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153 games down and 9 to go with the Cardinals owning a 2 1/2 game lead over the Brewers for the 2nd wild card spot in the National League. Ironically, that’s exactly the same advantage that the Braves held last year over the Cardinals with 9 games to play. That didn’t work out so well […]
Posted in: Current Cardinals
Tagged with: Allen Craig, Atlanta Braves, braves, Brewers, Cardinal, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Diamondbacks, Fernando Abad, Jason Motte, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Holliday, Milwaukee Brewers, National League, Pete Kozma, St Louis Cardinals
Calculating the “magic number” for playoff contenders was so very simple just a few decades ago. Do the math for 2 divisions in the NL, do it for the 2 divisions in the AL, and “voila!” you were done. Then Bud Selig came along and ruined the whole thing. Okay, Emperor Bud does not deserve […]
Best Fans in Baseball: AL Central and AL East Brackets Word. It’s a “Double Hump Day” poll. You know what that means? Yeah. Double the hump day fun. Vote to see who joins the Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Giants, and Rangers in the finals.
Posted in: American League,Polls
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, braves, Cardinal, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, rangers, Rangers F.C., Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays
Who will move on from the AL West division to face the National League representatives in the final round. The Braves are the fan base beast of the NL East, the Giants took the NL West, and the NL Central gets 2 reps – the Cardinals and Cubs. Why? Because a blog about the Cardinals […]
Posted in: American League,Polls
Tagged with: American League West, Atlanta Braves, braves, Cardinal, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, National League, National League Central, NL Central, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
If you look at what the Philadelphia Phillies have done in the past 5 seasons, you might be tempted to think that they are a lock for a playoff spot. Starting in 2007, the Phillies won 89, 92, 93, 97, and 102 games. This year’s team is not any of those teams by any stretch […]
Posted in: National League,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, braves, Cole Hamels, Logan Morrison, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies, phillies, Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Vance Worley, Washington Nationals
In the comments, feel free to tell us who you picked for the division winners and the wild cards…
Posted in: Polls
Tagged with: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals
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
Not not those talking heads. These Talking Heads. “You may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here?’” -David Byrne How DID we get here? If someone had gone into hibernation at the end of April and woke up in early September, without the convenience of having a standings sheet in front of them, the […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League,Playoffs
Tagged with: Atlanta Braves, Chris Carpenter, Colby Rasmus, Dave Duncan, David Byrne, Derek Lilliquist, Edwin Jackson, Jaime Garcia, Jake Westbrook, John Mozeliak, Kyle Lohse, NL Wild Card, Octavio Dotel, Rafael Furcal, Talking Heads
As we all prepare for tonight’s Cards versus Astros and Phillies versus Braves games that may determine the final playoff spot in the National League, I thought it appropriate to bring a little levity to a high-leverage situation. It just so happens that Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has some managerial tendencies that tweak that teams […]
Posted in: Ballparks,Cardinals Coaches,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Fun,National League,Non-Cardinals,Playoffs
Tagged with: Aaron Miles, Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Chipper Jones, Citi Field, Citizens Bank Park, Craig Kimbrel, Eric Hinske, Fredi Gonzalez, George Sherrill, Jake Westbrook, Jason Heyward, Jason Motte, Julio Lugo, Randy Winn, Ryan Theriot, Tommy Hanson, Tony La Russa
This post has been clanking around in my head for some time, a couple of weeks now at least, just waiting for the right moment – the right time to finally put words to screen, to find what it is that remains of the 2011 Cardinals season. Away from the whiplash fans (“Tonight’s win was […]
Posted in: Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,Media,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Brendan Ryan, Colby Rasmus, Corey Patterson, Jake Westbrook, James McDonald, Jason Motte, John Mozeliak, Matthew Leach, Milwaukee Brewers, Rickie Weeks, Ron Roenicke, Ryan Braun, Tony La Russa