Offseason
Sporting the 2013 alternate home jersey, Al Hrabosky welcomed fans with his usual style for this year’s Cardinals Caravan. A new autograph format followed the festivities, and both the current and former players put on a good show. Seth Maness was introduced first as he burst on the scene to earn minor league Pitcher of […]
The Cardinals’ release of veteran non-roster invitees Alex Cora and Koyie Hill on Sunday wasn’t the type of transaction that jumps off the computer screen at you, but it was another signal of how the organization has changed in recent years. Five years ago, and perhaps even more recently, Cora and/or Hill probably would have […]
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Tagged with: Adron Chambers, Alex Cora, Allen Craig, Brandon Dickson, Bryan Anderson, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Daniel Descalso, Eduardo Sanchez, Erik Komatsu, Jeff Luhnow, John Mabry, John Mozeliak, Koyie Hill, Mark Hamilton, Matt Carpenter, Mike Matheny, Scott Linebrink, Shane Robinson, Skip Schumaker, St Louis Cardinals, Tony Cruz, Tony LaRussa, Tyler Greene, Walt Jocketty, Yadier Molina
Cardinals fans, even those on the realistic side, can’t help but hope – or perhaps even expect – that former first-round pick Shelby Miller will graduate to the majors by next April and become the next great St. Louis pitcher. Miller, who made his 2012 Spring Training debut Wednesday, is sculpted like the ideal right-handed […]
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Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Brett Tomko, Carlos Martinez, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Danny Cox, Donovan Osborne, Houston Astros, Jaime Garcia, Jeff Luhnow, Joe Magrane, John Mozeliak, Jordan Swagerty, Matt Morris, Milwaukee Brewers, Paul Maholm, Pittsburgh Pirates, Shelby Miller, St Louis Cardinals, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyrell Jenkins, Wade Miller, Walt Jocketty
Up until last Sept. 28, when the Cardinals won in Houston and the Braves lost in Atlanta and the National League wildcard spot completed its logic-defying defection to St. Louis, May 1, 2011, would have been as good a day as any with which to sum up the Redbirds’ season. It was a day that […]
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Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Atlanta Braves, Brooks Conrad, Chipper Jones, David Freese, Derek Lowe, FanGraphs, Jaime Garcia, Jason Heyward, Jason Motte, Martin Prado, Matt Holliday, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Scott Linebrink, Spring Training, St Louis Cardinals, Tony Cruz, Tony La Russa, Turner Field, Tyler Greene, Yadier Molina
Reading a couple of posts over at STLCardinalBaseball this weekend led me into a bit of a debate with Ray over whether the Cardinals routinely pay market value for their players or not. Spurred on by the ongoing discussions about what market value may look like for one Yadier Molina, Ray took a look at […]
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Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Adam Dunn, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brad Penny, C.C. Sabathia, carl crawford, Carlos Beltran, Cesar Izturis, Cliff Lee, Dennys Reyes, Felipe Lopez, Gerald Laird, Jake Westbrook, Jason Bay, Jason LaRue, Jayson Werth, Joel Pineiro, John Mozeliak, John Smoltz, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Clement, Matt Holliday, nick punto, Rick Ankiel, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Ludwick, Skip Schumaker, Trever Miller, Yadier Molina
Last week I asked the question, “If the Cardinals could add anyone, whom should they add?” I was curious to see which active player — with accompanying contract — Cards fans desire the most. Big thanks to all of you who participated in the poll. We got more than 150 votes, and they were quite […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, David Freese, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Jose Bautista, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kosuke Fukudome, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Kemp, Matt Moore, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, Troy Tulowitzki
If longtime Cardinals nemesis Roy Oswalt is in fact headed to St. Louis on a modest one-year deal, it not only gives the Cards three of the best players from the 2004 Astros team it beat in the NLCS, but also provides the team with a low-risk, high-reward bet. If Oswalt gets hurt or flames […]
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Tagged with: Bill DeWitt, John Mozeliak, Roy Oswalt, St Louis Cardinals
Yeah, I’m a little behind on this one – so what, wanna fight about it? 5. Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay go fishing I’ve been told, over and over and over and over again, that this was a thing. And then Doc saved someone from a snake and Carp busted up his toe. Story! (You […]
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Needing a good lift to get out of the cold-weather blues, I am looking forward to many things in the coming months. The crazy whirlwind of events since October has left many question marks, as yesterday’s great post here stated perfectly. The first and only good part of being stuck in a hotel away from […]
I was minding my own business on Twitter this morning when the must-follow Sam Miller tweeted a link to this post from El Maquino, the results (as of Thursday morning) of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch online poll. Go check them out. Are you done laughing yet? Can I continue? OK, I’ll wait … Let’s get two facts […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Corey Patterson, Dave Duncan, Derek Lilliquist, Jeff Luhnow, Joe Strauss, Jose Oquendo, Kevin Goldstein, Mike Matheny, MLB Network Radio, Sam Miller, Tony LaRussa