Allen Craig
Ask a group of Cardinal fans about why the team sits 1.5 games behind the Reds in the NL Central division, and the 2 words most likely to appear in responses are “injuries” and “pitching”. Certainly, injuries to key players have piled up and taken a toll on the team. Losing both a pitching Carpenter […]
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Tagged with: Allen Craig, Cardinal, Chris Carpenter, Jake Westbrook, Jon Jay, Kyle McClellan, Lance Berkman, Matt Carpenter, Scott Linebrink, Skip Schumaker
Indeed, the limitations of the 25 man roster impose certain constraints on the Cardinals that some teams do not have. The Cardinals legitimately have greater than 25 players who have to varying degrees earned spots on the roster and potentially deserve some playing time. For many teams, that “problem” represents a best-case scenario. For […]
Admit it. The “Baby Birds” are no longer babies, if they ever really even were at all. Maybe these guys seem new like a breath of fresh air, but most of them have been around more than a year or two. Some of them have been in the organization for several years. Consider some of […]
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Tagged with: Allen Craig, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Fernando Salas, Florida State University, Jon Jay, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Shane Robinson, Texas Christian University, Tony Cruz, Tyler Greene
In this crazy world of ours, where nuclear war could break out at any moment, one must be ready for the worst at all times. Baseball is no different, and if any team should be doing as many duck-and-cover drills as infield drills, it’s the Cardinals. This is part of the deal when you stock […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,General PH8 Stuff,Minor League Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Brandon Dickson, Bryan Anderon, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Eduardo Sanchez, Eugenio Velez, Jon Jay, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman, Lance Lynn, Matt Carpenter, Pete Kozma, Rafael Furcal, Scott Linebrink, Shelby Miller, Skip Schumaker, Tony Cruz, Tyler Greene, Yadier Molina
The Cardinals’ release of veteran non-roster invitees Alex Cora and Koyie Hill on Sunday wasn’t the type of transaction that jumps off the computer screen at you, but it was another signal of how the organization has changed in recent years. Five years ago, and perhaps even more recently, Cora and/or Hill probably would have […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,General PH8 Stuff,Minor League Cardinals,NL Central Division,Offseason
Tagged with: Adron Chambers, Alex Cora, Allen Craig, Brandon Dickson, Bryan Anderson, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Daniel Descalso, Eduardo Sanchez, Erik Komatsu, Jeff Luhnow, John Mabry, John Mozeliak, Koyie Hill, Mark Hamilton, Matt Carpenter, Mike Matheny, Scott Linebrink, Shane Robinson, Skip Schumaker, St Louis Cardinals, Tony Cruz, Tony LaRussa, Tyler Greene, Walt Jocketty, Yadier Molina
In player payroll alone, the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals cost somewhere around $126.3M, and you may be hard-pressed to find anybody who thinks that the Cardinals failed to get a decent return on that investment. The publicity that accompanies a playoff run alone is probably worth millions in advertising and marketing dollars. Win it all […]
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Tagged with: Allen Craig, Cardinal, cardinals, Charlie Sheen, David Freese, Evan Longoria, Fiat, Gringotts, JC Romero, Joey Votto, John Mozeliak, Kardashian, Kyle McClellan, Lance Lynn, Matt Holliday, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt, St Louis Cardinals, Yadier Molina
No, it isn’t THAT kind of fantasy. It’s “fantasy baseball”, and it might be the only time that most Cardinal fans worry about a player’s “bulging…….disc” or a player “experiencing stiffness” during spring training. Sure, a lot of fans are concerned about Allen Craig‘s post-surgical rehab work, but only a fantasy baseball nut would […]
Up until last Sept. 28, when the Cardinals won in Houston and the Braves lost in Atlanta and the National League wildcard spot completed its logic-defying defection to St. Louis, May 1, 2011, would have been as good a day as any with which to sum up the Redbirds’ season. It was a day that […]
Posted in: 2011 Cardinals Game Notes,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,General PH8 Stuff,Offseason
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Atlanta Braves, Brooks Conrad, Chipper Jones, David Freese, Derek Lowe, FanGraphs, Jaime Garcia, Jason Heyward, Jason Motte, Martin Prado, Matt Holliday, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Theriot, Scott Linebrink, Spring Training, St Louis Cardinals, Tony Cruz, Tony La Russa, Turner Field, Tyler Greene, Yadier Molina
Ryan Theriot has been non-tendered. In non-baseball language, that means he wasn’t invited to play in the same sandbox next year. I plan on wearing a pair of jorts at the home opener in his honor. It’s not that he wasn’t good, either. It’s just that his ability to catch and throw the round […]
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Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Allen Craig, Cardinal, Craig Counsell, gr33nazn, nick punto, Ryan Theriot, Skip, Skip Schumaker, TheRiot
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 local, national, and blog […]
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Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Baseball America, Bernie Miklasz, Bruce Levine, Centre Daily Times, Chicago Cubs, CSNChicago.com, Daily Pujols, dan lozano, Deadspin, Derrick Goold, Fungoes, Getting Blanked, Jeff Passan, Jeff Wilson, John Mozeliak, Jon Morosi, Josh Bacott, Ken Rosenthal, KFNS, KSDK, Matt Adams, Matthew Leach, MLB.com, Phil Rogers, Prince Fielder, Southern Illinoisan, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Theo Epstein, Tom Ricketts, Tony Andracki, Viva El Birdos, Winter Meetings