Albert Pujols
Chris Carpenter once again pitched well enough to win, yet received a no-decision. See, it’s not that Carpenter hasn’t been pitching well – or well enough to be better than his 1-5 record shows, given his 3.57 FIP (including last night’s game) – it’s that he’s seemingly working harder than ever to be “successful”. Take […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Brandon Belt, Bruce Bochy, Chris Carpenter, Fernando Salas, Freddy Sanchez, Jon Jay, Kyle McClellan, Matt Holliday, Nate Schierholtz, Pat Burrell, Ryan Franklin, Sergio Romo, Skip Schumaker, Tony La Russa, Trever Miller
Notice the way this shot was framed magnificently against the backdrop of the Busch Stadium crowd at night. The warning sign for “Interfering With Ball” marks the boundary, and the foul/fair pole with its ghastly school bus yellow color is matched in the background by its twin. More importantly, check out the guy in front […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Busch Stadium
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Bob Tewksbury, Busch Stadium, Jaime Garcia, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, phillies, Social Media Night, St Louis Cardinals, Tyler Greene
Following the weekend that shall no longer be named, suffering a sweep at the hands of the Reds in Cincinnati that was really making me rethink this post – or, more specifically, my assertion that the 2011 Cardinals were much different than the 2010 version. No sooner had the Cards finished rolling over for the […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Cliff Lee, Eduardo Sanchez, Fernando Salas, Jake Westbrook, Jimmy Rollins, Lance Berkman, nick punto, Philadelphia Phillies, Ryan Theriot, Tony La Russa
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: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Alex Fritz, Bernie Miklasz, Bleacher Report, Carrie Muskat, Chicago Cubs, CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Chicago Tribune Company, CSNChicago.com, Daniel Descalso, Dave Brown, Gabe Lacques, Gordon Wittenmyer, Jim Hendry, Joe Cowley, MLB.com, Patrick Mooney, Paul Sullivan, Phil Rogers, Rob Manker, The Sporting News, Tommy Craggs, USA Today, Wrigley Field Stadium Club
As the Reds prepare to host the Cardinals this weekend, I thought it might be necessary to help the host team out with a few friendly suggestions about how to stay hospitable and maintain the highest level of decorum they can muster. Don’t do “The Wave”. It’s pathetic in any stadium, and it just looks […]
Posted in: Ballparks,NL Central Division
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Aroldis Chapman, Great American Ball Park, Jason LaRue, Joey Votto, Johnny Cueto, NASA, placido polanco, The Wave
This is about the Albert Pujols contract extension, but yet in a way it is. The decision to avoid negotiations during the season handcuffs the team, and it certainly works against the best interests of the Cardinals. Disagree? The Cardinals are leading a very competitive (if highly suspect) NL Central by 1 game at this point. What […]
Cardinals fans at Busch Stadium this weekend have been treated to three starting pitching gems so far in just two games – two for the good guys (Jaime Garcia and Kyle Lohse) and one by the opposing Brewers (Yovani Gallardo). Lohse’s required a bit more wiggle work, but he was outstanding again nonetheless. We enter […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Live Blog,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Al Hrabosky, Albert Pujols, Busch Stadium, Carlos Gomez, Casey McGehee, Colby Rasmus, Dan McLaughlin, Daniel Descalso, Jaime Garcia, Jason Motte, John Axford, Jonathan Lucroy, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Mark Kotsay, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, Mitchell Boggs, Progressive Game Blog, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Tyler Greene, United Cardinal Bloggers, Yadier Molina, Yovani Gallardo, Yuniesky Betancourt
He can hit a grand slam with nobody on base. He once hit a ground-rule triple. He made Chuck Norris cry during a game of rock-paper-scissors. He calls his own balls and strikes, and nobody complains. He signs huge contracts just to make his agent look good. He once bruised Yadier Molina‘s ribs with a friendly […]
Of all of the strange, silly, outlandish, and downright shameless contests we run here at PH8, I’m happy to both promote and participate in one that is worthwhile and fun at the same time. Win – win. From Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247), a sports writer from Knoxville TN: (via Twitter) If 10 St. Louis Cards’ fans […]
Yep, my soapbox is bigger than yours is, because it has to be sturdy. I like to eat 8 lb burritos with a spork while I’m standing on my soapbox, so prepare yourselves. It’s about to get ugly up in here. WARNING: A rant is about to take place. I’m sick and tired of people […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Al Hrabosky, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Brian Tallet, Bryan Augenstein, Colby Rasmus, Corey Hart, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Eduardo Sanchez, Fernando Salas, Kyle Lohse, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Miguel Batista, Mike Shannon, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Skip Schumaker, Tony La Russa, Trever Miller, Tyler Greene, Zach Greinke