Adrian Gonzalez
If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure themselves patting themselves and each other on the back, then the inaugural “Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show” is just the thing for you. That’s right. ESPN has set aside a whole hour dedicated to an announcement that really shouldn’t [...]
Posted in: Awards,Major League Baseball
Tagged with: A-Gon, A.J. Pierzynski, adrian beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Gonzalex, Alex Gordon, Andre Ethier, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Barry Larkin, Brandon Phillips, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Casey Kotchman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Barmes, Dan Haren, Daniel Descalso, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Gaby Sanchez, Gerardo Parra, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, John Kruk, Karl Ravech, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Neil Walker, Nick Markakis, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Peter Bourjos, placido polanco, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, robinson cano, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Braun, Sam Fuld, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki
As part of the great organization of bloggers that we are happily a founding member of, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I’m happy to submit the following ballot for the BBA’s 2011 All-Star balloting: Catcher National League – Brian McCann, Atlanta American League – Alex Avila, Detroit I’m sure the McCann pick will anger our three [...]
Posted in: American League,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Current Cardinals,Events,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Rodriguez, Alexei Ramirez, American League, Andrew McCutchen, Asdrubal Cabrera, Bobby Abreu, Brian McCann, Chase Headley, Curtis Granderson, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Joey Votto, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Holliday, Matt Joyce, Matt Kemp, National League, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, robinson cano, Ryan Braun, Ryan Roberts, Yunel Escobar
I’m usually hesistant to predict individual awards, because there is about a 20% chance of getting any of them correct, and I’m all about hitting the 1/4 mark. Then again, this is for the UCB, and I’ll gladly sacrifice quality for quantity in the name of the UCB. American League AL MVP – Robinson Cano [...]
Posted in: Awards,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Brendan Ryan, Bronson Arroyo, carl crawford, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Mark Buehrle, Marlon Byrd, Michael Bourn, robinson cano, Ryan Zimmerman, Shane Victorino, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
I’m big on the Giants. Yep, I’m HUGE on the Giants. Giants Dodgers Padres Rockies Diamondbacks They’ve got a full year of Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner, and they’ve got some potential breakthrough talent (Brandon Belt). Even if Huff drops off a bit this year, they still have the makings of a 95-win team in that [...]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Belt, Buster Posey, Colorado Rockies, Jon Garland, Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
On the morning of January 19th, I started collecting links – as many as I can find with minimal effort – that discuss the Albert Pujols contract discussions. Why? Who knows, yet here they are. Oh, and to serve you all, our three loyal readers! The Daily Pujols certainly won’t be a comprehensive list, but between [...]
Posted in: Blogs,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Media,MLBPA,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Bill DeWitt, Bill Hart, Brock Cohen, Bryan Hoch, Cal Ripken, Chuck Garfien, Colin Cowherd, Daily Pujols, Dan Caesar, Dave Cameron, David Hale, FanGraphs, Fire Brand of the American League, Frank Robinson, Frank Thomas, Jim Ingraham, Joey Votto, John Finger, Josh Hamilton, Kenny Williams, KMOX, Larry Hicks, Mark Teixeira, Michael Weiner, Michael Wilbon, Mike Schmidt, River Avenue Blues, Scott Lauber, Sean Gregory, the Abilene Reporter-News, The Lantern, The New York Post, The News Journal
On the morning of January 19th, I started collecting links – as many as I can find with minimal effort – that discuss the Albert Pujols contract discussions. Why? Who knows, yet here they are. Oh, and to serve you all, our three loyal readers! The Daily Pujols certainly won’t be a comprehensive list, but between [...]
Posted in: Blogs,Current Cardinals,Media,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Aaron Miles Fastball, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, Daily Pujols, Fungoes, Joe Strauss, Phil Rogers, Redbird Dugout, Tom Ricketts
As part of a Baseball Bloggers Alliance Project, Josh, Andrew and I cast our ballots for the 2010 National League All-Star team. In order to keep things simple, two out of three votes was a lock, no need for further discussion. We managed to lock up all but one outfield position in that voting manner. [...]
Posted in: Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Current Cardinals,Events,National League
Tagged with: Adam Dunn, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Aubrey Huff, Baseball Bloggers Alliance, Brandon Phillips, Brian McCann, Charlie Manuel, Chase Utley, Corey Hart, David Wright, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Willingham, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Miguel Olivo, MLB All-Star Game, National League, Roy Halladay, Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez, Yadier Molina
[Ed. Note: Better late than never, we always say at PH8...] The National League West might be the MLB division most up for grabs in 2010. The three teams at the top all have question marks in their own right, and it’s likely that whichever can cover its warts best will wind up in the [...]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Frank McCourt, Jamie McCourt, Jim Tracy, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League West, Petco Park, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
[Ed. note - As a charter member of the St. Louis Cardinals chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) (along with fellow UCB members C70 at the Bat, Fungoes, and Stan Musial's Stance), PH8 been afforded the honor of carrying an official vote for a couple of the BBA's 2009 MLB Awards. You can find [...]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Blogs,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,National League
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Bud Black, C70 at the Bat, Chris Carpenter, Clint Hurdle, Colorado Rockies, Fungoes, Jim Tracy, Kyle Lohse, Matt Holliday, NL Manager of the Year, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, Stan Musial's Stance, The Hardball Times, Tony LaRussa
So I’ve been biding my time, waiting, watching, allowing the news to come to me. As I’m sure my loyal readers know (all three of you), it’s been eerily quiet. Let’s catch up with the goings on… First, I wanted to take another opportunity to publicize the debut and continuing development of United Cardinal Bloggers’ [...]
Posted in: Awards,Blogs,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Free Agents,Media,Minor League Cardinals,Non-Cardinals,Offseason,UCB Radio,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Adrian Gonzalez, AJ Burnett, Albert Pujols, Arthur Rhodes, Atlanta Braves, Ben Sheets, Braden Looper, Brian Fuentes, C70 at the Bat, CardinalsGM, CC Sabathia, Cesar Izturis, Chase Utley, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, Damaso Marte, Dan O'Dowd, Derek Lowe, Derrick Goold, Don Wakamatsu, Edgar Renteria, Felipe Lopez, Jake Peavy, Jason Motte, Jeremy Affeldt, Jess Todd, Joe Beimel, John Mozeliak, Jose Oquendo, Jose Reyes, Kerry Wood, Kevin Towers, Mark Mulder, Matt Holliday, New York Yankees, NL Gold Glove, NL MVP, Oakland Athletics, Oliver Perez, Orlando Hudson, Phil Sheridan, Philadelphia Phillies, Rafael Furcal, Randy Wolf, Ryan Howard, Ryan Ludwick, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Scott Eyre, Seattle Mariners, St Louis Cardinals, Tom Haudricourt, Tony LaRussa, Trever Miller, Tyler Greene, UCB, UCB Radio, United Cardinal Bloggers, Will Ohman, Yadier Molina
