Andrew McCutchen
If nothing else, the annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners remind us that most voters probably don’t actually watch much baseball. If they did, Derek Jeter would not have taken home the award in 2010. If Rawlings has accomplished anything, it’s that they have got one thing right. The additional step of naming finalists for […]
Posted in: Awards
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When you your mind is aglow with whirling, transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention, you must somehow dictate those thought particles or risk losing them forever. Think of it as “situational blogging”. The nearly inevitable post of random unrelated pieces of information and theories of quantum baseball mechanics basically amounts […]
Posted in: Awards,Current Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: Andrew McCutchen, Buster Posey, Cabrera, Dodgers, Kyle Lohse, Melky Cabrera, Posey, Run batted in, Yadier Molina
Barring a statistical collapse by the likes of Andrew McCutchen and David Wright, the possibility of someone from the Cardinals taking home the NL MVP hardware this year seems remote at best. That does not necessarily mean that one or more players has not earned the right to be mentioned in the MVP debate, but […]
Despite playing only 77 games so far this season, Jon Jay ranks 3rd among all NL center fielders with 3.1 WAR, and he trails only Andrew McCutchen (6.4 WAR) and Michael Bourn (5.9 WAR). Without even factoring in the playing time deficit, he has produced more on the field than guys like Dexter Fowler, Angel […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals,Stat Tools
Tagged with: Andrew McCutchen, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Drew Stubbs, Gerardo Parra, Jay, Jon Jay, Michael Bourn, Oscar Taveras, Shane Victorino
Evidence that many members of Cardinal Nation have already jumped the proverbial shark abounds, and the perception seems greatly deviated from the reality. The Cardinals remain a division leading team, yet they have recently played like a farm club. On paper, they still look like a potential playoff team. On the field, they appear to […]
Around this same time last year as part of the annual UCB project to make predictions for all 6 divisions, I not-so-boldly picked the top three as the Brewers, Cardinals, and the Reds (see here for proof). Based on the individual rosters, it wasn’t difficult to put those three in order. It was actually the […]
Posted in: National League,NL Central Division,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Andrew Cashner, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rizzo, Aroldis Chapman, Carlos Beltran, Casey McGehee, Chicago Cubs, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Jon Jay, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Sean Marshall, Yadier Molina
Last week I asked the question, “If the Cardinals could add anyone, whom should they add?” I was curious to see which active player — with accompanying contract — Cards fans desire the most. Big thanks to all of you who participated in the poll. We got more than 150 votes, and they were quite […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Fun,General PH8 Stuff,Major League Baseball,Non-Cardinals,Offseason,Polls
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, David Freese, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Jose Bautista, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kosuke Fukudome, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Kemp, Matt Moore, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, 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
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I am declaring myself the Medium High Emperor of All-Star Game Voting. Why? Why not? Nobody else has declared themselves “Medium High Emperor”, have they? Besides, it sounds good, and I think it will look great on my updated resume. There are no actual responsibilities or powers that come with the title, but it should be enough […]
Posted in: American League,Fun,National League
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, All-Star Game, Andrew McCutchen, Brandon Phillips, Chipper Jones, MLB All-Star Game, National League, Pablo Sandoval, Rickie Weeks, Troy Tulowitzki
[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,Current Cardinals,National League
Tagged with: 2009 NL Rookie of the Year, Andrew McCutchen, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chris Coghlan, Colby Rasmus, FanGraphs, Florida Marlins, Garrett Jones, J.A. Happ, NL Awards, Nyjer Morgan, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Wells, Tommy Hanson, Washington Nationals