaukee Brewers, Rob Drake, Roberto Alomar, St Louis Cardinals, Tyler Colvin, Yadier Molina
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 […]
Posted in: American League,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Events,Major League Baseball,National League,Non-Cardinals
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 […]
Posted in: American League,Current Cardinals,Events,Former Cardinals,Fun,Major League Baseball,National League
Tagged with: All-Star Game, American League, Holiday Inn, Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball, Matt Holliday, National League, Stan Musial
When the St. Louis Cardinals Public Relations team talks, we listen. When they send out a simple request to help support Stan Musial, we break out the kevlar jerseys to take to the baseball fields in his honor. Fortunately, all the team asked the Cardinal blogger community to do was help get out the most […]
Let’s call a spade a spade for just once and admit that Bud Selig is after the Dodgers. Sure, he’s going after the team under the guise that an ownership transfer is in the best interest of baseball. That one is right up there with oceanfront property in Arizona and a bridge I’d like to […]
Matt Holliday is leading the NL with a .349 average? Been there, done that. Lance Berkman is close behind at .338? Sure, no problem. Joey Votto is cruising along with another great season? Yep, that’s what we’ve come to expect. Placido Polanco is slapping the ball around consistently enough to post a .335 average? No […]