A Call to Arms (Cardinals Style)

by Dennis November 18, 2010

  Within hours of the Cardinals signing Jake Westbrook to a 2 year contract with a mutual option for a 3rd year, much has already been said and written about the deal itself.  If you spend enough time searching the blogosphere, you’ll find that the reactions cover the spectrum, and it’s very much a “Goldie […]

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Twitter Mailbag

by Dennis November 17, 2010

In the short period of time that I’ve been contributing here at PH8, I’ve noticed that about half of my new Twitter followers are #stlcards fans.  Approximately 3-4 times each week, one of these new followers will tweet or dm an interesting sports question that requires a bit of time to reply, and 140 characters […]

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NL Central Fall Preview Part VI – Reds

by Dennis November 16, 2010

Reds.  How can I get past the basebrawl thing and provide an unbiased preview of the Reds?  Easy.  There are a lot of players on that team worthy of respect, and I won’t let Cueto and Phillips detract from that respect.  On to the preview…  I expect a very slight decline from 2010 and a ceiling of […]

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UCB Ballot – Dennis

by Dennis November 12, 2010

Members will vote on the following by posting their ballot before November 19. Cardinal Bloggers Awards 2010 Ballot 1. Player of the Year –Matt Holliday –Albert Pujols –Colby Rasmus –Write-in: _______________ 2. Pitcher of the Year –Chris Carpenter –Jaime Garcia –Adam Wainwright –Write-in: _______________ 3. Game of the Year –April 5 at Cincinnati–Opening Day, 2 HR from Pujols, […]

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NL Central Fall Preview Part V – Pirates

by Dennis November 12, 2010

     The Pirates just finished their 18th straight losing season, and 2010 was by far the worst season of those 18.  At least 1997 was close to respectable at 79-83 and within shouting distance of .500.  Last season’s record was 57-105 which represents a .352 winning percentage.  How does a team accomplish such a […]

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Go Big or Go Home: Cliff Lee Edition

by Dennis November 11, 2010

  Seriously, why not consider one Clifton Phifer Lee?  You’ve probably heard of him.  After all, Cliff Lee does own a postseason batting average of .308 which is pretty darn good.  Oh, and he can pitch pretty well, too.  Yeah, he can really pitch.  Try 7-2 with a 2.12 ERA in the playoffs.  For his […]

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Stl Cardinals Who Served: Veterans Day Edition

by Dennis November 11, 2010

This blog piece is so easy that it basically writes itself.  Veterans Day is an annual federal holiday in the United States which is observed on November 11th to honor military veterans.  Technically, the US government declared that the official spelling does not include the use of the apostrophe, so the grammar police can just […]

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NL Central Fall Preview Part IV – Cubs

by Dennis November 10, 2010

If you only look at the 75-87 record for 2010, the Cubs look a lot like…well, the Cubs.  To make matters worse, they don’t have a lot of flexibility going forward into 2011, because they are burdened with some horrific contracts.  Alfonso Soriano ($18M), Carlos Zambrano ($17.875M), Kosuke Fukudome ($13.5M), Carlos Silva ($11.5M), Ryan Dempster ($13.5M), […]

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Ways to Improve the Gold Glove Voting Process

by Dennis November 9, 2010

Let’s begin with the assumption that the voting process for the Gold Glove awards is horribly flawed and a complete joke.  If you don’t agree with this assumption, then go pat Derek Jeter on the back for winning a Gold Glove about 14 years past his defensive prime.  It’s not that I don’t like Jeter, […]

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NL Central Fall Preview Part III – Cardinals

by Dennis November 8, 2010

Looking back at 2010 should give Cardinal Nation a bit of hope for the future.  After all, this team was a full game ahead of the Reds on August 12th and fresh off of a 3 game sweep at Cincinnati.  A snapshot of 08/12/10 shows that the Cardinals were 64-49 and two games ahead of […]

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