Ryan Ludwick to the opposite field

by Andrew March 29, 2010

During the 2008-2009 off-season, Ryan Ludwick spent the majority of his time conditioning to put on more muscle and bulking up, but he hindered his swing by doing so. Though he was also plagued by an injury, a majority of his problems arose from struggling to drive balls to the opposite field because his added […]

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Honkin’ For Jaime shirts available in the PH8 Shop

by Nick March 29, 2010

You’ve seen us providing our support to Jaime Garcia here in favor of his winning the Cardinals’ fifth starting rotation spot, now you can support Jaime too! Click on anything below to get the Pitchers Hit Eighth “Honkin’ for Jaime” t-shirt from our new PH8 Shop today! Honkin’ For Jaime by PitchersHitEighth See other Pitchershiteighth.com […]

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2009 Cardinals Player Grades: Shortstop (Josh)

by Josh March 25, 2010

Now that the current St. Louis shortstop appears off the Troy Glaus recovery program, I felt it was a good time to close out the infield on our, ahem, rather late look at the 2009 Cardinals. Brendan Ryan has every opportunity to lock down a key defensive position for as long as he wants it, […]

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The Cardinals’ Fifth Rotation Spot

by PH8 Loyal Reader March 25, 2010

[by PH8 reader Ryan Dell – @KingRD3] [Ed. note – I want to take a second to make clear that Ryan submitted this story over the weekend, prior to yesterday’s news, I just haven’t had a chance to get around to posting it. Thanks Ryan.] It has been highly publicized on this site and by […]

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UCB Roundtable Response: What are you looking forward to in the Cardinals’ 2010 season?

by Nick March 23, 2010

[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]

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What if Freese struggles again?

by PH8 Loyal Reader March 20, 2010

[by PH8 reader Ryan Dell – @KingRD3] In the 2010 off-season the Cardinals handed out the biggest contract in team history to Matt Holliday, and watched “plan B” leave for San Francisco. Plan B was no longer needed, nor did he want to wait around. Mark DeRosa, who just months earlier had been acquired for […]

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UCB Roundtable Response: If Pujols leaves, who replaces him?

by Nick March 18, 2010

[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]

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UCB Roundtable Response: Buy out Colby Rasmus’ arbitration years?

by Nick March 17, 2010

[Ed. note: Once or twice throughout the season, the United Cardinal Bloggers undertake a roundtable discussion via e-mail that involves and answers various questions from the bloggers taking part over the course of a few weeks. We’ve spent most of our writing time answering those questions and taking part in those discussions (gladly, I might […]

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Link: Morgan Ensberg – “Lidge vs. Pujols: I was in the wrong spot”

by Nick March 15, 2010

Former MLBer Morgan Ensberg is attempting to transition into broadcasting, now that his playing career is over.  As such, he’s been reaching out to anyone who will read what he has to write, both at his new blog and on Twitter (@MorganEnsberg). Reading his “insider” accounts and knowledge about the game is refreshing, but today’s […]

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Link: Albert Pujols to Phillies for Ryan Howard?

by Nick March 14, 2010

So here goes the rumor mill that Cardinal fans, players, coaches, and executives will be dealing with until Albert Pujols is signed to a contract extension or ultimately set loose from St. Louis in some manner. ESPN’s Buster Olney reports that a Phillies source told him the Phils have had internal discussions about making an […]

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