This is why I don’t manage the Cardinals

by Nick September 9, 2008

I would not have sent Ryan Franklin out for a second inning (although, who I am kidding, I wouldn’t have brought him into a tie game to begin with). I would have had Felipe Lopez bunting with Brendan Ryan on first and no one out. I definitely would have had Lopez bunting with Ryan on [...]

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UCB: Top 7 Prospects

by Nick September 7, 2008

I was asked to take part in a ‘United Cardinal Bloggers‘ project which tasked several of us Cardinal blog writers to list our top seven prospects in the organization.  That was the only instruction, there were no further restrictions.  As such, my list follows: 1.  OF Colby Rasmus – Obviously, any Cardinal prospect list has [...]

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This week’s Redbird Tweets – 2008-09-06

by Nick September 6, 2008

I’m going to write today, I promise! # Lohse has gotten jobbed by the bullpen twice now in the last six days # Congrats Troy Glaus, on your 300th career home run # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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The new Danny Haren?

by Nick September 5, 2008

Remember the fear most Cardinal fans had (at least I did) when we shipped off an underperforming “once-prospect” for a live bullpen arm at the deadline? Don’t look now, but Anthony Reyes has posted a 2.01 ERA in five starts for the Cleveland Indians. From Jayson Stark at ESPN.com: Ask for a Reyes: Speaking of [...]

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Yes, Houston, we copy. We just lost the Wild Card.

by Nick September 4, 2008

Well, that’s really where it all began, isn’t it? I apologize for my longer than anticipated absence, and in some ways, I’m not that sorry.  I barely got to see any Cardinal baseball while I’ve been on ‘hiatus’, and that’s seemingly been a good thing.  I hate to go down the path of pessimist, but [...]

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Felipe Lopez is a winner

by Nick September 3, 2008

Courtesy of VEB reader Tackle Box in today’s VEB game post, via UmpBump.com, I present you this: You win Felipe Lopez.  Even if you can’t play left field worth a lick, you win.

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This week’s Redbird Tweets – 2008-08-30

by Nick August 30, 2008

Let’s go Yadi! # Rest up boys – you need to sweep Tuesday and Wednesday # Big big start for Welley tonight – love to see 7 innings and 1 ER # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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What to do on Sept 1

by StLCards August 30, 2008

This has been a tough season to really understand.  At the beginning not much was anticipated.  Rotation seemed shaky with Carpenter out and three rookies in the outfield and an injury prone 3B taking over for perennial gold glovers Edmonds and Rolen, together with all the uncertainty of Pujols’ elbow, tempered expectations to say the [...]

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Fare thee well, good Redbirds

by Nick August 25, 2008

I am, unfortunately, going to be pretty much out of commission for the rest of this week, due to commitments out of my control.  Yes, that includes not really being able to keep tabs on what happens in the Milwaukee series. I do plan on returning with a full head of steam during the Labor [...]

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Live from Busch!

by Nick August 23, 2008

Another hit for Yadi!

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